Tottenham’s crunch Premier League clash at Aston Villa has been rescheduled by the Premier League.
Roberto De Zerbi’s side head to Villa Park early next month in a critical game for both clubs at either end of the table.
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Spurs dropped into the bottom three last weekend for the first time this season and face an uphill battle to maintain their top-flight status.
Meanwhile, Unai Emery’s Aston Villa are hoping to secure a top five finish which would see them qualify for next season’s Champions League.
The Midlands club are also eyeing European glory having booked their spot in the Europa League semi-finals where they will face Nottingham Forest in an all-Premier League double header.
Why is the fixture being moved?
Villa’s victory over Serie A side Bologna on Thursday means the visit of Tottenham, originally scheduled for Saturday, May 2 at 12.30pm, will now take place the following day.
The fixture will kick off on Sunday, May 3 at the unusual time of 7pm. Fans can watch the match live on TNT Sports.
The match has been moved due to Villa’s Europa League semi-final first leg taking place on Thursday, April 30.
Short recovery time means the fixture must be put back 24 hours to Sunday.
The match will be part of a Premier League double header on the day with Manchester United’s clash with Liverpool up first.
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Will there be another Saturday 12.30pm game in its place?
It means there will now be no Saturday 12.30pm kick off on May 2 – a slot reserved for TNT Sports’ scheduled weekly fixture.
As has often been the case, if the match that TNT chooses cannot be played at 12:30pm then the slot is left blank and it is rescheduled for a later time.
Aston Villa will be hoping to register a league double over Tottenham after securing a 2-1 victory in north London back in October.
Spurs took the lead through Rodrigo Bentancur early on in the reverse fixture before goals from Morgan Rogers and Emiliano Buendia handed Villa a crucial three points.
Incredibly, Tottenham has won just three league games since then which were all recorded before the turn of the year.
Spurs are back in action this weekend with a crucial home clash against Brighton.
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Spurs then travel to Wolves next weekend in a must-win clash before their trip to Villa Park the following week.
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Aston Villa’s push for the top five intensifies this weekend then they host Sunderland before heading to Fulham next weekend.
The clash with Tottenham is sandwiched in between their two Europa League ties with Nottingham Forest.
