Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart could recover from his hamstring injury in time for Monday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Aston Villa.

Tottenham head coach Juande Ramos gave Roman Pavlyuchenko and Vedran Corluka their debuts in the Premier League clash against Aston Villa at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham managed to hold off an Aston Villa fightback to continue their impressive home record.