Aston Villa against Tottenham Hotspur

GOAL! Carew!

Chance for Barry and he should have done better. The ball drops for him eight yards out and he can't connect with a volley.

Heskey is off and Craig Gardner is on, as Villa make a change.

Jamie O'Hara is coming on for Luka Modric.

Reo-Coker harasses Corluka and gives away a free kick.

Agbonlahor comes off and Delfounesco is on. Big cheer from the Villa fans as Agbonlahor leaves. What's all that about?

Heskey is down after getting an arm in the face from King.

Lennon is on fire here. Corluka slides him in again but Cuellar is across to knock behind for a corner.

More nice possession football from Spurs as Keane spreads play wide for Aaron Lennon. He whips in a curling ball that is half cross half shot and it ends up flashing just wide.

Assou-Ekotto does well again as Agbonlahor bears down the right.

Keane goes for goal and Friedel saves smartly. Spurs have been excellent in this second half.

Spurs open up Villa again as Lennon feeds Jenas and he crosses for Bent but Cuellar gets there first.

Ashley Young wastes the free kick by hitting it far too long.

Keane gets booked for bumping into Ashley Young and then booting the ball away.

Carew puts Gomes under pressure as Barry's cross comes in but he did it unfairly.

Milner knocks a long ball looking for Carew but Gomes is out.

Great defending from Woodgate as he puts the shackles on Heskey.

Why do fans boo their own players? I've never understood it and never will. What possible good can it do?

Cuellar gets a little chorus of booing when he turns the ball back to his keeper.

There's still time for Villa to get back into this, but there are precious few signs of it happening so far...

Spurs are in total control here and Modric nearly made it three with a fierce shot from the edge of the box. Friedel saves well.

Spurs are in total control here and Modric nearly made it three with a fierce shot from the edge of the box. Friedel saves well.

Can Carew do the business and get Villa back in this?

That's Knight's last involvement too as Carew comes on in his place.

Corluka's getting in on the act now, hurtling forward and feeding Bent but he is shepherded out of it by Knight.

Martin O'Neill looks utterly bewildered on the sidelines. What is it about Villa's home form?!

What an effort from Lennon! The free kick comes out to him on the dge of the box and he larrups a half-volley inches over the bar!

Reo-Coker gets a yellow after pulling back Bent. Fully deserved as well.

Lennon looks spuerb today. He runs at Luke Young again, feeds Keane and Spurs win a corner.

Spurs win a free kick on the right and Modric looks for Keane who had pulled off his marker but he can't make contact with the ball.

The goal has stunned Villa and the home crowd.

Well, Spurs have started brightly in both halves and have scored within five minutes of the off. Outside of those periods, they've been mostly outplayed! Go figure.

Lennon cuts inside, the ball falls to Palacios but his shot is save. Keane hits the ball under Friedel and Bent touches in on the line.

GOAL! Bent scores!

Villa win a free kick early and Zat Knight tries to get on the end of it but Corluka nods behind for a corner. Woodgate gets a great head on it and Villa have another one.

We're off again...

And that is half time - Villa well on top but Spurs dangerous on the break. A good game so far. See you in 15 minutes.

Heskey hits the bar! A brilliant volleyed ball in from Barry, Heskey beats King in the air and the ball cannons back off the angle of post and bar. The Luke Young hits a shot just wide.

Agbonlahor gets a low cross in and Heskey tees up Petrov but the ball was on him quite quickly and he can only manage a tame shot right at Gomes.

More joy for Spurs down the right as Jenas plays a ball inside for Modric, who opts to shoot rather than cross and Friedel saves smartly.

Another chance for Spurs after Cuellar commits to a header he was never going to win. Bent flashes a ball across the six-yard line and Knight gets a vital touch behind for a corner.

Reo-Coker has got forward plenty this half but Assou-Ekotto blocks his cross again.

Heskey challenges Gomes from Reo-Coker's cross but the 'keeper hangs on well after the bump.

Ambitious from Milner as he looks for Agbonlahor in the channel. King tidies up.

Agbonlahor turns insdide the area and looks to offload but Woodgate got a good foot in...

Corluka has settled well. He tackles Agbonlahor there...

A lull in the game and more than a hint of time wasting from Spurs.

Corluka and Lennon double up on Young...

Spurs change coming up and Zokora is coming off. He doesn't look injured, it must be tactical because he's had a nightmare up against Ashley Young. Corluka on.

Young cuts in and has a pop but it didn't curl round enough to trouble the net.

Jenas has another pop but it's deflected into Friedel's arms.

Jenas spins a hopeful ball forward. Apart from his goal he's been disappointing.

Ashley Young is giving Zokora a torrid time. He megged the right back and got round the back again but couldn't pick out a team mate.

Cuellar gets a vital foot in as Spurs broke downfield again. Modric came away with it and Lennon sprinted up in support.

The free-kick goes into a bunch of bodies and Spurs clear. Villa not making the most of their set pieces so far.

