Tottenham vs Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League
Tottenham suffer blow to top-four ambitions with Aston Villa defeat
Tottenham Hotspur suffered a blow to their top-four ambitions as they started 2023 with a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa at home.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 28': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Clément Lenglet (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Aston Villa 1. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 56': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Bryan Gil.
- 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Leon Bailey.
- 66': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Aston Villa 2. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn with a through ball.
- 78': Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces John McGinn because of an injury.
- 80': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Sarr replaces Yves Bissouma.
- 80': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal replaces Matt Doherty.
- 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jan Bednarek replaces Douglas Luiz because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Ezri Konsa.
- 88': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 88': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Djed Spence replaces Ivan Perisic.
- 90'+3': Calum Chambers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,651
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,651
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 34 | 74 | 4 |
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
 AVL |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.7 | Possession | 59.3 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 321 | Accurate Passes | 498 |
| 403 | Passes | 579 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 6 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 18 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 21 | Clearances | 9 |
Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 34 | Clément Lenglet  |
| 33 | Ben Davies |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 38 | Yves Bissouma |
| 14 | Ivan Perisic |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 11 | Bryan Gil |
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Robin Olsen (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 27 | Lucas Digne |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
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