Aston Villa against Tottenham Hotspur

Corluka is played into a good position close to the goal line and pulls the ball back, but it's straight to a Villa defender.

Huddlestone puts it in and comes to Assou-Ekotto, who lofts it over everyone for a goal kick.

Huddlestone shoots from distance and wins a corner as it deflects off Cuellar.

Beye goes down the right flank and wants a free-kick as he goes down, but Phil Dowd isn't interested.

Huddlestone picks up a yellow card.

The corner is cleared.

Lennon finally manages to produce a moment of magic and nearly has a clear sight on goal, but Cuellar gets it out for a corner.

Heskey fires an ambitious effort well over as Villa look for an instant response.

Keane comes on in place of Kranjcar.

Dawson fires into the back of the net as the ball comes back in from the corner. Dunne had failed to deal with it and, after it hit Dawson's chest, he finished in style.

GOAL FOR SPURS!

Huddlestone wins a corner as his chip into the area comes off Dunne.

Dawson does well to tidy up from Milner's pass towards Agbonlahor.

Heskey comes on for Carew.

Lennon puts in a poor cross, which is cleared straight out for a throw-in.

Defoe puts the ball into the net, but it's disallowed for handball. Huddlestone had made space for a shot and Defoe put it in from the rebound, but it struck his arm via a header from Sidwell.

Sidwell looks to make an early impact with a swerving shot off the outside of the boot, but it's always going wide.

Kranjcar attempts a speculative effort. It's high and wide of the target and sums up Spurs' increasing desperation.

Reo-Coker walks from the field and doesn't appear to have any serious problem.

Sidwell comes on for the injured Reo-Coker.

Luke Young fails to deal with a Crouch header and Lennon looks to make something of it, but he's crowded out.

Ashley Young sees his ball into the box cleared following a free-kick. It comes back into the danger area, but both Reo-Coker and Milner fail to cause problems with shots from outside the area.

Bassong puts the ball out for a goal kick following Kranjcar's corner.

Spurs win another corner as Kranjcar's shot is deflected.

Palacios comes off to be replaced by Jenas. Palacios has not been at his best this afternoon.

Huddlestone plays a long ball looking for Defoe, but it's too long and Friedel gathers.

Lennon looks to chip a ball into the area, but again it's easily dealt with. It comes to Defoe on the edge of the area but his shot is blocked.

The corner comes to Huddlestone, but he takes a touch and is closed down.

Tottenham win a corner and Jenas appears to be ready to come on.

The cross is headed away.

Spurs have a free-kick in a dangerous position on the left flank.

Kranjcar fires on goal on the edge of the area, but Cuellar gets a fine block in. He's been superb today.

The ball's getting bogged down in the midfield.

The corner comes in and Friedel appeared to take the last touch, but it's a goal kick.

Corluka swings an excellent cross into the far post but Beye does well to head with Crouch ready to attack the ball.

No one can get a head on the cross and Villa break, but this time it's dealt with before a cross comes in.

Luke Young brings down Lennon just outside the area on the right flank.

Lennon nearly gets a sight of goal but is closed down and Villa break again, with Milner this time putting the cross in but, again, no one takes advantage.

Spurs look to build another attack but Huddlestone is sloppy in possession and Villa break. Ashley Young curls the ball in for Carew but his header is off target.

Kranjcar fires a fierce shot at goal bringing a great save from Friedel after some excellent build-up play. That was the type of quality the games lacked till now.

Carew curls a ball across the face of goal. It was a dangerous ball but Agbonlahor was some way away from it.

Milner lofts the free-kick into the box but it's easily dealt with. It comes out to Reo-Coker, whose deep ball goalwards goes out of play.

Palacios concedes a free-kick just inside the Spurs half.

Villa kick off to start the second half.

The teams are coming back onto the pitch. Villa lead 1-0 but it was a disappointing first half.

Half-time. Agbonlahor's bundled goal gives Villa a lead, but Spurs will be disappointed with how they have performed after last week's 9-1 win.

Huddlestone's free-kick is headed towards goal by Dawson, but it's not causing Friedel any problems.

Spurs win a free-kick from Luke Young and will look to put this into the box.

Assou-Ekotto floats another ball into the area, but Dunne heads clear this time.

