Striker Gabriel Agbonlahor was dropped by Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert for the visit of Tottenham as the home side looked to end their goal drought. The attack-minded Charles N'Zogbia was recalled and defender Nathan Baker was also back in the starting line-up in place of Ciaran Clark following the 2-0 defeat at QPR, which saw Villa's barren run extend to 531 minutes without scoring, a stretch that includes five straight defeats. Villa had had also not scored in their last five matches against Tottenham, who made two changes with Kyle Naughton replacing fellow defender Eric Dier and striker Roberto Soldado coming in for Erik Lamela. Tottenham came into the match with just one win in...
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