Substitute Emiliano Buendia’s late winner sealed a 2-1 turnaround win for Aston Villa at Tottenham to continue their resurgence.

One of the closest matchups of the weekend in the Premier League is the game between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa.

Thomas Frank confirmed this week that Cristian Romero has an adductor strain and will miss the match, alongside fellow defender Destiny Udogie, who didn’t travel because of a “knee irritation”.

On a week when so many goals were scored in this competition, a clean sheet, Spurs’ first since Doncaster Rovers one month ago, is perfectly creditable.

Thomas Frank makes one change to the Tottenham side that began the 2-1 win at Leeds as Djed Spence replaces Destiny Udogie at full-back. France forward Randal Kolo Muani is among the substitutes and could make his Premier League debut following his season-long loan move from Paris St-Germain as he has recovered from an injury that has restricted

Aston Villa may have addressed the goalscoring issues that overshadowed the start of their season, but they are yet to fix their penalty problem.