HOLY CRAP Y’ALL THE PREMIER LEAGUE IS BACK! I can’t quite wrap my brain around it. Seems like yesterday we were playing in the Champions League final and now we’re opening at home for the first time like a decade playing Aston Villa. It’s like going back in time to 2005 only Spurs aren’t shit!

Do you feel that sense of optimism? That’s new too. Tottenham had an amazing transfer window and now have things like depth and midfielders and hamstrings. Well, Dele says to scratch that last bit.

Aston Villa are a promoted side, but they’ve spent a ton of money. Consequently we have no idea what to expect from them, but even so Spurs should be the favorites.

WELCOME BACK, FOOTBALL. WE MISSED YOU SO MUCH.

COYS!

Lineups

To be posted when released by the clubs.

How to Watch

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Aston Villa

Date: Saturday, August 10, 2019
Time: 12:30 p.m. ET, 5:30 p.m. BST
Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, North London, UK
TV: NBC (USA), Sky (UK)

Streaming: NBC Sports Live (USA), Sky Go (UK)

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