Official Tottenham vs. Aston Villa line-ups as Italy duo starts

Official Tottenham vs. Aston Villa line-ups as Italy duo starts Italian Sandro Tonali starts for Tottenham against Matteo Ruggeri’s Aston Villa this evening as both sides aim to win their first Premier League game of the season. It kicks off at 13:30 CET [12:30 BST] at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Tonali starts for his fifth consecutive Premier League game with Tottenham, who have only collected two points in the opening four league games of the campaign and haven’t yet scored a goal in the Premier League. Tonali is part of Roberto Mancini’s 34-man Italy squad that will play Nations League games against Turkey, France and Belgium during the upcoming two-week break. BRENTFORD, ENGLAND – AUGUST 22: Sandro Tonali of Tottenham Hotspur applauds the fans at full-time following defeat in the Premier League 2026/27 match between Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur at Gtech Community Stadium on August 22, 2026 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Tottenham have another Italian player on the bench, Destiny Udogie, who, by contrast, won’t be part of the Italy squad. The same is true of Ruggeri, who starts for Aston Villa today. The former Atletico Madrid and Atalanta defender was only called up once by Italy in 2025, but hasn’t yet made his debut. Official: Matteo Ruggeri joins Premier League club Aston Villa from LaLiga side Atletico Madrid (via www.avfc.co.uk) The 23-year-old starts his first Premier League game with Aston Villa today. Unai Emery’s side have only collected one point in the opening four Premier League games. Official Tottenham vs. Aston Villa line-ups Tottenham: Kinsky, Robertson, van Hecke, Tonali, Savio, Fernandes, Solanke, Marmoush, Pedro Porro, Bentancur, van de Ven. Tottenham bench: Dubravka, Tosin, Senesi, Gallagher, Maddison, Udogie, Gray, Bergvall, Kudus. Aston Villa: Suzuki, Lindelof, Mings, McGinn (c), Kamara, Buendia, Jackson, Ruggeri, Wan-Bissaka, Gomes, Manzambi. Aston Villa bench: Wright, Cash, Harwood-Bellis, Barkley, Garnacho, Abraham, Mbaye, Bogarde, Hemmings.