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Aston Villa v Spurs team news: Konsa + Watkins benched, no McGinn

3 May 2026 143 comments
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There’s one more Premier League match to go today, and it comes from Birmingham.

Tottenham Hotspur are the visitors to Villa Park, where kick-off is at 19:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Unai Emery makes seven changes to the Aston Villa side he sent out in Europe on Thursday.

Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Emiliano Buendia and Ollie Watkins drop to the bench.

Amadou Onana and John McGinn miss out completely due to injury.

Victor Lindelof, Tyrone Mings, Ian Maatsen, Lamare Bogarde, Ross Barkley, Jadon Sancho and Tammy Abraham all start.

As for Spurs, Roberto De Zerbi has made four alterations.

Destiny Udogie, Joao Palhinha, Mathys Tel and Richarlison come in for the benched Djed Spence and Yves Bissouma, while Xavi Simons and Dominic Solanke are both injured.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Lindelof, Mings, Maatsen, Bogarde, Tielemans, Sancho, Barkley, Rogers, Abraham

Subs: Bizot, Konsa, Buendia, Watkins, Digne, Pau, Garcia, Luiz, Bailey

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Kinsky, Porro, Danso, van de Ven, Udogie, Bentancur, Palhinha, Kolo Muani, Gallagher, Tel, Richarlison

Subs: Austin, Dragusin, Bissouma, Maddison, Gray, Bergvall, Spence, Sarr, Souza

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Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) 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. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    benching Senesi for Struijk hurts so much, expected goals against was better for Leeds but a 13 point swing.

    Can O'Reilly take a game off?

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  2. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Villa looking terrible no tempo or pressing

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  3. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Think I might go one Palace player max but they have been so poor lately in the league

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    1. tutankamun
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Which one? I’m thinking none.

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  4. Raoul Nogues
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Kolo Muani versus his worst nightmare

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      1. Raoul Nogues
          1 month, 22 days ago

          And he's off

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      2. tutankamun
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 22 days ago

        Ollie on

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      3. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 22 days ago

        Barkley needs to come off just a passenger

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        1. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          1 month, 22 days ago

          He is good at "Let em know your there" tackles

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      4. Raoul Nogues
          1 month, 22 days ago

          Every Spurs player looks like he's on a mission

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          1. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 13 Years
            1 month, 22 days ago

            De Zerbi doesn’t F about

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        • FDMS All Starz
          • 10 Years
          1 month, 22 days ago

          Thoughts on Richarlison as a punt till the end?
          LEE/che/EVE
          Spurs will look to outscore rather than keep CS I’d presume and he will be leading the attack, surely he get a few before the end?

          Leeds good attack but do concede, Chelsea concede a lot, Everton back a agaisnt old team he will be pumped for the last game?

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          1. Freshy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            1 month, 22 days ago

            Can he go 4 matches without a RC?

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          2. Raoul Nogues
              1 month, 22 days ago

              If they play with that spirit they don’t need Xavi or Solanke

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            • Raoul Nogues
                1 month, 22 days ago

                Limping off

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            • g40steve
              • 8 Years
              1 month, 22 days ago

              68m Villa had 1 touch in Spurs box lowest all season by any prem team

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            • Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              1 month, 22 days ago

              Urgh, why did I start Rogers!
              At least my Szoboszlai differential pick payed off.

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            • Count of Monte Hristo
              • 13 Years
              1 month, 22 days ago

              That refcam offers the viewer nothing, who needs to see the referee perspective handing out a yellow card or praying the turf with white foam. So gimmicky.

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              1. Raoul Nogues
                  1 month, 22 days ago

                  Sound would be more relevant

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              2. Raoul Nogues
                  1 month, 22 days ago

                  Rogers YC

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                  1. The Bandit
                    • 15 Years
                    1 month, 22 days ago

                    It’s almost as if I still own him

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                  2. Camzy
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    1 month, 22 days ago

                    I freaking hate him. He's been rubbish since I've owned him on WC24 and I just cannot seem to shift him either because he always seems to have a good run of fixtures and/or there's some other fire to put out instead.

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                  3. Babit1967
                    • 10 Years
                    1 month, 22 days ago

                    Someone warned me about taking him on wildcard and yet I done it anyway 🙁

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                  4. CoracAld2831
                    • 5 Years
                    1 month, 22 days ago

                    To think i even considered keeping him on Wildcard albeit briefly.

                    "Shivers"

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                • g40steve
                  • 8 Years
                  1 month, 22 days ago

                  Guess which team are getting booooood at FT?

