
Tottenham host Aston Villa in Saturday's early Premier League contest seeking to reverse a miserable beginning to their campaign. Despite an expenditure surpassing £300m following back-to-back 17th-place finishes, Spurs occupy 17th place once again with zero victories and zero goals across four fixtures, though manager Roberto De Zerbi expressed faith in an imminent turnaround after losing to Liverpool in the League Cup.
Visiting Villa sit 19th with just one point. In the afternoon fixtures, defending champions Arsenal pursue a fifth straight win away against high-scoring Brighton, who have registered 13 goals so far, while Matthias Jaissle's injury-depleted Newcastle host Hull at St James' Park seeking to recover from a 4-1 loss to Leeds.
In the Championship, league leaders West Ham travel to The Den to confront Millwall in their first derby clash in 14 years.
Meanwhile, England head into their third T20 against Sri Lanka holding an unassailable 2-0 series advantage, part of a dominant stretch featuring 22 wins in their previous 25 matches in the format. Harry Brook's side previously secured a six-wicket triumph in Cardiff with 47 balls remaining, steered by Tom Banton's 24-ball 52 not out after Jos reached the milestone of 15,000 career T20 runs.
That followed Brook's unbeaten 114 off 49 deliveries at Southampton in the series opener, extending England's momentum from an earlier 4-0 sweep against India.
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