Tottenham Hotspur will just about reach the halfway mark to last season's win total, in week 8 of the 2025-26 Premier League season, if they can beat Aston Villa at home on Sunday.

They flew out of the traps to take a 1-0 lead through Rodrigo Bentancur but that was as good as it got for Spurs, lovely goals from Morgan Rogers and Emiliano Buendia turning the game on its head to inflict a third defeat of the season on the home team.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa Live Score, English Premier League 2025-26: Catch the play-by-play updates from the matchday 8 fixture at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 19, 2025

Tottenham Hotspur is back on its home pitch on Sunday looking to hang with the English Premier League elite with a contest against Aston Villa.

Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank got a great start to Sunday's home Premier League match versus Aston Villa.

Tottenham were dealt a major injury blow just minutes before kicking off against Aston Villa with captain Cristian Romero ruled out. Romero had been named in Thomas Frank ’s starting line-up for Spurs’ return to action after the international break at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.