Tottenham defeats Bristol City 3-1

LONDON. Tottenham prevails over Bristol City 3-1.

By
David Brown
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Tottenham defeats Bristol City 3-1

LONDON. Tottenham beats Bristol City 3-1. Tottenham was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Olga Ahtinen (31′), Martha Thomas (35′) and Eveliina Summanen (45′). Bristol City reduced the distance with a penalty (64′) by Amalie Thestrup, but there was not much to do for them. Tottenham was truly better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 9:00 am local time. The referee was Lauren Impey. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.8 degrees Celsius or 46.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Tottenham W

3 - 1

Team 1

Bristol City W

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 16 Total 14
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 5
  • 53 Attack 50
  • 33 Dangerous attack 34
  • 111 Ball safe 96
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Tottenham had a strong ball possession 68% while Bristol City was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bristol City had a more offensive attitude with 34 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Tottenham succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Tottenham shot 16 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Bristol City shot 14 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Tottenham received 1 yellow card (Ashleigh Neville). Talking about the opposition, Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (Brooke Aspin and Jamie-Lee Napier).

Match Timeline

12'
J. Napier- Yellow
A. Neville- Yellow
23'
O. Ahtinen(goal)Eveliina Summanen
31'
M. Thomas(goal)
35'
E. Summanen(goal)
45'
59'
B. Aspin- Yellow
J. Naz- sub ->Grace Clinton
60'
64'
A. Thestrup(penalty)
65'
R. Furness- sub ->Megan Connolly
65'
M. Ward- sub ->Ella Powell
K. Graham- sub ->Drew Spence
74'
78'
S. Hayles- sub ->Amalie Thestrup
78'
S. Murray- sub ->Brooke Aspin
Rosella Ayane- sub ->Celin Bizet Ildhusøy
84'
Ria Percival- sub ->Olga Ahtinen
84'
88'
E. Syme- sub ->Amy Rodgers

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City W
49
19
Chelsea W
46
18
Arsenal W
43
19
Manchester United W
32
19
Liverpool W
32
19
Tottenham W
26
18
Aston Villa W
20
19
Brighton W
18
19
Everton W
18
19
Leicester W
17
19
West Ham W
13
19
Bristol City W
6
19

After this match, Tottenham has 3 points to occupy the 6th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Bristol City stays with 0 points (12th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Tottenham will host West Ham W on the 18th of May with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Tottenham (3 draws).

Bristol City will host Everton W on the 18th of May with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Bristol City (0 draws).

Tottenham – Formation

Tottenham W
G
Rebecca 22.Jamaica
7.1
D
M. Bartrip 5.England
7.1
D
Angharad James 15.Wales
7.5
D
L. Bühler 21.Switzerland
7.0
D
A. Neville 29.England
7.3
23'
M
O. Ahtinen 20.Finland
7.9
84' Goals31'
M
Drew Spence 24.Jamaica
7.0
74'
M
E. Summanen 25.Finland
8.3
Goals45'
F
G. Clinton 8.England
7.0
60'
F
C. Bizet Ildhusøy 14.Norway
7.7
84'
F
M. Thomas 17.Scotland
7.3
Goals35'
Substitutes
G
B. Votíková 1.Czech Republic
D
A. James-Turner 4.England
D
Ria Percival 12.New Zealand
6.8
84'
D
A. Ale 13.England
D
Gracie Pearse 26.England
F
J. Naz 7.England
7.0
60'
F
K. Graham 16.England
6.9
74'
F
Linyan Zhang 18.China
F
Rosella Ayane 23.Morocco
6.7
84'

Tottenham started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Robert Vilahamn decided to play with the following team: Rebecca Spencer (7.1), Angharad James (7.5), Luana Bühler (7.0), Molly Bartrip (7.1), Ashleigh Neville (7.3), Olga Ahtinen (7.9), Drew Spence (7.0), Eveliina Summanen (8.3), Celin Bizet Ildhusøy (7.7), Martha Thomas (7.3) and Grace Clinton (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Barbora Votíková, Amy Turner, Jessica Naz (7.0), Ria Percival (6.8), Asmita Ale, Kit Graham (6.9), Linyan Zhang, Rosella Ayane (6.7) and Gracie Pearse.

Substitutions

Tottenham made 4 changes: Grace Clinton for Jessica Naz (60′), Drew Spence for Kit Graham (74′), Celin Bizet Ildhusøy for Rosella Ayane (84′) and Olga Ahtinen for Ria Percival (84′).

Best player: Eveliina Summanen​

The most impressive player for Tottenham was Eveliina Summanen.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 70 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City W
G
K. Marckese 21.United States
6.0
D
E. Powell 2.Wales
6.1
65'
D
N. Layzell 4.England
6.7
D
B. Aspin 5.England
6.2
78' 59'
D
Chloe Mustaki 12.Republic of Ireland
6.0
M
M. Connolly 6.Republic of Ireland
6.4
65'
M
A. Rodgers 8.Scotland
7.6
88'
M
J. Napier 11.Scotland
6.6
12'
M
C. Jones 23.Wales
6.5
F
A. Thestrup 17.Denmark
7.2
78' Goals64'
F
F. Morgan 24.Wales
7.1
Substitutes
G
O. Clark 13.Wales
D
S. Struck 3.Denmark
D
J. Simpson 19.England
D
M. Ward 29.England
6.6
65'
D
S. Murray 44.Jamaica
6.8
78'
M
R. Furness 10.Northern Ireland
6.5
65'
M
J. Bull 15.England
M
E. Syme 16.England
7.0
88'
F
S. Hayles 9.Jamaica
6.7
78'

Bristol City started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Lauren Smith played with: Kaylan Marckese (6.0), Ella Powell (6.1), Brooke Aspin (6.2), Naomi Layzell (6.7), Chloe Mustaki (6.0), Jamie-Lee Napier (6.6), Amy Rodgers (7.6), Megan Connolly (6.4), Carrie Jones (6.5), Ffion Morgan (7.1) and Amalie Thestrup (7.2).

They had on the bench: Cecilie Struck, Shania Hayles (6.7), Rachel Furness (6.5), Olivia Clark, Jasmine Bull, Emily Syme (7.0), Jessica Simpson, Mari Ward (6.6) and Satara Melonie Murray (6.8).

Substitutions

Bristol City made 5 changes: Brooke Aspin for Satara Melonie Murray (78′), Megan Connolly for Rachel Furness (65′), Ella Powell for Mari Ward (65′), Amalie Thestrup for Shania Hayles (78′) and Amy Rodgers for Emily Syme (88′).

Best player: Amy Rodgers​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was Amy Rodgers.

His rating is (7.6) with 26 passes (0% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.​