Tottenham most on-form Aston Villa in a tricky return to Premier League action after the international break.
Spurs sit third after their battling 2-1 win over Leeds at Elland Road sent them into the international break on a high. They come into the affair unbeaten in seven.
Thomas Frank will hope to have Randal Kolo Muani fit and available for the first time since he played 14 minutes against Villarreal in September.
It could prove an occasion to remember for Spurs, too, as they look to celebrate Fabio Paratici’s return to the club as co-sporting director with three points.
Villa make the trip from Birmingham into London having won four on the spin. They were made to wait for their day in the sun, though, after going winless in their first six outings fo the campaign.
They did not even manage to score until their fifth match of the campaign, where they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Brentford on penalties.
Since clicking into gear last month, Villa have been a force. They have charted commanding wins over Feyenoord and Fulham, but on Saturday will face comfortably the toughest tests of their season so far.
Tottenham remain without Dominic Solanke, though Randal Kolo Muani looks set to return this weekend.
Yves Bissouma faces weeks on the sidelines with a new ankle injury, while Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison are still out and the likes of Ben Davies, Radu Dragusin and Kota Takai doubtful.
Ollie Watkins is expected to be fit for Villa despite withdrawing from England duty with a knock suffered after scoring against Wales.
Emi Buendia and Jadon Sancho have trained all week, while Tyrone Mings may also be involved. Youri Tielemans and Andres Garcia are doubts.
