Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa Preview

Tottenham Hotspur welcome Aston Villa to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday evening for an FA Cup encounter between two sides showing contrasting form. The hosts enter this fixture having drawn 1-1 at home with Sunderland in their most recent outing on January 4th. Prior to that, they secured a 0-0 away draw at Brentford on January 1st and claimed a 1-0 away victory at Crystal Palace on December 28th. Earlier in this sequence, they suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Liverpool on December 20th and lost 3-0 away at Nottingham Forest on December 14th. With one win and two draws from their last three league matches, Tottenham have steadied themselves somewhat after consecutive defeats.

Aston Villa arrive in north London in excellent form, having defeated Nottingham Forest 3-1 at home in their most recent match on January 3rd. In their previous outing, they suffered a 4-1 away defeat to Arsenal on December 30th in what represents their only loss from their last five matches. Before that setback, they secured a 2-1 away victory at Chelsea on December 27th. Earlier in this sequence, they beat Manchester United 2-1 at home on December 21st and claimed a 3-2 away triumph at West Ham United on December 14th. With four wins from their last five matches, Villa arrive brimming with confidence and attacking intent.

The head-to-head record favours Aston Villa, who have won three of the last five meetings with two Tottenham victories. Most recently, Aston Villa claimed a 2-1 away win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in October 2025. They also won 2-0 at home in May 2025 and 2-1 at home in the FA Cup in February 2025. Tottenham secured a 4-1 home victory in November 2024 and won 4-0 away at Villa Park in March 2024.

Fans across the globe can witness this FA Cup third round clash across multiple broadcasters. In Great Britain and Ireland, BBC One, TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, BBC Sport Web, BBC iPlayer, discovery+ and the discovery+ App provide live coverage with the 17:45 GMT kick-off, also available via BBC Radio 5 Live. American viewers can tune in on ESPN Deportes, ESPN Select, fuboTV and the ESPN App. Portuguese audiences have access through Sport TV3 and Sport TV Multiscreen. French fans can watch via beIN Sports MAX 10, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Free and myCANAL.

Tottenham Hotspur Last Five Matches:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Tottenham Hotspur	1-1	Sunderland	English Premier League	Jan 4, 2026
🤝	Brentford	0-0	Tottenham Hotspur	English Premier League	Jan 1, 2026
✅	Crystal Palace	0-1	Tottenham Hotspur	English Premier League	Dec 28, 2025
❌	Tottenham Hotspur	1-2	Liverpool	English Premier League	Dec 20, 2025
❌	Nottingham Forest	3-0	Tottenham Hotspur	English Premier League	Dec 14, 2025

Aston Villa Last Five Matches:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Aston Villa	3-1	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	Jan 3, 2026
❌	Arsenal	4-1	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Dec 30, 2025
✅	Chelsea	1-2	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Dec 27, 2025
✅	Aston Villa	2-1	Manchester United	English Premier League	Dec 21, 2025
✅	West Ham United	2-3	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Dec 14, 2025

Head-to-Head Record:

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Tottenham Hotspur	1-2	Aston Villa	Oct 19, 2025	English Premier League
Aston Villa	2-0	Tottenham Hotspur	May 16, 2025	English Premier League
Aston Villa	2-1	Tottenham Hotspur	Feb 9, 2025	English FA Cup
Tottenham Hotspur	4-1	Aston Villa	Nov 3, 2024	English Premier League
Aston Villa	0-4	Tottenham Hotspur	Mar 10, 2024	English Premier League

TV Listings / Streaming:

Country	Broadcaster
Great Britain	BBC One, TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, BBC Sport Web, BBC iPlayer, discovery+, discovery+ App, BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland Republic	BBC One, TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, BBC Sport Web, BBC iPlayer, discovery+, discovery+ App, BBC Radio 5 Live
USA	ESPN Deportes, ESPN Select, fuboTV, ESPN App
Portugal	Sport TV3, Sport TV Multiscreen
France	beIN Sports MAX 10, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Free, myCANAL
Germany	DAZN Germany, DAZN2 Germany, Sky Go
Austria	DAZN Austria, DAZN2 Germany, Sky Go Austria
Italy	DAZN Italia
Belgium	DAZN Belgium