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Spurs v Aston Villa team news: Richarlison + Watkins subs, no Udogie

19 October 2025 360 comments
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Tottenham Hotspur face Aston Villa in the first of two Premier League matches to take place this Sunday.

Kick-off in north London is at 14:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Thomas Frank makes just one change to his Spurs side, with Djed Spence coming in for Destiny Udogie at left-back.

The Italian is absent from the matchday squad.

Further forward, Mathys Tel impressed in the Gameweek 7 win over Leeds United and keeps his place, so Richarlison is once again on the bench.

Randal Kolo Muani is also named among the substitutes.

Aston Villa bring in the fit-again Amadou Onana and Evann Guessand for the benched Lamare Bogarde and Ollie Watkins, who picked up an injury while on international duty with England.

Tyrone Mings is not fit enough to be part of the squad.

*There has been a late change to the Spurs starting XI, with Cristian Romero injured in the warm-up. He is replaced by Kevin Danso.

LINE-UPS

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Porro, Danso, van de Ven, Spence, Bentancur, Palhinha, Kudus, Simons, Odobert, Tel

Subs: Kinsky, Richarlison, Gray, Bergvall, Johnson, Sarr, Kolo Muani, Byfield

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne, Onana, Kamara, Guessand, McGinn, Rogers, Malen

Subs: Bizot, Maatsen, Lindelof, Barkley, Watkins, Sancho, Buendia, Elliott, Bogarde

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. g40steve
    1 year, 21 days ago

    vDV YC

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  2. THE Wild Rover
    1 year, 21 days ago

    VdV booked

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  3. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Mickey VdV gets involved

    YC

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  4. F4L
    1 year, 21 days ago

    do you think its proportional to value a striker hat trick at the same level as a defender getting a clean sheet, goal, max bonus and dc?

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 21 days ago

      I could get on board with a hat trick bonus...

      How many points?

      3, or is that the bonus?

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      1. F4L
        1 year, 21 days ago

        yeah like the idea of a hat trick bonus. hat tricks just seem so rare compared to hauls gained through other means

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    2. Brosstan
      1 year, 21 days ago

      Yes. Especially after the change that doesnt weight defender goals as highly for the BPS. For a defender to get all a standout game is needed

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    3. FantasyTony
      1 year, 21 days ago

      Strikers should get one additional per point per goal scored.

      Goal 1: 4pts
      Goal 2: 5pts
      Goal 3: 6pts

      And so on

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  5. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Is anyone on here not watching the game?

    Or are we just describing what we see to each other?

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    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 21 days ago

      😀

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    2. Brosstan
      1 year, 21 days ago

      Im not, missus wants the TV for Married at first Sight 😀

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      1. BeaversWithAttitude
        1 year, 21 days ago

        Haha, unlucky mate!

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    3. DeSelby
      1 year, 21 days ago

      I'm not watching. I'm watching the Aubergenius v The Wall.

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  6. g40steve
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Onana down

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  7. Zalk
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Onana looks way out of his depth on this level, soo slow...much like the ref.

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  8. g40steve
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Rogers G

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    1. g40steve
      1 year, 21 days ago

      Bent just moved out the way 😳

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  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Villa GOAL

    1-1

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 21 days ago

      Rogers

      Is back

      In business

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 21 days ago

        Cracking goal too

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      2. Gizzachance
        1 year, 21 days ago

        Yeah after i had 5 blanks, ! got rid w/c 6, since 2 assists and a goal so far
        Troll ha

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  10. F4L
    1 year, 21 days ago

    rogers g
    no assist

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  11. Zalk
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Lovely goal that, both visually and in fpl.

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  12. Royal5
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Crap. Porro CS busted

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  13. Warbling Wendy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Vicario is rubbish, Donnaruma saves that.

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  14. el polako
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Good, since I can’t have my Romero CS don’t want anybody else to benefit from Spurs clean sheet.

    Time to sell Romero.
    Maybe Shockeres + Romero to anyone who can kick the ball straight at goal and it’s not absolute donkey + J Timber.

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 21 days ago

      I sold Romero and Raya for Timber + Pope (started Dub therefore) for -4 last week.

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      1. Ser Davos
        1 year, 21 days ago

        funny how those things can work out well/profitable. Nice one

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  15. THE Wild Rover
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Doing the Palmer celebration. What a muppet

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 21 days ago

      Palmer copied it from a colleague at Man City under 21s I think and did it as a sign of respect

      Before he copyrighted it!?

