Tottenham vs Aston Villa LIVE: Harry Kane completes turnaround to put Spurs 2-1 ahead

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Tottenham 2019-20 Premier League season preview

Follow live updates from the Premier League as Spurs begin their campaign against newly promoted Aston Villa at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Villa come up with plenty of ambition having made a raft of new signings in the transfer window to bolster a side that already contains the quality of Jack Grealish and John McGinn.

Spurs have added quality of their own through the likes of Giovani Lo Celso and Tanguy Ndombele and will hope they can do something special in the first full season at their shiny new stadium. Follow it live:

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How to watch on TV, plus channel and online stream info...

The game will be shown live on Sky Sports main event and Premier League channels, and you can follow it live on the Sky Go app.

Prediction...

Villa to give Tottenham a really good game but fall short, losing 1-0.

Key Points

• Eriksen starts on bench with no Vertonghen in the squad
• Villa making return to Premier League

[10 August 2019 18:57 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa

69 minutes

Kane picks up the ball on the left and slides a pass into the path of Eriksen on the edge of the box. But the midfielder snatches at his shot, dragging it well wide of the left post.

[10 August 2019 18:59 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa

73 minutes

It's very much a case of attack vs defence now. But the defence is coming out on top as things stand. Eriksen sees another shot, this time on his left foot, blocked. And yet another corner is cleared.

[10 August 2019 19:00 · Callum Rice-Coates]

GOAL! Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa (Ndombele)

73 minutes

What a hit! Spurs have ramped up the pressure over the last few minutes, and they get their reward. Eriksen keeps the ball alive from another unsuccessful corner, and his cross is very nearly guided in by Sanchez. Heaton makes a brilliant save, but it's only a temporary reprieve for Villa. The ball comes out to Ndombele on the edge of the box, and the £54m man curls a shot into the far corner. 

[10 August 2019 19:05 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa

77 minutes

Tottenham are rampant now. Eriksen's introduction, unsurprisingly, has changed the game. And the relief of that long-awaited equaliser has given the hosts a real boost. A second goal seems quite likely at the moment.

[10 August 2019 19:06 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa

78 minutes

Spurs win a free kick just outside the Villa box and Eriksen powers a shot towards the top left corner. Heaton makes another excellent save, stretching to push the ball past the post.

[10 August 2019 19:09 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa

81 minutes

Villa are clinging on for dear life now. First, Sanchez very nearly connects with an overhead kick in the box. Then Alderweireld hits a powerful shot which cannons off the arm of Kodjia. VAR is called upon to check it, but it's not a penalty.

[10 August 2019 19:10 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa

82 minutes

Villa introduce another debutant: Douglas Luiz replaces Hourihane.

[10 August 2019 19:12 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa

84 minutes

Eriksen, who's creating everything at the minute, picks out Sissoko. He hits a low shot which deflects wide for a corner, and Villa, once again, deal with the set piece.

[10 August 2019 19:13 · Callum Rice-Coates]

GOAL! Tottenham 2-1 Aston Villa (Kane)

86 minutes

Spurs complete the turnaround! Villa have looked exhausted in the final stages here, and they can't hold out. The ball breaks into the box and Kane is waiting, ready to latch onto the loose ball. He turns, lines up the shot and rifles the ball emphatically past Heaton from close range. Tottenham lead!

[10 August 2019 19:16 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Tottenham 2-1 Aston Villa

88 minutes

Lamela, whose persistence in the buildup to that goal was crucial, makes way for Nkoudou.