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title: "‘Due’ – Chris Sutton makes bold scoreline prediction for Tottenham vs Aston Villa"
canonical: "https://readtottenham.com/2026/09/18/due-chris-sutton-makes-bold-scoreline-prediction-for-tottenham-vs-aston-villa/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Vishal Subramanian"
section: "Tottenham Match Previews"
published: "2026-09-18T07:29:39Z"
modified: "2026-10-10T21:45:40Z"
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# ‘Due’ – Chris Sutton makes bold scoreline prediction for Tottenham vs Aston Villa

**Tottenham Hotspur take on Aston Villa at home as they look for their first Premier League win of the new season.**

Unai Emery’s side also haven’t won a game in the competition during the current campaign, so an interesting game could be on the cards in North London.

Roberto De Zerbi’s side fared quite well against Liverpool but lost 3-1 as they were dumped out of the Carabao Cup.

And Chris Sutton believes their sobering start to the season will continue at home as he predicted the Villains to secure all three points.

## Aston Villa tipped to beat Tottenham

“Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi has this reputation of being a great coach, and we saw what a good job he did at Brighton,” wrote Sutton in his column for the [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c62j06np0gpo).

“But we have not seen any improvement from Spurs yet, despite the big money they have spent, and he is surely going to come under pressure soon if their poor results continue.

“They are not the only ones to revamp their squad but if you listen to De Zerbi, after about five years they might come good.

“He keeps saying they need time, but he has had long enough for their results to be much better already.

“Other clubs, like Hull and Ipswich, have brought plenty of players in and are doing well enough – so why aren’t Spurs?

“I think De Zerbi has to come under scrutiny, but it is different with Unai Emery at Aston Villa.

> Chris Sutton on the Tottenham v Aston Villa game on Saturday…\
> \
> Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi has this reputation of being a great coach, and we saw what a good job he did at Brighton.\
> But we have not seen any improvement from Spurs yet, despite the big money they have spent,… [pic.twitter.com/wVVxBO6akv](https://t.co/wVVxBO6akv)
>
> — Chris Cowlin (@ChrisCowlin) [September 17, 2026](https://x.com/ChrisCowlin/status/2100639258767736849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

“They are also without a league win, but they look more likely to score goals, as they showed against Coventry in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.

“I am expecting Villa to improve the same way they did after not winning any of their first five games last season, and I can see them edging this.

“Do I give Spurs their first league goal of the season? Yes, but only one. They are due a deflection, or Villa will score an own goal. Something will go for them, but not the result.”

Sutton believes Aston Villa will secure a 2-1 away win, which would be a calamitous result for De Zerbi and co.

Granted, it’s still early days, but another defeat would really put a lot of pressure on the Italian, especially after their spending spree in the summer transfer window.

Tottenham looked good going forward against Liverpool but need to make their chances count. If they score early, Villa will be well and truly on the back foot, and that’s what they’ll look to do tomorrow.

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