The official lineup for the match between Aston Villa and Tottenham in the semi-final clash

The coach, Unai Emery, announced the team’s head coach Aston Villa And his counterpart, Ange Postecoglou, coach of Tottenham Hotspur, the official formation for the match that will bring them together shortly at Villa Park in a fiery summit in the top four, in the 28th round of the English Premier League championship for the current season 2023-24.

Before the start of the round, Aston Villa is ranked fourth in the English Premier League table with 55 points collected from winning 17 matches, drawing 4 and losing 6 matches, scoring 59 goals and conceding 37.

Tottenham secured fifth place in the English Premier League table with 50 points collected from winning 15 matches, drawing 5, losing 6 matches, scoring 55 goals and conceding 39.

The Aston Villa formation was as follows:

Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez.

Defense: Konsa, Lenglet, Torres, Dean.

Midfield: Douglas, McGinn, Cash, Tielemans.

Attack: Bailly, Watkins.

While the Tottenham Hotspur formation was as follows:

Goalkeeper: Vicario

Defensive line: Pedro – Mikey – Romero – Odugio

Midfield: Sarr – Bissouma – Maddison

Offensive line: Johnson – Son – Kulusevski

Tottenham hopes to get points in the match in search of reducing the gap with Aston Villa in the struggle for fourth place in the English Premier League table, especially after its recent victory by three goals to one in the last round.

Historically, the Aston Villa teams met against Tottenham in 135 matches before today’s confrontation, during which the Villans were able to win 39 matches compared to 68 for Spurs, while 28 matches ended in a draw between them.

Aston Villa players scored 167 goals compared to 241 for Tottenham, while former star Bobby Smith is the top scorer in both teams’ matches with 9 goals, ahead of Harry Kane, the current Bayern Munich player, with 8 goals.

Tottenham has the highest marketing value for the match at 761 million euros, compared to 623 million for Aston Villa, while James Maddison tops the list of the most expensive players in the match at 70 million euros.