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now 14.41 EDT 10 min: Son is starting on the left, with Odobert and Tel playing in a front two. No No 10 is fit for the visitors so Postecoglou has opted to play without one. Share

2m ago 14.38 EDT 7 min: McGinn gets the better of Spence and goes for goal right outside the box but fails to hit the target. He makes it clear how disappointed he is with the miss. Share

3m ago 14.37 EDT 6 min: Torres crosses it into the box and Kinsky does really well to get a touch on it and palm it away before the ball lands straight onto Watkins’ head. Share

4m ago 14.36 EDT 5 min: Davies finds Son with a fantastic pass. The South Korean times his run well to stay on-side and he gets ahead of Cash but opts to be unselfish and pass, which Martínez intercepts. Should he have gone for goal there? Share Updated at 14.39 EDT

6m ago 14.34 EDT 2 min: Cash surges forward but his cross is blocked before any damage can be done in the Spurs box. View image in fullscreen Aston Villa fans shield their eyes from the sun as their team make a positive start in the opening minutes. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Share Updated at 14.39 EDT

7m ago 14.34 EDT 1 min: Watkins chases an early long ball over the top but Kinsky rushes out and clears it straight into the press box. Hopefully Ben Fisher ducked! Share

9m ago 14.31 EDT Kick-off: Aston Villa 0-0 Tottenham Here we go for the final time at Villa Park! Aston Villa in their home claret and blue and Tottenham in white and navy blue. Share Updated at 14.32 EDT

12m ago 14.29 EDT The teams are out and kick-off is moments away at Villa Park! View image in fullscreen Sunshine and pyrotechnics greet the Aston Villa and Tottenham players as they take to the pitch. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Share Updated at 14.37 EDT

13m ago 14.27 EDT The pre-match postbag is here! Jim on what the Spurs line-up tells us about next week’s final: The front line for Spurs today is interesting. I think Tel may be playing as the striker with Son as a number 10. With Kulusevski out it’s not clear who will fill in for Madison on Wednesday, and any of Tel, Son, or Odobert could be auditioning for that role this evening. Jeremy with some Rashford analysis: Rashford will not be playing any part in Villa’s last two games this season, just like last season at VeryOld Trafford, but he remains a constant source of fascination for fans and neutrals, an enigma wrapped in clouds of doubt and uncertainty. If only he could deliver on the pitch as he has on the social level, let’s not forget, he shamed a government and became an overnight people-person. We all think of him as a 22-year-old with chin fuzz and great attitude, he’s nearly 28 and should be in the prime of his life, but here he is, struggling for identity, form and a club. We all want him to be brilliant/the new Harry Kane for England, but time may run out on the lad before he gets to realise his potential. Whatever, 3-0 Villa, despite their protests about the game brought forward … And Antony hears something in the distance: UTV. Hear that Yara? Listen carefully …. Squeaky bum time. In a season of massive games for us this is yet another. Enjoy the match. Share

17m ago 14.24 EDT Tonight is Unai Emery’s 100th Premier League match in charge at Aston Villa. Games: 99

Wins: 53

Draws: 21

Defeats: 25

Goal difference: +36

Clean sheets: 25 Share

26m ago 14.15 EDT Villa playing Champions League football next season partly relies on results of teams around them. One of them is Chelsea, who host Manchester United at Stanford Bridge. Rob Smyth will bring you all the updates from that game. Chelsea v Manchester United: Premier League – live Read more Share

33m ago 14.07 EDT The European Cup Aston Villa lifted in 1982 is on display at Villa Park tonight. Fans have been lining up to take a photo with the trophy alongside Tony Morley, who was in the starting team for Villa’s triumph over Bayern Munich in 1982. View image in fullscreen Tony Morley with some lucky fans and the 1982 European Cup outside Villa Park. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Share

42m ago 13.59 EDT Opta has crunched the numbers and here are the standout stats for this match: Spurs have won 11 away Premier League games at Villa Park. Only away to Manchester City (12) do they have a better record.

Aston Villa re unbeaten in their last 20 home games in all competitions (W 14 D 6). It is their best streak in 48 years, with their last longer run coming between September 1976 and May 1977 (24). Share Updated at 14.14 EDT

1h ago 13.42 EDT Despite Tottenham’s make or break game of the season coming next week, Ange Postecoglou said he will “put out a team that hopefully gets the job done” against Aston Villa and “go out there to try to win the game.” The head coach said tonight’s game could be a chance for his players to prove themselves for the final. It’s an opportunity for them to put their name forward for the big game the following week because, as we have already seen in the past couple of weeks, as much as you would like to think there is an ideal starting line-up things happen and players have to be ready for that. Share

1h ago 13.38 EDT Marcus Rashford is not involved tonight, as expected. The striker, on loan from Manchester United, has failed to recover from a hamstring injury he suffered last month. Rashford cannot play in Villa’s final game of the season at his parent club United on 25 May. Rashford has made 17 appearances for Villa, scoring four goals, since joining from Old Trafford in February and earned an England recall in March after a 12-month absence. It is unlikely he will play for United again while Ruben Amorim is the head coach owing to a breakdown in their relationship. Another loan deal is an option. Villa have a £40m option to buy the player but his future remains unclear. Rashford has made clear he wants a Champions League club and is reluctant to join a team in London. Marcus Rashford could make £40m move to one of Aston Villa’s rivals Read more Share

1h ago 13.32 EDT In our 10 things to look out for this weekend Ben Fisher wrote that Aston Villa could use their “anger” and the rescheduling of this fixture to motivate them to a win. The Premier League agreed to bring forward Tottenham’s trip to Villa Park by 48 hours in order to help them prepare for a Europa League final (before they even reached said final). The flipside to all of this is Villa can get on the front foot, kicking off 45 minutes before Chelsea entertain Manchester United and two days before Nottingham Forest head to West Ham and Arsenal host Newcastle. Victory for Villa could hoist them as high as fourth before a final-day trip to Old Trafford and, psychologically, that could prove a knockout blow. Read more from Ben and the rest of our writers on what to keep an eye out for this weekend. Premier League and FA Cup final: 10 things to look out for this weekend Read more Share

1h ago 13.27 EDT Team news Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Martínez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen; McGinn, Kamara; Onana, Asensio, Rogers; Watkins Subs: Olsen, Diasi, Bogarde, Digne, García, Mings, Barkley, Bailey, Malen Spurs (4-2-3-1): Kinsky; Spence, Danso, Davies, Reguilón; Gray, Sarr; Odobert, Son, Moore; Tel Subs: Vicario, Porro, Bissouma, Cassanova, Bentancur, Olusesi, Johnson, Richarlison, Solanke Referee: Peter Bankes Share Updated at 13.47 EDT

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