Corluka puts the ball into the area for Crouch, but Cuellar again gets it clear.

Huddlestone looks for Lennon but it's another overhit pass.

Kranjcar fires straight into the wall before hitting the follow-up straight at Friedel. Poor effort.

Spurs win a free-kick as Kranjcar is bundled over by Agbonlahor. They could get an effort on goal here.

Ashley Young takes it short on the left and it eventually comes to Cuellar on the right, but he loses possession.

Milner takes a free-kick just inside the Spurs half and puts it into the box. The visitors clear the ball but Luke Young wins another corner.

Corluka plays a woeful through-ball as another Spurs attack comes to nothing. The standard of play at the moment is really poor.

Assou-Ekotto tries another optimistic deep ball into the box but, again, Cuellar deals with it easily.

The game is still quite scrappy but Spurs are just about edging it.

Corluka puts Gomes under pressure with a backpass and he has to clear for a throw-in.

Assou-Ekotto attempts another hopeful deep cross, but it's straight through to Friedel.

Assou-Ekotto tries a deep cross, but it's easily headed away by Cuellar.

Villa clear the corner, but it comes back in for Defoe from Kranjcar. The striker's technique is excellent as he volleys goalwards, but it's just over.

Huddlestone's shot takes a deflection and loops towards goal, but Friedel sees it over for a corner.

Reo-Coker breaks forward and finds some space as he approaches the area but, with Carew asking for the ball, he drags his shot horribly wide.

Ashley Young looks to burst through, but he meets a wall of Spurs defenders and fails to find a way past them.

Milner's cross is easily gathered by Gomes.

Friedel is alert to the danger as Defoe threatens to run onto the ball as it comes deep into the Villa half.

Bassong concedes a corner as Villa go back on the attack.

Agbonlahor makes space to turn and shoot on the edge of the area, but he drags the ball wide.

Cuellar makes a superb block on the line! Huddlestone's free-kick was deflected through to Defoe to shoot, but Friedel saves and Cuellar blocks from Dawson's follow-up.

Tottenham win a free-kick and Huddlestone lines it up.

Huddlestone attempts a speculative effort on the bounce, but it's well wide.

Lennon plays a deep cross from out on the right, but it evades Crouch and goes out for a throw-in.

Kranjcar plays a probing through-ball in for Defoe, but it's got too much pace on it and it goes out for a goal kick.

Spurs are struggling to get any sort of foothold on the game at the moment.

It's poor this time and easily cleared.

Gomes punches clear from Ashley Young's corner, but Villa win another.

Villa win another corner as Lennon clears as Luke Young looks to burst through.

Ashley Young just fails to make space in the area after Agbonlahor broke free down the right from Milner's pass. Good defending by Dawson.

Milner floats a cross in from the right but Carew can't steer it on target.

Agbonlahor bundles the ball home after Cuellar's header from the corner was blocked on the line by Assou-Ekotto.

GOAL FOR VILLA!

Carew wins another corner for Villa from out wide.

Carew is given space to try an effort from distance, but it's not troubling the goalkeeper.

Villa have a free-kick, but Ashley Young overhits it and it's straight through to Gomes.

Dawson heads Young's second attempt clear.

Young's corner is headed behind by Crouch for another corner.

Carew wins a corner for Villa.

Milner swings in a cross from the right but there's no one to meet it and it's easily dealt with.

Villa clear the corner.

Kranjcar fires a fierce shot on goal after Assou-Ekotto's pass is deflected out to the edge of the area. Friedel makes a good save and it's a corner.

Defoe has a good chance to play in Lennon down the right, but he overhits it and it's out for a goal kick.

Carew tries to charge down the ball as Gomes clears, but he clearly used his hand.

With City having drawn at home to Hull and Arsenal and Liverpool both facing tough games tomorrow, a victory here would be a major boost for either side if they want to maintain their top-four challenge.

Phil Dowd blows his whistle and Spurs get the match underway.

Tottenham are fourth going into the match, three points ahead of Villa in fifth.

Bassong is in for the injured Woodgate for Spurs, but Redknapp is otherwise keeping faith with the side that beat Wigan 9-1.

