FA Cup: Tottenham v Aston Villa preview

Tottenham v Aston Villa preview

Tottenham will be looking for a sixth straight win when they host Aston Villa in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday.

Spurs have hit form over the festive period and ended Chelsea's 13-match winning run with a 2-0 victory on Wednesday.

Even though Mauricio Pochettino plans to make changes for the clash with Villa, he hopes Spurs can go on a cup run.

"We want to go far in this competition too," he said. "We need to assess the players. We have to try to take best decisions to help the players and team achieve big things and go into the next round.

"Not only physically but mentally, maybe some players need rest after different competitions. I'm sure we will make some changes. But I would like to go far. We need to trust all our players. It's a collective and we must make everyone feel important and part of our success and failure."

Villa are 12th in the Sky Bet Championship having won two, lost one and drawn one of their last four matches.

"We couldn't have asked for anything more difficult," said Villa boss Steve Bruce. "They are one of the best teams in this country - and probably in Europe."

Erik Lamela is Tottenham's only absentee as he is out with a hip injury and has been allowed to undergo treatment with his former club Roma to accelerate his recovery.

Spurs are expected to rest several key players, with Vincent Janssen, Harry Winks, Ben Davies and Kieran Trippier all likely to come in.

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone could be in line to start for Aston Villa after joining on loan from Manchester United on Thursday.