Aston Villa vs Tottenham betting tips 24 September Capital One Cup: "Aston Villa returned to winning ways with a victory over Norwich last weekend in the latest round of Premier League. It was their second victory away from their fans, after defeating Arsenal in the season opener, as the team has a mediocre start with two victories and three defeats, but still much better than the previous season when they fought not to relegate till the very last rounds in the season."
The game itself had a excellent pace in the first half-time and both times had good chances to take the lead. However, visitors looked like more efficient and have opened the scoring by completing the half hour. Since then, Norwich took control, looking for equalizer but despite the possession of the ball they had, home side didn’t succeed while the guests played really calm at the back and looked for their chances on dangerous counter-attacks.
Coach Lambert is expected to make some changes for tonight’s game, as he won’t be able to calculate at top scorer Benteke (5/4) who was injured on Saturday evening. Other players with problems are striker Agbonlahor (5/0), midfielders Westwood (4/0), Delph (5/0), but also left back Luna (5/1) and central defender Okore (3/0). In general, the coach is expected to make several changes in comparison to previous Premier League matches.Tottenham is coming from a heavily earned 1:0 victory away from home against Cardiff last Sunday, but still earned more than fair as they were much more superior in comparison to their rivals. They were searching strongly for the leading goal, but despite many chances they couldn’t score a goal for more than ninety minutes as home side goalkeepers Marshall made great saves.
Eventually, in third minute of injury time, visitors got the much wanted goal as Paulinho scored the winning goal. After first five matches in the Premier League, Spurs have reached four victories and didn’t concede a single goal in those victories, highlighting their defense as one of the better parts of the team early in the season. After those five rounds, they are at the top of the table tied with Arsenal, while their primary target remains getting a Champions League position. Tonight’s game comes as the third match for them in only six games, while coach complained about the tight schedule they have. He is also expected to mix a bit his squad, as goalkeeper Friedel, midfielders Lamela (3/0), Holtby (2/0) and Sandro (3/0) are expected to start the game, while striker Defoe (3/0) is questionable due to muscular problems.
Tottenham didn’t concede in last three official matches.
Both teams have shown a bit more than expected from them in the previous matches and no doubt they are entering this game in a very good mood. Open game is expected as even substitute players are keen on getting the playing time and showing what can they do.
Bet: Over 2.5 goals
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