Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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Buendía strike sees Villa come from behind to beat Tottenham
Morgan Rogers and Emi Buendía were on target for Aston Villa in a come-from-behind victory over Tottenham Hotspur.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
- 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 3': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 3': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 5': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 0. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Palhinha with a headed pass following a corner.
- 7': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Mohammed Kudus is caught offside.
- 11': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 12': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 14': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 14': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Evann Guessand.
- 17': Foul by Donyell Malen (Aston Villa).
- 17': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Mathys Tel is caught offside.
- 18': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 21': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 22': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 22': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Foul by Evann Guessand (Aston Villa).
- 23': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 25': Attempt missed. Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Attempt saved. Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Pedro Porro.
- 29': Foul by Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 29': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 1. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 40': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 40': Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 45': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wilson Odobert with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+4': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45'+5': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 1.
- 47': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt saved. João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 54': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 55': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Rodrigo Bentancur is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 57': Attempt missed. João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 58': Offside, Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers is caught offside.
- 60': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces Mathys Tel because of an injury.
- 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Evann Guessand.
- 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Donyell Malen.
- 62': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matty Cash with a headed pass following a fast break.
- 63': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 63': Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 65': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
- 67': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Mohammed Kudus is caught offside.
- 67': Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 71': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 76': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Djed Spence.
- 77': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 2. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
- 79': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Bergvall replaces Xavi Simons.
- 79': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Wilson Odobert.
- 81': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 81': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
- 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Amadou Onana.
- 84': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Bergvall is caught offside.
- 85': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 86': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Matar Sarr replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 86': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Djed Spence.
- 86': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lucas Bergvall.
- 87': Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 89': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 89': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 90': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ian Maatsen.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Richarlison with a headed pass following a corner.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+7': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Matar Sarr is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 2.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 2.
Statistics
 AVL |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 47.4 | Possession | 52.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 292 | Accurate Passes | 336 |
| 348 | Passes | 382 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 24 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 29 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,291
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,291
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 8 | +12 | 19 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 8 | +11 | 16 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | +3 | 15 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | +3 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 37 | Micky van de Ven  |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 24 | Djed Spence |
| 23 | Pedro Porro |
| 7 | Xavi Simons |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 6 | João Palhinha |
| 11 | Mathys Tel |
| 28 | Wilson Odobert |
| 20 | Mohammed Kudus |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 17 | Donyell Malen |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 29 | Evann Guessand |
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