Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
- 49': Brennan Johnson
- 75': Dominic Solanke
- 79': Dominic Solanke
- 90'+6': James Maddison
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Tottenham stage second-half comeback to crush Aston Villa
Two second-half goals from Dominic Solanke and a sublime James Maddison free kick helped Tottenham Hotspur come from behind to overwhelm Aston Villa 4-1 on Sunday and end the visitors' seven-match unbeaten run in the Premier League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 3': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 4': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 4': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 7': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 7': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 8': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 12': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 12': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 12': Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 13': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 15': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 15': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 18': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 20': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 21': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 22': Attempt missed. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 22': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cristian Romero.
- 23': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 24': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 25': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 25': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 27': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 27': Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 30': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
- 30': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Destiny Udogie.
- 32': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Aston Villa 1. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 36': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 37': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 39': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 42': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Rogers following a fast break.
- 43': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
- 45': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 47': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 1. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
- 50': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 51': Attempt saved. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
- 52': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 53': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 53': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 54': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amadou Onana following a set piece situation.
- 56': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 56': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 58': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 58': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Diego Carlos replaces Matty Cash because of an injury.
- 61': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Cristian Romero because of an injury.
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 63': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Attempt missed. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans following a set piece situation.
- 64': Attempt missed. Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne following a set piece situation.
- 67': Attempt missed. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Richarlison.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Morgan Rogers because of an injury.
- 75': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Aston Villa 1. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a through ball.
- 78': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 79': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Aston Villa 1. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Richarlison.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces John McGinn.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jaden Philogene replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. James Maddison replaces Richarlison because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Archie Gray replaces Destiny Udogie.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Hand ball by Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa).
- 86': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 87': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Archie Gray.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 90': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 90': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 90': Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa).
- 90'+5': Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
- 90'+6': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 4, Aston Villa 1. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+8': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+8': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 90'+10': Attempt saved. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+10': Foul by Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+10': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 4, Aston Villa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 4, Aston Villa 1.
Statistics
 AVL |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 48.9 | Possession | 51.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 324 | Accurate Passes | 354 |
| 386 | Passes | 397 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 24 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 19 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 21 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,253
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,253
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 16 | +21 | 39 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 17 | +18 | 35 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 17 | +18 | 33 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | +4 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 6 | Radu Dragusin |
| 17 | Cristian Romero  |
| 13 | Destiny Udogie |
| 23 | Pedro Porro |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 29 | Pape Matar Sarr |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
| 19 | Dominic Solanke |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 22 | Brennan Johnson |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 7 | John McGinn |
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