Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
0 - 4
0 - 4
Son Heung-Min nets hat trick as Tottenham thrash Aston Villa to boost top four chances
Tottenham eased to a 4-0 victory at Aston Villa to boost their chances of a top four finish and Champions League football next season.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 1': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 2': Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa).
- 3': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 3': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 13': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 14': Attempt saved. Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 15': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 17': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
- 18': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
- 19': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
- 21': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Sergio Reguilón replaces Matt Doherty because of an injury.
- 21': Foul by Danny Ings (Aston Villa).
- 21': Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Danny Ings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 26': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 27': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
- 29': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 29': Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 35': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 35': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 36': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 37': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Eric Dier.
- 37': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass following a corner.
- 39': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 39': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 41': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 43': Attempt saved. Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 43': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 44': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 44': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Ings with a headed pass.
- 45'+4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Son Heung-Min.
- 45'+4': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45'+4': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) header from very close range is blocked.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 47': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 47': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 49': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Kane with a headed pass.
- 57': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 58': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 59': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 59': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Digne following a corner.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Royal.
- 60': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 60': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 61': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Danny Ings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 65': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 65': Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 3. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane with a through ball.
- 69': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 69': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Danny Ings.
- 70': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Philippe Coutinho.
- 71': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 4. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 73': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 73': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 73': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Sergio Reguilón tries a through ball, but Ben Davies is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Lucas Digne because of an injury.
- 80': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 80': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Ashley Young (Aston Villa).
- 82': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Steven Bergwijn replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
- 85': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 85': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 85': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 90'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 90'+1': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross.
- 90'+2': Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 4.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 4.
Statistics
 TOT |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 8 | Saves | 1 |
| 48.5 | Possession | 51.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 404 | Accurate Passes | 424 |
| 461 | Passes | 477 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 6 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 25 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 28 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,949
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,949
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 9 | +11 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 8 | +12 | 21 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 9 | +5 | 18 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 8 | +7 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 27 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 23 | Philippe Coutinho |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 20 | Danny Ings  |
Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 33 | Ben Davies |
| 4 | Cristian Romero |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 12 | Emerson Royal |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
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