English Premier League

Spurs vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 27': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
  • 71': Matt Targett (OG)
FT
2 - 1
  • 67': Ollie Watkins

Tottenham beats Villa 2-1 to end 3-match league losing run

— Tottenham ended a three-match losing run in the Premier League by beating Aston Villa 2-1 on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 27': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 0. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 31': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 0.
  • 67': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.
  • 68': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  • 71': Own Goal by Matt Targett, Aston Villa. Tottenham Hotspur 2, Aston Villa 1.
  • 76': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Tanguy Ndombele.
  • 80': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Kortney Hause.
  • 89': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces Lucas Moura.
  • 89': Substitution, Aston Villa. Cameron Archer replaces Danny Ings.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Aston Villa 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 53,076

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+26 Arsenal 22 50 2
+24 Manchester City 22 43 5
+8 Aston Villa 22 43 5
+4 Liverpool 22 36 6
Full Table

Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 5
6 Saves 2
43.7 Possession 56.3
14 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
226 Accurate Passes 349
318 Passes 438
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
27 Crosses 11
0.1 Cross % 0.4
61 Long Balls 49
22 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 8
21 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 12
6 Effective Clearances 37
6 Clearances 37

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
15 Eric Dier
4 Cristian Romero Yellow Card
3 Sergio Reguilón
12 Emerson Royal
28 Tanguy Ndombele
29 Oliver Skipp Yellow Card
5 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
10 Harry Kane
7 Son Heung-Min
27 Lucas Moura

AVL Aston Villa (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
30 Kortney Hause
5 Tyrone Mings
4 Ezri Konsa
41 Jacob Ramsey Yellow Card
7 John McGinn
6 Douglas Luiz
3 Matt Targett
2 Matty Cash
20 Danny Ings
11 Ollie Watkins

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