• Tottenham lost 2-1 at home to Aston Villa in October

• Aston Villa were FA Cup semi-finalists last season

• Recommended bet: Aston Villa to win

Eight-time FA Cup winners Tottenham and seven-time winners Aston Villa meet in one of four all-Premier League clashes in this season’s third round and it is clear who the stakes are higher for.

Thomas Frank, the embattled Spurs' chief going through a minor crisis, could do with a win far more than Villa chief Unai Emery, who has a title fight on his mind.

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Team news

Mohammed Kudus has joined James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski on the Tottenham treatment table. Rodrigo Bentancur and Lucas Bergvall are doubts while Yves Bissouma and Pape Sarr are still away at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Marco Bizot is set to replace Emi Martinez in goal for Villa. Tyrone Mings and Amadou Onana are out while the likes of Donyell Malan, Emi Buendia and youngsters George Hemmings and Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba can expect to be involved.

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The stats

Tottenham's 3-2 loss at Bournemouth on Wednesday means Frank's men have won just one of their last six matches.

Villa have won 12 and lost only one — 4-1 at Arsenal — of their last 14 outings.

Villa have been on the wrong end of seven round-three exits in the past nine seasons.

Spurs have picked up the joint-most cards in the Premier League this season — 53 yellows and two reds. Cristian Romero has received eight yellows and a red in all competitions.

The Villans have beaten Tottenham three times in a row, including 2-1 in last season's FA Cup.

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Prediction

Cup football used to bring out the best in Tottenham — even last season they capped a dismal campaign by winning the Europa League.

This season, however, their world is falling apart once again in the league and they do not carry any guarantees in the FA Cup, either, where visitors Aston Villa get the nod.

This is a Villa team with a Premier League title fight to focus on, which means boss Emery should make wholesale changes to his starting XI.

Yet even then, and against a toxic backdrop at Tottenham with fans and players now rowing in public, Villa still have to be fancied to keep their cool and watch the hosts fall apart.

To be fair, Frank will also make changes and is handicapped by injuries and AFCON absentees.

That will give opportunities for a few players who have been spared the wrath of the fans in recent weeks.

But one win in six and just three victories since Bonfire Night paints a grim picture and Villa look worth siding with to win in 90 minutes.

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