Two excellent crosses come in from Barry and Young but Woodgate nods away both. Then Young wins a free kick off Palacios in a good position.

Nice link-up between Petrov and Heskey ends with Reo-Coker winning a corner.

Assou-Ekotto again does well as Reo-Coker runs at him this time.

Zokora gets a yellow card for a nasty looking challenge on Young. The ball was high and they both went for it but the Villa man nicked the ball away first.

Lovely combination between Young and Barry before the latter swings in an excellent cross but it's just a fraction deep for Milner.

Great recovery from Heskey who chases Modric 60 yards down the pitch to get the ball back to his keeper.

Palacios is penalised after a poor tackle on Barry. No damage done though.

Assou-Ekotto does well to shield the ball from Milner..

Gomes is out well to punch in a crowd of bodies.

Young runs at Zokora again and wins a corner.

The game is just starting to settle down after a breathless opening..

Wow! This is end to end stuff! Keane clips a lovely ball over the top for Bent who cuts in beautifully and prepares to shoot before Reo-Coker gets a foot in. Then Jenas has his shot blocked.

Now there are shouts for a penalty as Barry went down under a challenge from Jenas. It was clumsy but probably not a pen.

It's been a cracking start to the game! As soon as Spurs broke up that attack Lennon came bursting forward and only a great sliding challenge fgrom Barry brought the counter attack to an end.

Villa are coming back into it now as Young skips along the byline and crosses but Barry's shot is saved by Gomes.

News is emerging of Deco's hamstring injury - he's out for the season apparently.

Good work from Young running at Zokora and whipping in a ball that Woodgate clears behind for a corner, which Gomes claims easily.

A decent reposte from Petrov who nips past Palacios and unleashes a venomous shot, but it was always spinning wide.

More pressing from Spurs as King finds Bent and he looks like he could be in. Instead he turns, finds Modric and he can't quite get a shot off. Villa are ragged.

Well, what a start for Spurs. They've already looked confident in possesion and credit has to go to Lennon for a wicked ball in. Wicked as in hard to defend, not, like, wicked man.

Super goal, if a little scrappy at the end. Modric spreads it wide and Lennon whips in a devilish cross. When Friedel could only parry it, Jenas nods into an empty net.

Ready for kick-off. Here we go.

GOAL! Jenas scores!

Villa really need the win to cement their aspirations of European football as Arsenal have taken fourth place off them. Spurs really just need the win.

Agbonlahor is flagged offside...

Curtis Davies has been dropped for Villa, but Emile Heskey comes in. Looks like Villa have a fill-in right back as well with Reo-Coker playing there.

A nice build-up from Spurs allows Palacios room for a shot but it is deflected off Knight and rolls into the arms of Friedel.

Bit of team news, interesting to see Cudicini dropped for Spurs. Gomes comes in. And it's 4-4-2 for Redknapp's men as well with Bent and Keane up front. Zokora is at right back.

We begin...

This could be a great game with implications at both ends of the table. Villa looking for UCL qualification, Tottenham desperate for points to keep them clear of relegation.

Join us at 1600 GMT to see if Aston Villa can keep up their UCL charge, or if Tottenham can pull clear of danger at the bottom.

Milner knocks a long ball looking for Carew but Gomes is out.

Great defending from Woodgate as he puts the shackles on Heskey.

Why do fans boo their own players? I've never understood it and never will. What possible good can it do?

Cuellar gets a little chorus of booing when he turns the ball back to his keeper.

There's still time for Villa to get back into this, but there are precious few signs of it happening so far...

Spurs are in total control here and Modric nearly made it three with a fierce shot from the edge of the box. Friedel saves well.

Spurs are in total control here and Modric nearly made it three with a fierce shot from the edge of the box. Friedel saves well.

Can Carew do the business and get Villa back in this?

That's Knight's last involvement too as Carew comes on in his place.

Corluka's getting in on the act now, hurtling forward and feeding Bent but he is shepherded out of it by Knight.

Martin O'Neill looks utterly bewildered on the sidelines. What is it about Villa's home form?!

What an effort from Lennon! The free kick comes out to him on the dge of the box and he larrups a half-volley inches over the bar!

Reo-Coker gets a yellow after pulling back Bent. Fully deserved as well.

Lennon looks spuerb today. He runs at Luke Young again, feeds Keane and Spurs win a corner.

Spurs win a free kick on the right and Modric looks for Keane who had pulled off his marker but he can't make contact with the ball.

The goal has stunned Villa and the home crowd.

Well, Spurs have started brightly in both halves and have scored within five minutes of the off. Outside of those periods, they've been mostly outplayed! Go figure.

Lennon cuts inside, the ball falls to Palacios but his shot is save. Keane hits the ball under Friedel and Bent touches in on the line.

GOAL! Bent scores!

Villa win a free kick early and Zat Knight tries to get on the end of it but Corluka nods behind for a corner. Woodgate gets a great head on it and Villa have another one.

We're off again...

And that is half time - Villa well on top but Spurs dangerous on the break. A good game so far. See you in 15 minutes.

