Tottenham Hotspur defeats Aston Villa 4-0 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRMINGHAM. Tottenham Hotspur prevails over Aston Villa 4-0 after playing a incredible match.

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David Brown
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Tottenham Hotspur defeats Aston Villa 4-0 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRMINGHAM. Tottenham Hotspur prevails over Aston Villa 4-0 after playing a incredible match. James Maddison (50′), Brennan Johnson (53′), Heung-min Son  (90′) and Timo Werner (90′). Tottenham Hotspur was much superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh assisted by Simon Bennett and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Darren Bond. The weather was drizzle rain. The temperature was cold at 7.5 degrees Celsius or 45.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Aston Villa

0 - 4

Team 1

Tottenham Hotspur

  • ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
  • 10 Total 9
  • 1 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 1
  • 7 Shots blocked 3
  • 53 Attack 126
  • 34 Dangerous attack 52
  • 72 Ball safe 74
  • 17 Free Kicks 16
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Tottenham Hotspur had a superior ball possession 69% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tottenham Hotspur had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tottenham Hotspur won the encounter.​

Aston Villa shot 10 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur shot 9 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Aston Villa didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur received 2 yellow cards (Radu Drăgușin and Pape Matar Sarr).

(Aston Villa) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (65′).

Match Timeline

19'
Pape Matar Sarr- Yellow
50'
James Maddison(goal)Pape Matar Sarr
49'
Radu Drăgușin- sub ->Micky van de Ven
53'
Brennan Johnson(goal)Heung-min Son 
Moussa Diaby- sub ->Youri Tielemans
58'
Álex Moreno- sub ->Lucas Digne
58'
Nicolò Zaniolo- sub ->Clément Lenglet
58'
61'
Radu Drăgușin- Yellow
John McGinn- Red
65'
Tim Iroegbunam- sub ->Leon Bailey
69'
70'
Rodrigo Bentancur- sub ->Pape Matar Sarr
Diego Carlos- sub ->Ezri Konsa
85'
87'
Timo Werner- sub ->James Maddison
88'
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg- sub ->Brennan Johnson
90'
Heung-min Son (goal)Dejan Kulusevski
90'
Timo Werner(goal)Heung-min Son 

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Arsenal
80
35
Manchester City
79
34
Liverpool
75
35
Aston Villa
67
35
Tottenham Hotspur
60
34
Manchester United
54
34
Newcastle United
53
34
Chelsea
51
34
West Ham United
49
35
AFC Bournemouth
48
35
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
35
Brighton & Hove Albion
44
34
Fulham
43
35
Crystal Palace
40
35
Everton
37
36
Brentford
35
35
Nottingham Forest
26
35
Luton Town
26
36
Burnley
24
35
Sheffield United
16
35

After playing this match, Aston Villa stays with 55 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur will has 53 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will play away against West Ham United on the 16th of March with a 12-8 head to head record in favor of West Ham United (10 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur will play away against Fulham on the 16th of March with a 19-4 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (8 draws).

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa
G
Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina
6.1
D
Ezri Konsa 4.England
6.0
85'
D
Pau Torres 14.Spain
6.0
D
C. Lenglet 17.France
6.4
58'
D
Matty Cash 2.Poland
6.3
D
Lucas Digne 12.France
6.4
58'
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
7.0
M
John McGinn 7.Scotland
6.4
65'
M
Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium
6.7
58'
F
Ollie Watkins 11.England
6.4
F
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
6.6
69'
Substitutes
G
Robin Olsen 25.Sweden
D
Álex Moreno 15.Spain
6.4
58'
D
Diego Carlos 3.Brazil
6.1
85'
D
Kaine Kesler-Hayden 29.England
M
Nicolò Zaniolo 22.Italy
6.3
58'
M
Tim Iroegbunam 47.England
6.4
69'
F
Morgan Rogers 27.England
F
Moussa Diaby 19.France
6.3
58'
F
Jhon Durán 24.Colombia

Aston Villa started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez (6.1), Matty Cash (6.3), Ezri Konsa (6.0), Clément Lenglet (6.4), Pau Torres (6.0), Lucas Digne (6.4), John McGinn (6.4), Douglas Luiz (7.0), Youri Tielemans (6.7), Leon Bailey (6.6) and Ollie Watkins (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Diego Carlos (6.1), Moussa Diaby (6.3), Nicolò Zaniolo (6.3), Jhon Durán, Robin Olsen, Kaine Kesler, Tim Iroegbunam (6.4), Álex Moreno (6.4) and Morgan Rogers.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 5 changes: Youri Tielemans for Moussa Diaby (58′), Lucas Digne for Álex Moreno (58′), Clément Lenglet for Nicolò Zaniolo (58′), Leon Bailey for Tim Iroegbunam (69′) and Ezri Konsa for Diego Carlos (85′).

Player of the match: Douglas Luiz​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aston Villa was Douglas Luiz.

His rating is 7.0 with 36 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur
G
Guglielmo Vicario 13.Italy
7.7
D
Cristian Romero 17.Argentina
7.8
D
Micky van de Ven  37.Netherlands
7.5
49'
D
Destiny Udogie 38.Italy
7.3
D
Pedro Porro 23.Spain
7.8
M
Yves Bissouma 8.Mali
7.5
M
James Maddison 10.England
7.5
87' Goals50'
M
Dejan Kulusevski 21.Sweden
7.3
M
Brennan Johnson 22.Wales
8.1
88' Goals53'
M
Pape Matar Sarr 29.Senegal
7.1
70' 19'
F
Heung-min Son  7.South Korea
9.4
Goals90'
Substitutes
G
Brandon Austin 40.England
D
Emerson Royal 12.Brazil
D
Radu Drăgușin 6.Romania
7.0
49' 61'
D
Ben Davies  33.Wales
M
Rodrigo Bentancur 30.Uruguay
7.0
70'
M
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 5.Denmark
7.1
88'
M
Giovani Lo Celso 18.Argentina
F
Timo Werner 16.Germany
7.3
87' Goals90'
F
Dane Scarlett 44.England

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

Angelos Postecoglou played with: Guglielmo Vicario (7.7), Pedro Porro (7.8), Cristian Romero (7.8), Micky van de Ven (7.5), Destiny Udogie (7.3), Yves Bissouma  (7.5), Pape Matar Sarr (7.1), Dejan Kulusevski (7.3), James Maddison (7.5), Brennan Johnson (8.1) and Heung-min Son  (9.4).

These were the players on the bench: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (7.1), Radu Drăgușin (7.0), Giovani Lo Celso , Ben Davies  , Brandon Austin, Dane Scarlett, Emerson Royal, Rodrigo Bentancur  (7.0) and Timo Werner (7.3).

Tottenham Hotspur could not rely on the presence of Radu Drăgușin (injured).

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 4 changes: Micky van de Ven for Radu Drăgușin (49′), Pape Matar Sarr for Rodrigo Bentancur  (70′), James Maddison for Timo Werner (87′) and Brennan Johnson for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (88′).

Player of the match: Heung-min Son ​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Heung-min Son .

His rating is 9.4 with 1 goal, 43 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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