White Hart Lane is set to witness Premier League action when Tottenham host Aston Villa, on Monday, November 21, 2011, in match week 12.

Tottenham are coming off an impressive 3-1 win away at Fulham, in match week 11. Gareth Bale gave the visitors the early lead, on 10 minutes; Lennon and Defoe added one each within a minute of each other just before the interval, amd the sieds went into the break, with Spurs leading by 3-0. Nothing was to prepare Tottenham for the ferocious fight back that Fulham launched in the second half. The pressure told on their defence and Kaboul’s own goal in the 58th minute was a result of that. But despite the Cottagers’ dominance, Spurs hung on, and were lucky to get away with three full points.

Aston Villa prevailed over Norwich 3-2 in a one-sided home game, at Villa Park, in match week 11. Darren Bent and Gabriel Agbonlahor starred for Villa, as first, Bent cancelled out Pilkington’s 26th minute strike for Norwich, barely five minutes later, and Agbonlahor gave his side the lead 3 minutes after the break. Bent completed a brace, almost on the hour, and despite a 78th minute reduction of the margin, by Morison, Norwich were outclassed on the day. For Villa manager Alex McLeish, it was a welcome show of mental toughness by his wards, who should aim to build on the momentum, in match week 12, in a season in which they have been fairly inconsistent.

Head to head, in the last 10 years, Tottenham and Villa have met in 20 league games, with Spurs having won on 8 occasions with Villa winning on 4 others, with the remaining 8 matches ending in stalemates. The last time these teams met was in December 2010; that match hosted by Villa was won 2-1 by Spurs.

Tottenham have won 7, lost 2, and drawn the remaining 1 of their last 10 league matches, while Villa have won 3, drawn 5 and lost 2 of their last 10 league games.

Currently in 5th place on the league table, Spurs have hosted 4 home games, this season, winning 3 and losing 1, while Villa, who are in 8th place have had 4 draws and 1 loss in their 5 away games.

Tottenham’s starting eleven against Fulham: Friedel, Walker, Kaboul, King, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Parker, Modric, Bale, Van der Vaart, Adebayor.

Aston Villa’s starting eleven against Norwich: Given, Hutton, Dunne, Collins. Warnock, N’Zogbia, Herd, Petrov, Heskey, Bent, Agbonlahor.