Heskey hits the bar! A brilliant volleyed ball in from Barry, Heskey beats King in the air and the ball cannons back off the angle of post and bar. The Luke Young hits a shot just wide.

Agbonlahor gets a low cross in and Heskey tees up Petrov but the ball was on him quite quickly and he can only manage a tame shot right at Gomes.

More joy for Spurs down the right as Jenas plays a ball inside for Modric, who opts to shoot rather than cross and Friedel saves smartly.

Another chance for Spurs after Cuellar commits to a header he was never going to win. Bent flashes a ball across the six-yard line and Knight gets a vital touch behind for a corner.

Reo-Coker has got forward plenty this half but Assou-Ekotto blocks his cross again.

Heskey challenges Gomes from Reo-Coker's cross but the 'keeper hangs on well after the bump.

Ambitious from Milner as he looks for Agbonlahor in the channel. King tidies up.

Agbonlahor turns insdide the area and looks to offload but Woodgate got a good foot in...

Corluka has settled well. He tackles Agbonlahor there...

A lull in the game and more than a hint of time wasting from Spurs.

Corluka and Lennon double up on Young...

Spurs change coming up and Zokora is coming off. He doesn't look injured, it must be tactical because he's had a nightmare up against Ashley Young. Corluka on.

Young cuts in and has a pop but it didn't curl round enough to trouble the net.

Jenas has another pop but it's deflected into Friedel's arms.

Jenas spins a hopeful ball forward. Apart from his goal he's been disappointing.

Ashley Young is giving Zokora a torrid time. He megged the right back and got round the back again but couldn't pick out a team mate.

Cuellar gets a vital foot in as Spurs broke downfield again. Modric came away with it and Lennon sprinted up in support.

The free-kick goes into a bunch of bodies and Spurs clear. Villa not making the most of their set pieces so far.

Two excellent crosses come in from Barry and Young but Woodgate nods away both. Then Young wins a free kick off Palacios in a good position.

Nice link-up between Petrov and Heskey ends with Reo-Coker winning a corner.

Assou-Ekotto again does well as Reo-Coker runs at him this time.

Zokora gets a yellow card for a nasty looking challenge on Young. The ball was high and they both went for it but the Villa man nicked the ball away first.

Lovely combination between Young and Barry before the latter swings in an excellent cross but it's just a fraction deep for Milner.

Great recovery from Heskey who chases Modric 60 yards down the pitch to get the ball back to his keeper.

Palacios is penalised after a poor tackle on Barry. No damage done though.

Assou-Ekotto does well to shield the ball from Milner..

Gomes is out well to punch in a crowd of bodies.

Young runs at Zokora again and wins a corner.

The game is just starting to settle down after a breathless opening..

Wow! This is end to end stuff! Keane clips a lovely ball over the top for Bent who cuts in beautifully and prepares to shoot before Reo-Coker gets a foot in. Then Jenas has his shot blocked.

Now there are shouts for a penalty as Barry went down under a challenge from Jenas. It was clumsy but probably not a pen.

It's been a cracking start to the game! As soon as Spurs broke up that attack Lennon came bursting forward and only a great sliding challenge fgrom Barry brought the counter attack to an end.

Villa are coming back into it now as Young skips along the byline and crosses but Barry's shot is saved by Gomes.

News is emerging of Deco's hamstring injury - he's out for the season apparently.

Good work from Young running at Zokora and whipping in a ball that Woodgate clears behind for a corner, which Gomes claims easily.

A decent reposte from Petrov who nips past Palacios and unleashes a venomous shot, but it was always spinning wide.

More pressing from Spurs as King finds Bent and he looks like he could be in. Instead he turns, finds Modric and he can't quite get a shot off. Villa are ragged.

Well, what a start for Spurs. They've already looked confident in possesion and credit has to go to Lennon for a wicked ball in. Wicked as in hard to defend, not, like, wicked man.

Super goal, if a little scrappy at the end. Modric spreads it wide and Lennon whips in a devilish cross. When Friedel could only parry it, Jenas nods into an empty net.

Ready for kick-off. Here we go.

GOAL! Jenas scores!

Villa really need the win to cement their aspirations of European football as Arsenal have taken fourth place off them. Spurs really just need the win.

Agbonlahor is flagged offside...

Curtis Davies has been dropped for Villa, but Emile Heskey comes in. Looks like Villa have a fill-in right back as well with Reo-Coker playing there.

A nice build-up from Spurs allows Palacios room for a shot but it is deflected off Knight and rolls into the arms of Friedel.

Bit of team news, interesting to see Cudicini dropped for Spurs. Gomes comes in. And it's 4-4-2 for Redknapp's men as well with Bent and Keane up front. Zokora is at right back.

We begin...

This could be a great game with implications at both ends of the table. Villa looking for UCL qualification, Tottenham desperate for points to keep them clear of relegation.

Join us at 1600 GMT to see if Aston Villa can keep up their UCL charge, or if Tottenham can pull clear of danger at the bottom.