LONDON. Aston Villa overcame Tottenham to win 2-1. It was Aston Villa to strike first with a goal of Adriana Leon at the 23′. Then it was a goal in the 38′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jordan Nobbs gave the win to Aston Villa in the 60′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was freezing at -3.8 degrees Celsius or 25.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 15 Total 13
- 4 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 5
- 106 Attack 99
- 61 Dangerous attack 65
- 81 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
Fouls
- 9 Total 4
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Tottenham was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Aston Villa that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Aston Villa had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aston Villa won the match.
Tottenham shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Tottenham received 1 yellow card (Molly Bartrip). Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa received 4 yellow cards (Noelle Maritz, Jordan Nobbs, Kirsty Hanson and Adriana Leon).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Tottenham stays with 19 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa will has 16 points like Leicester W to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Tottenham will play away with Arsenal W on the 3rd of March with a 6-1 head to head in favor of Arsenal W (1 draw).
Aston Villa will host Liverpool W on the 3rd of March with a 1-1 head to head.
Tottenham – Formation
Tottenham W
75'
38'
90'
Tottenham started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Robert Vilahamn decided to play with the following team: Barbora Votíková , Charlotte Grant , Amy Turner , Molly Bartrip , Amanda Nildén , Celin Bizet Ildhusøy , Kit Graham , Eveliina Summanen , Grace Clinton , Martha Thomas and Bethany England .
The home team had on the bench: Jessica Naz , Ellie Brazil, Ramona Petzelberger , Matilda Vinberg , Olga Ahtinen , Luana Bühler, Rebecca Spencer, Rosella Ayane and Shuang Wang .
Substitutions
Tottenham made 5 changes: Celin Bizet Ildhusøy for Jessica Naz (64′), Eveliina Summanen for Shuang Wang (74′), Charlotte Grant for Olga Ahtinen (75′), Martha Thomas for Ramona Petzelberger (75′) and Bethany England for Matilda Vinberg (75′).
Player of the match: Kit Graham
The player that probably impressed the most for Tottenham was Kit Graham.
His rating is with 56 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 13.
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa W
Aston Villa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Carla Ward played with: Daphne van Domselaar , Sarah Mayling , Anna Patten , Noelle Maritz , Mayumi Pacheco , Jordan Nobbs , Rachel Corsie , Simone Magill , Alisha Lehmann , Adriana Leon and Kirsty Hanson .
They had on the bench: Kenza Dali , Freya Gregory, Sophia Poor, Danielle Turner , Ebony Salmon, Georgia Mullet and Miriael Taylor .
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 4 changes: Simone Magill for Georgia Mullet (85′), Jordan Nobbs for Miriael Taylor (85′), Mayumi Pacheco for Danielle Turner (86′) and Alisha Lehmann for Kenza Dali (64′).
Player of the match: Jordan Nobbs
The most impressive player for Aston Villa was Jordan Nobbs.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- Tottenham – Aston Villa – 1-2
- Leicester – Bristol City – 5-2
- Everton – West Ham – 2-0
- Brighton – Liverpool – 0-1
