English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2023-24 English Premier League

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  • Red Card 65': John McGinn
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  • 50': James Maddison
  • 53': Brennan Johnson
  • 90'+1': Son Heung-Min
  • 90'+4': Timo Werner

Tottenham thump Aston Villa 4-0 to boost UCL hopes

Tottenham Hotspur hammered 10-man Aston Villa 4-0 in the Premier League on Sunday thanks to four second-half goals, allowing them to close the gap with their Birmingham rivals to two points in the chase for Champions League football next season.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 4': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Offside, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey is caught offside.
  • 8': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 8': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 9': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  • 16': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 16': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
  • 18': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 19': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Brennan Johnson.
  • 26': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 26': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 32': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
  • 32': Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Matty Cash.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
  • 37': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 38': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 38': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
  • 40': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  • 41': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 43': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
  • 45': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 47': Offside, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey is caught offside.
  • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 49': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Radu Dragusin replaces Micky van de Ven because of an injury.
  • 50': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pape Sarr with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 53': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 54': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
  • 54': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 56': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Clément Lenglet.
  • 58': Substitution, Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby replaces Youri Tielemans.
  • 58': Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Lucas Digne.
  • 58': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 58': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 59': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  • 61': Foul by Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 61': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  • 63': Offside, Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby is caught offside.
  • 65': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 65': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the red card.
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
  • 69': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
  • 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Tim Iroegbunam replaces Leon Bailey.
  • 70': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Pape Sarr.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
  • 76': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
  • 77': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 77': Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross.
  • 83': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
  • 84': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 84': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Substitution, Aston Villa. Diego Carlos replaces Ezri Konsa.
  • 87': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner replaces James Maddison.
  • 88': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Brennan Johnson.
  • 88': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 88': Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 3. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a through ball.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+3': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 4. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 90'+7': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+8': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+10': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 4.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 5
4 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 1
69.3 Possession 30.7
9 SHOTS 10
5 ON GOAL 1
0.6 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
647 Accurate Passes 239
708 Passes 303
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 2
14 Crosses 14
0.4 Cross % 0.1
23 Long Balls 36
13 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 7
14 Effective Tackles 12
19 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
18 Interceptions 9
12 Effective Clearances 10
12 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,310

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 9 +11 23
2 Liverpool 9 +12 22
3 Arsenal 9 +7 18
4 Aston Villa 9 +5 18
Full Table

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
17 Clément Lenglet
14 Pau Torres
4 Ezri Konsa
12 Lucas Digne
2 Matty Cash
6 Douglas Luiz
8 Youri Tielemans
7 John McGinn Red Card
11 Ollie Watkins
31 Leon Bailey

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
37 Micky van de Ven
17 Cristian Romero
38 Destiny Udogie
23 Pedro Porro
10 James Maddison
29 Pape Matar Sarr Yellow Card
8 Yves Bissouma
7 Son Heung-Min
22 Brennan Johnson
21 Dejan Kulusevski

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