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      1. BeaversWithAttitude
        1 year, 21 days ago

        Lol @branded celebrations. Maybe Palmer can sue...

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        1. el polako
          1 year, 21 days ago

          Bebeto and co should be getting royalties for their famous cradle\crib\bassinet

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    2. z13
      1 year, 21 days ago

      It's Rogers' celebration its Palmer who copied it

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    3. el polako
      1 year, 21 days ago

      Not to be horrible but looking at some interviews with Palmer I don’t think he’s capable of inventing anything.

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      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        1 year, 21 days ago

        Hahaha. I agree.

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      2. The Night Trunker.
        1 year, 21 days ago

        It's horrible, own it.

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        1. el polako
          1 year, 21 days ago

          Fair enough.

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          1. The Night Trunker.
            1 year, 21 days ago

            I did lol though.

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      3. x.jim.x
        1 year, 21 days ago

        Don’t think you can really call someone thick without being horrible tbh

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        1. el polako
          1 year, 21 days ago

          Maybe then I would use sandwich method 2 good messages with bad one in the middle…
          1. Your football intelligence is great.
          2. Your are thick as f…
          3. Great man purse you have there.

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        2. Ball Ake
          1 year, 21 days ago

          Not sure about that, Paul Merson seems to lean into it

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    4. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      1 year, 21 days ago

      Palmer copied it from him.

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    5. RedLightning
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      1 year, 21 days ago

      The Ice Trae / Cold Palmer celebration was actually invented by Atlantic Hawks NBA star Trae Young years earlier.
      Rogers then used it in a Championship match at Middlesborough on 23rd December 2023, and Palmer copied it at Luton a week later.
      https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/4147118

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  16. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Romero et al busted

    He wouldn't have stopped that!

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  17. Mr. O'Connell
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Sold Rogers this week. Levels to this game.

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 21 days ago

      It's all about timing

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        1 year, 21 days ago

        Only making transfers during international breaks makes this difficult. Probably would have sold him if I were playing properly tbf.

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    2. Els365
      1 year, 21 days ago

      Sold to to Semenyo this week. Had the cash to move the likes of Stach who has been rubbish but Rogers and Villa have been frustrating. Fpl is a roller coaster game indeed

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  18. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Simons just can't get into the Spurs play.

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    1. el polako
      1 year, 21 days ago

      Wirtz lite.

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  19. Mr. O'Connell
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Tel sitter denies Kudus assist

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    1. g40steve
      1 year, 21 days ago

      This

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  20. Brosstan
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Perfect result, keep it at 1-1 now.

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    1. Brosstan
      1 year, 21 days ago

      actually scratch that, Villa to score 5 more from players no one owns.

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      1. el polako
        1 year, 21 days ago

        Who owns Villa players?

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  21. g40steve
    1 year, 21 days ago

    TEL wtaf

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  22. F4L
    1 year, 21 days ago

    tel just tuck that in 😐

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  23. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Tel you bell

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    1. g40steve
      1 year, 21 days ago

      🙂

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  24. Count of Monte Hristo
    1 year, 21 days ago

    I can Tel you’re awful

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    1. PartyTime
      1 year, 21 days ago

      It’s time teletubbies say bye bye

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  25. chocolove
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Tel rubbish

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  26. PartyTime
    1 year, 21 days ago

    More of the same Tel. Can’t be having Kudus owners eating points

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  27. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Diving headers

    Lost art of the game?

    On a muddy pitch they were essential

    Especially in cup games

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      1 year, 21 days ago

      Yes. Dont see too much of them. Players not risking it these days. Big money, endorsements, etc. Too much in line.

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      1. el polako
        1 year, 21 days ago

        Think it’s simpler than that - players these days are mostly snowflakes.

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  28. Nightcrawler
    1 year, 21 days ago

    tottenham defensive picks are very ordinary

    not great for def cons
    not great for clean sheets
    not great for attacking returns

    basically that west ham game under potters skewed the stats

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  29. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 21 days ago

    What happened to Spurs new found defensive solidity under Frank? No clean sheets in 4 games now. Useless

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    1. el polako
      1 year, 21 days ago

      Clubs Spursy DNA?

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  30. Fifa las vegas
    1 year, 21 days ago

    Munoz bench points haunting with Senesi and VdV

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      1 year, 21 days ago

      Saw lots doing this. Basically the equivalent of benching Baines for Gareth McAuley. Madness.

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      1. Utopsis
        1 year, 21 days ago

        McAuley! Now that's a throwback

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