DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 16 -- TANZANIAN Mbwana Samatta will be in action today as his Aston Villa side host Tottenham Hotspurs in the English Premier League (EPL) clash at Villa Park.

It will be the second match for Samatta in EPL after playing his debut match against Bournemouth in which they lost 2-1 despite recording 61 per cent ball possession against 39 percent posted by Bournemouth.

Samatta scored the only goal for his side on the day in the 70th minute but it was too little to save his new team which is fighting hard to avoid relegation as they currently sit 17th on the EPL table with 25 points after 25 games.

The other interesting part of today's game is the meeting between John Terry, who is Aston Villa Assistant Coach and his forme...