Villa leave Heskey on the bench despite his goal last week while Reo-Coker comes in for Sidwell. In defence, Warnock is out so Beye comes in and Luke Young plays at left-back

Spurs: Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Huddlestone, Palacios, Kranjcar, Defoe, Crouch. Subs: Alnwick, Hutton, Bale, Bentley, Jenas, Keane, Rose

Aston Villa: Friedel, Luke Young, Beye, Cuellar, Dunne, Milner, Petrov, Reo-Coker, Ashley young, Agbonlahor, Carew. Subs: Guzan, Sidwell, Downing, Delph, Heskey, Gardner, Clark

Hello and welcome to the live commentary for Aston Villa's match at home to Spurs.

Live updates will appear here from 17.15 GMT.

Defoe puts the ball into the net, but it's disallowed for handball. Huddlestone had made space for a shot and Defoe put it in from the rebound, but it struck his arm via a header from Sidwell.

Sidwell looks to make an early impact with a swerving shot off the outside of the boot, but it's always going wide.

Kranjcar attempts a speculative effort. It's high and wide of the target and sums up Spurs' increasing desperation.

Reo-Coker walks from the field and doesn't appear to have any serious problem.

Sidwell comes on for the injured Reo-Coker.

Luke Young fails to deal with a Crouch header and Lennon looks to make something of it, but he's crowded out.

Ashley Young sees his ball into the box cleared following a free-kick. It comes back into the danger area, but both Reo-Coker and Milner fail to cause problems with shots from outside the area.

Bassong puts the ball out for a goal kick following Kranjcar's corner.

Spurs win another corner as Kranjcar's shot is deflected.

Palacios comes off to be replaced by Jenas. Palacios has not been at his best this afternoon.

Huddlestone plays a long ball looking for Defoe, but it's too long and Friedel gathers.

Lennon looks to chip a ball into the area, but again it's easily dealt with. It comes to Defoe on the edge of the area but his shot is blocked.

The corner comes to Huddlestone, but he takes a touch and is closed down.

Tottenham win a corner and Jenas appears to be ready to come on.

The cross is headed away.

Spurs have a free-kick in a dangerous position on the left flank.

Kranjcar fires on goal on the edge of the area, but Cuellar gets a fine block in. He's been superb today.

The ball's getting bogged down in the midfield.

The corner comes in and Friedel appeared to take the last touch, but it's a goal kick.

Corluka swings an excellent cross into the far post but Beye does well to head with Crouch ready to attack the ball.

No one can get a head on the cross and Villa break, but this time it's dealt with before a cross comes in.

Luke Young brings down Lennon just outside the area on the right flank.

Lennon nearly gets a sight of goal but is closed down and Villa break again, with Milner this time putting the cross in but, again, no one takes advantage.

Spurs look to build another attack but Huddlestone is sloppy in possession and Villa break. Ashley Young curls the ball in for Carew but his header is off target.

Kranjcar fires a fierce shot at goal bringing a great save from Friedel after some excellent build-up play. That was the type of quality the games lacked till now.

Carew curls a ball across the face of goal. It was a dangerous ball but Agbonlahor was some way away from it.

Milner lofts the free-kick into the box but it's easily dealt with. It comes out to Reo-Coker, whose deep ball goalwards goes out of play.

Palacios concedes a free-kick just inside the Spurs half.

Villa kick off to start the second half.

The teams are coming back onto the pitch. Villa lead 1-0 but it was a disappointing first half.

Half-time. Agbonlahor's bundled goal gives Villa a lead, but Spurs will be disappointed with how they have performed after last week's 9-1 win.

Huddlestone's free-kick is headed towards goal by Dawson, but it's not causing Friedel any problems.

Spurs win a free-kick from Luke Young and will look to put this into the box.

Assou-Ekotto floats another ball into the area, but Dunne heads clear this time.

Corluka puts the ball into the area for Crouch, but Cuellar again gets it clear.

Huddlestone looks for Lennon but it's another overhit pass.

Kranjcar fires straight into the wall before hitting the follow-up straight at Friedel. Poor effort.

Spurs win a free-kick as Kranjcar is bundled over by Agbonlahor. They could get an effort on goal here.

Ashley Young takes it short on the left and it eventually comes to Cuellar on the right, but he loses possession.

Milner takes a free-kick just inside the Spurs half and puts it into the box. The visitors clear the ball but Luke Young wins another corner.

