The clash is sandwiched between the two legs of Villa’s Europa League semi-final clash against Nottingham Forest.
Sunday 19th April
Premier League
Aston Villa
14:00
Sunderland
Saturday 25th April
Premier League
Fulham
12:30
Aston Villa
Thursday 30th April
UEFA Europa League
Nottingham Forest
20:00
Aston Villa
Sunday 3rd May
Premier League
Aston Villa
19:00
Tottenham
Thursday 7th May
UEFA Europa League
Aston Villa
20:00
Nottingham Forest
Playing Aston Villa at this time may work to Spurs’ advantage
A top-five finish in the Premier League is expected to be enough for Champions League qualification, and Villa are in a strong position to qualify.
Their primary focus may thus be on the Europa League, which raises the possibility of Emery rotating his team against Tottenham on May 3.
This may not be a bad time for De Zerbi’s men to travel to Villa Park, but the Lilywhites desperately need to pick up points against Brighton and Wolves first, given the form that some of their relegation rivals are in at the moment.
