LONDON. Aston Villa succeeded in turn the tables against Tottenham Hotspur to win 2-1. It was Tottenham Hotspur to strike first with a goal of Giovani Lo Celso  at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ollie Watkins gave the win to Aston Villa in the 61′ minute. Tottenham Hotspur was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 9:00 am local time. In front of 61,679 spectators.​ The referee was Robert Jones with the help of Tim Wood and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 3.29 degrees Celsius or 37.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Tottenham Hotspur

1 - 2

Aston Villa

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 18 Total 15
  • 8 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 8
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 110 Attack 75
  • 79 Dangerous attack 42
  • 84 Ball safe 77
  • 15 Free Kicks 15
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
  • 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 13
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Tottenham Hotspur had a strong ball possession 62% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tottenham Hotspur was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyway, Aston Villa managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Tottenham Hotspur shot 18 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Aston Villa shot 15 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Tottenham Hotspur didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Aston Villa received 4 yellow cards (Ollie Watkins, John McGinn, Matty Cash and Boubacar Kamara).

Match Timeline

Giovani Lo Celso(goal)Pedro Porro
22'
24'
Ollie Watkins(VAR)
27'
Matty Cash- Yellow
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg- sub ->Rodrigo Bentancur
32'
38'
Boubacar Kamara- Yellow
41'
John McGinn- Yellow
45'
Pau Torres(goal)Douglas Luiz
46'
Leon Bailey- sub ->Matty Cash
46'
Youri Tielemans- sub ->Moussa Diaby
61'
Ollie Watkins(goal)Youri Tielemans
Oliver Skipp- sub ->Bryan Gil
71'
82'
Ollie Watkins- Yellow
86'
90'
Jacob Ramsey- sub ->Ollie Watkins
90'
Jhon Durán- sub ->Ollie Watkins

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this match, Tottenham Hotspur will stay with 26 points to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa will have 28 points like Liverpool to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will play away with Sheffield United on the 19th of May with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (2 draws).

Aston Villa will play away agasint Crystal Palace on the 19th of May with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Aston Villa (3 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur
G
Guglielmo Vicario 13.Italy
6.7
D
Emerson Royal 12.Brazil
6.8
D
Pedro Porro 23.Spain
8.5
D
Ben Davies 33.Wales
7.5
D
Destiny Udogie 38.Italy
7.0
M
Bryan Gil 11.Spain
7.3
71'
M
Giovani Lo Celso 18.Argentina
8.1
86' 22'
M
Dejan Kulusevski 21.Sweden
7.5
M
Brennan Johnson 22.Wales
6.7
M
Pape Matar Sarr 29.Senegal
M
Rodrigo Bentancur 30.Uruguay
7.3
32'
F
Heung-min Son 7.South Korea
7.8
Substitutes
G
Fraser Forster 20.England
G
Brandon Austin 40.England
D
Eric Dier 15.England
M
Oliver Skipp 4.England
7.0
71'
M
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 5.Denmark
7.3
32'
F
Alejo Véliz 36.Argentina
6.7
86'

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Pape Matar Sarr, Guglielmo Vicario (6.7), Pedro Porro (8.5), Emerson Royal (6.8), Ben Davies   (7.5), Destiny Udogie (7.0), Rodrigo Bentancur  (7.3), Giovani Lo Celso  (8.1), Brennan Johnson (6.7), Dejan Kulusevski (7.5), Bryan Gil  (7.3) and Heung-min Son (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (7.3), Eric Dier, Oliver Skipp (7.0), Fraser Forster, Alejo Véliz (6.7), Brandon Austin, Jamie Donley and Alfie Dorrington.

Tottenham Hotspur could not rely on the presence of Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (injured).

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: Rodrigo Bentancur  for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (32′), Giovani Lo Celso  for Alejo Véliz (86′) and Bryan Gil  for Oliver Skipp (71′).

Player of the match: Pedro Porro​

The most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Pedro Porro.

His rating is (8.5) with 59 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 10 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa
G
Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina
8.4
D
Diego Carlos 3.Brazil
7.0
D
Ezri Konsa 4.England
6.8
D
Lucas Digne 12.France
7.7
D
Pau Torres 14.Spain
8.4
45'
M
Matty Cash 2.Poland
6.4
46' 27'
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
8.1
M
John McGinn 7.Scotland
7.7
41'
M
Boubacar Kamara 44.France
7.3
38'
F
Ollie Watkins 11.England
7.3
90' 82' 61'
F
Moussa Diaby 19.France
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Robin Olsen 25.Sweden
D
Álex Moreno 15.Spain
D
C. Lenglet 17.France
M
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
7.0
46'
M
Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium
M
Jacob Ramsey 41.England
90'
M
Tim Iroegbunam 47.England
M
Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium
7.0
46'
F
Jhon Durán 24.Colombia
90'

Aston Villa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez (8.4), Ezri Konsa (6.8), Diego Carlos (7.0), Pau Torres (8.4), Lucas Digne (7.7), Matty Cash (6.4), Boubacar Kamara (7.3), Douglas Luiz (8.1), John McGinn (7.7), Moussa Diaby (6.4), Ollie Watkins (7.3).

They had on the bench: Youri Tielemans (7.0), Álex Moreno, Clément Lenglet, Jhon Durán, Robin Olsen, Leon Bailey (7.0), Leander Dendoncker, Jacob Ramsey and Tim Iroegbunam.

Aston Villa could not rely on the presence of Youri Tielemans (injured).

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 4 changes: Matty Cash for Leon Bailey (46′), Moussa Diaby for Youri Tielemans (46′), Ollie Watkins for Jhon Durán (90′) and Ollie Watkins for Jacob Ramsey (90′).

Player of the match: Emiliano Martínez​

The most impressive player for Aston Villa was the goalkeeper: Emiliano Martínez. His rating is 8.36. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​