Corluka plays a woeful through-ball as another Spurs attack comes to nothing. The standard of play at the moment is really poor.

Assou-Ekotto tries another optimistic deep ball into the box but, again, Cuellar deals with it easily.

The game is still quite scrappy but Spurs are just about edging it.

Corluka puts Gomes under pressure with a backpass and he has to clear for a throw-in.

Assou-Ekotto attempts another hopeful deep cross, but it's straight through to Friedel.

Assou-Ekotto tries a deep cross, but it's easily headed away by Cuellar.

Villa clear the corner, but it comes back in for Defoe from Kranjcar. The striker's technique is excellent as he volleys goalwards, but it's just over.

Huddlestone's shot takes a deflection and loops towards goal, but Friedel sees it over for a corner.

Reo-Coker breaks forward and finds some space as he approaches the area but, with Carew asking for the ball, he drags his shot horribly wide.

Ashley Young looks to burst through, but he meets a wall of Spurs defenders and fails to find a way past them.

Milner's cross is easily gathered by Gomes.

Friedel is alert to the danger as Defoe threatens to run onto the ball as it comes deep into the Villa half.

Bassong concedes a corner as Villa go back on the attack.

Agbonlahor makes space to turn and shoot on the edge of the area, but he drags the ball wide.

Cuellar makes a superb block on the line! Huddlestone's free-kick was deflected through to Defoe to shoot, but Friedel saves and Cuellar blocks from Dawson's follow-up.

Tottenham win a free-kick and Huddlestone lines it up.

Huddlestone attempts a speculative effort on the bounce, but it's well wide.

Lennon plays a deep cross from out on the right, but it evades Crouch and goes out for a throw-in.

Kranjcar plays a probing through-ball in for Defoe, but it's got too much pace on it and it goes out for a goal kick.

Spurs are struggling to get any sort of foothold on the game at the moment.

It's poor this time and easily cleared.

Gomes punches clear from Ashley Young's corner, but Villa win another.

Villa win another corner as Lennon clears as Luke Young looks to burst through.

Ashley Young just fails to make space in the area after Agbonlahor broke free down the right from Milner's pass. Good defending by Dawson.

Milner floats a cross in from the right but Carew can't steer it on target.

Agbonlahor bundles the ball home after Cuellar's header from the corner was blocked on the line by Assou-Ekotto.

GOAL FOR VILLA!

Carew wins another corner for Villa from out wide.

Carew is given space to try an effort from distance, but it's not troubling the goalkeeper.

Villa have a free-kick, but Ashley Young overhits it and it's straight through to Gomes.

Dawson heads Young's second attempt clear.

Young's corner is headed behind by Crouch for another corner.

Carew wins a corner for Villa.

Milner swings in a cross from the right but there's no one to meet it and it's easily dealt with.

Villa clear the corner.

Kranjcar fires a fierce shot on goal after Assou-Ekotto's pass is deflected out to the edge of the area. Friedel makes a good save and it's a corner.

Defoe has a good chance to play in Lennon down the right, but he overhits it and it's out for a goal kick.

Carew tries to charge down the ball as Gomes clears, but he clearly used his hand.

With City having drawn at home to Hull and Arsenal and Liverpool both facing tough games tomorrow, a victory here would be a major boost for either side if they want to maintain their top-four challenge.

Phil Dowd blows his whistle and Spurs get the match underway.

Tottenham are fourth going into the match, three points ahead of Villa in fifth.

Bassong is in for the injured Woodgate for Spurs, but Redknapp is otherwise keeping faith with the side that beat Wigan 9-1.

Villa leave Heskey on the bench despite his goal last week while Reo-Coker comes in for Sidwell. In defence, Warnock is out so Beye comes in and Luke Young plays at left-back

Spurs: Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Huddlestone, Palacios, Kranjcar, Defoe, Crouch. Subs: Alnwick, Hutton, Bale, Bentley, Jenas, Keane, Rose

Aston Villa: Friedel, Luke Young, Beye, Cuellar, Dunne, Milner, Petrov, Reo-Coker, Ashley young, Agbonlahor, Carew. Subs: Guzan, Sidwell, Downing, Delph, Heskey, Gardner, Clark

Hello and welcome to the live commentary for Aston Villa's match at home to Spurs.

Live updates will appear here from 17.15 GMT.