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                  1. The Bandit
                    • 15 Years
                    1 month, 22 days ago

                    Nobody. The Villa fans are all leaving 😉

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                    1. g40steve
                      • 8 Years
                      1 month, 22 days ago

                      Seen that streaming out

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                • Nomar
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  1 month, 22 days ago

                  Never again, Villa players

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                  1. JBG
                    • 8 Years
                    1 month, 22 days ago

                    Genuinely might take a -4 to get rid, even before Burnley

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                • Gazwaz80
                  • 6 Years
                  1 month, 22 days ago

                  Imagine taking your family and paying £200.00+ to watch this shite. They should be ashamed of themselves…

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                • Freshy
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  1 month, 22 days ago

                  Big win Thursday and all be good

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                • KeanosMagic
                  • 4 Years
                  1 month, 22 days ago

                  Can't see West ham getting any more points this season sadly. Bye hammers

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                  1. Sir Michael Taker
                    • 11 Years
                    1 month, 22 days ago

                    They'll beat Leeds final day if they have a chance of staying up. Trouble is they could be down before then

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                • Raoul Nogues
                    1 month, 22 days ago

                    Sancho was on the pitch

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                  • Manani
                    • 14 Years
                    1 month, 22 days ago

                    seems like spurs staying up and arsenal winning the league afterall

                    the only thing that could derail this is a big upset in the west ham vs arsenal game next week

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                  • Klip Klopp
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    1 month, 22 days ago

                    Who’s worth bringing in (if any) from Palace this week?

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                    1. g40steve
                      • 8 Years
                      1 month, 22 days ago

                      On today’s showing 0

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                    2. Revival
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 13 Years
                      1 month, 22 days ago

                      Nobody now.

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                    3. Moon Dog
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 1 Year
                      1 month, 22 days ago

                      Depends on their minutes on Thursday & how many FTs you have.

                      They're 3-1 up against Shakhtar, so if they build on that 1st half we could see early subs for the likes of Munoz & Sarr.

                      If you have 5 FTs you might as well punt on 2-3 and move them out the week after, but I'd prioritise Arsenal if I only had a couple of FTs.

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                    4. TallestJohn
                      • 9 Years
                      1 month, 22 days ago

                      Muñoz the only one I'm considering and that's because I've got an injured Gudmundsson and £6m in the bank.

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                  • Raoul Nogues
                      1 month, 22 days ago

                      192th game for Unai Emery as a Villa manager, first one without any shot on target ?

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                      1. x.jim.x
                        • 11 Years
                        1 month, 22 days ago

                        One hundred and ninety twooth

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                        1. Raoul Nogues
                            1 month, 22 days ago

                            2nd ! In a row...

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                      2. g40steve
                        • 8 Years
                        1 month, 22 days ago

                        0 SOT Villa nice record coming up

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                        1. Nomar
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 16 Years
                          1 month, 22 days ago

                          Not sure they care

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                        2. Raoul Nogues
                            1 month, 22 days ago

                            Just before the final whistle

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                        3. dansmusen
                          • 8 Years
                          1 month, 22 days ago

                          Konsa no show is positive but Van Hecke coming in is not positive.

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                        4. Van der Faart
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 14 Years
                          1 month, 22 days ago

                          Someone was talking about Porro for this weekend, was shot down but he's on for 8 points again tonight

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                          1. Robson-Canoe
                            • 10 Years
                            1 month, 22 days ago

                            That aged well.

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                            1. Robson-Canoe
                              • 10 Years
                              1 month, 22 days ago

                              oh he's off my bad

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                          2. Van der Faart
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 14 Years
                            1 month, 22 days ago

                            Timing

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                          3. Sun Jihai
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 14 Years
                            1 month, 22 days ago

                            Was on lol

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                          4. Count of Monte Hristo
                            • 13 Years
                            1 month, 22 days ago

                            Van der Shaart

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                        5. Raoul Nogues
                            1 month, 22 days ago

                            Buendia G Cash A

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                          • g40steve
                            • 8 Years
                            1 month, 22 days ago

                            Emi G

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                          • Count of Monte Hristo
                            • 13 Years
                            1 month, 22 days ago

                            How painful is that for Spurs defensive owners 😆

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                          • Van der Faart
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 14 Years
                            1 month, 22 days ago

                            Where did the referee get the extra minute for that Villa goal?

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                            1. Count of Monte Hristo
                              • 13 Years
                              1 month, 22 days ago

                              His rival has Porro

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                            2. x.jim.x
                              • 11 Years
                              1 month, 22 days ago

                              Subs = 30 seconds and you made two in injury time

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                          • Old Wulfrunian
                            • 9 Years
                            1 month, 22 days ago

                            Proud for the Richarlison/Sesko picks on WC.Sesko on the bench though.

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                          • Jordan.
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 16 Years
                            1 month, 22 days ago

                            rival has cash ,just great

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