Tottenham Hotspur team news — injuries, predicted line-up and fixtures
Tottenham Hotspur play at home to Aston Villa on Sat 19 Sep, 13:30. 6 players are currently unavailable, with our expected return date for each below. Our model gives Tottenham Hotspur a 48% chance of winning that match and a 32% chance of a clean sheet.
Availability comes from our injury and suspension feeds; everything else on this page is a projection, recomputed through the day as odds, team news and line-ups land. The predicted eleven is the model's most likely starting XI, not a confirmed team sheet.
Tottenham Hotspur injury news and expected return dates
6 players are currently unavailable for Tottenham Hotspur. Pedro Porro is expected back first, around Sat 19 Sep and Xavi Simons is the longest absentee, around Sat 20 Feb. An expected return is an estimate and moves with the club's own updates.
| Player | Pos | Expected return |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Porro | DEF | Sat 19 Sep |
| Sandro Tonali | MID | Sat 19 Sep |
| Dejan Kulusevski | MID | Mon 28 Sep |
| Mykhaylo Mudryk | MID | Sat 31 Oct |
| Wilson Odobert | MID | Sat 28 Nov |
| Xavi Simons | MID | Sat 20 Feb |
Tottenham Hotspur predicted line-up — home to Aston Villa
Our model's most likely starting eleven for Gameweek 5, ranked by how likely each player is to start. 7 of the eleven are 90% or better to start, and Savinho, Andrew Robertson, Archie Gray are the least certain. These are projections, not a confirmed team sheet — they move as team news and press conferences land.
| Player | Pos | Chance of starting | Projected minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonin Kinsky | GK | 99% | 89 |
| Micky van de Ven | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Rodrigo Bentancur | MID | 98% | 78 |
| Dominic Solanke | FWD | 97% | 63 |
| Omar Marmoush | FWD | 96% | 81 |
| Mateus Fernandes | MID | 96% | 70 |
| Destiny Udogie | DEF | 77% | 53 |
| Savinho | MID | 60% | 53 |
| Andrew Robertson | DEF | 56% | 57 |
| Archie Gray | MID | 48% | 44 |
Tottenham Hotspur fixtures and how hard they look
The next 5 matches across every competition, with what our model makes of each: the chance Tottenham Hotspur win, the chance the opponent wins, the goals we expect Tottenham Hotspur to score and the chance of a clean sheet. The kindest of them looks at home to Coventry City at 58% to win; the hardest looks away to Manchester United at 20%. These come from the betting market and our own team model, and they move as odds do.
| Competition | Date | Opponent | Win | Opp win | Expected goals | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL 5 | Sat 19 Sep, 13:30 | vs Aston Villa | 48% | 26% | 1.64 | 32% |
| PL 6 | Sat 10 Oct, 18:30 | at Manchester United | 20% | 58% | 1.16 | 13% |
| PL 7 | Mon 19 Oct, 21:00 | vs Coventry City | 58% | 18% | 1.84 | 39% |
| PL 8 | Sat 24 Oct, 18:30 | at Chelsea | 25% | 50% | 1.19 | 17% |
| PL 9 | Sat 31 Oct, 18:30 | vs Crystal Palace | 46% | 27% | 1.58 | 32% |
Best Tottenham Hotspur picks in FPL for Gameweek 5
Jan Paul van Hecke is Tottenham Hotspur's highest projected scorer for the coming round at 4.3 points, 0.2 clear of Omar Marmoush. Predicted points come from expected goals, expected assists, projected minutes and clean-sheet probability converted into Fantasy Premier League 2026/2027 scoring.
| Player | Pos | Price | Predicted points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Paul van Hecke | DEF | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| Omar Marmoush | FWD | 7.0 | 4.1 |
| Micky van de Ven | DEF | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Rodrigo Bentancur | MID | 5.5 | 3.8 |
| Dominic Solanke | FWD | 5.8 | 3.7 |
| Antonin Kinsky | GK | 4.5 | 3.6 |
Tottenham Hotspur price changes tonight
Our projection for which Tottenham Hotspur players change price at the next update, from live net-transfer data. It moves through the day.
- Marmoush (FWD, 7.0) — 35% chance of a price rise tonight
- Sávio (MID, 6.5) — 11% chance of a price rise tonight
- Olusesi (MID, 4.4) — 8% chance of a price rise tonight
- Austin (GKP, 4.0) — 2% chance of a price rise tonight
- Robertson (DEF, 4.4) — 1% chance of a price rise tonight
- Pedro Porro (DEF, 5.5) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
- Gallagher (MID, 5.4) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
- Davies (DEF, 4.0) — 96% chance of a price fall tonight
- Tel (MID, 5.8) — 96% chance of a price fall tonight
- Tonali (MID, 5.4) — 94% chance of a price fall tonight
Frequently asked questions
Who is injured for Tottenham Hotspur?
Pedro Porro, Sandro Tonali, Dejan Kulusevski, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Wilson Odobert, Xavi Simons are currently unavailable. Pedro Porro is expected back around Sat 19 Sep.
What is Tottenham Hotspur's predicted line-up?
Our model's most likely XI is led by Antonin Kinsky, Micky van de Ven, Jan Paul van Hecke, Rodrigo Bentancur, Dominic Solanke. Every player above carries the model's own probability that he starts, which is the honest version of a predicted team sheet — it moves as team news lands.
Who do Tottenham Hotspur play next?
At home to Aston Villa on Sat 19 Sep, 13:30. Our model gives them a 48% chance of winning and a 32% chance of keeping a clean sheet.