Tottenham Hotspur aims to recover from last week’s unexpected 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace as they face Aston Villa in today’s Premier League matchup.
Following that defeat, Spurs managed a 2-1 victory over Manchester City in the Carabao Cup, and Ange Postecoglou hopes this win sparks some momentum as his side looks to climb the table and push toward a top-four finish.
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90'+10' FULL-TIME
Full-time and what a victory! Spurs 4-1 Aston Villa!
90'+6' GOOOOOOOAL!!! JAMES MADDISON!!
Great goal from James Maddison who takes the free-kick with Kulusevski also standing over it, that catches Villa out as Maddison's shot curls around the wall and into the top corner.
90'+4' FREE-KICK
Free-kick to Spurs 15 yards inside Villa's half as Johnson is upended after a great work by Dom Solanke. We take the free-kick short, push forward and end up with another set-piece just outside the box.
90'+1' Into 10 minutes of added timer here! COYS!!
90' CORNER
Pedro Porro puts the ball behind for a corner. Digne with an out-swinging delivery but we deal with it once again.
88' CORNER
Villa win a corner on their right, Digne delivers it into the box, but we clear it comfortably.
82' SUBSTITUTION
OFF - Udogie
ON- Gray
OFF - Rcharlison
ON - Maddison
81' SUBSTITUTION
Substitution, Aston Villa. Jaden Philogene replaces Jacob Ramsey.
80' SUBSTITUTION
Substitution, AstonVilla. Leon Bailey replaces John Mcginn.
79' GOOOOOOOAL!!! DOMINIC SOLANKE
Goal! Tottenham 3-1 Aston Villa. Dominic Solanke with a left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
75' GOOOOOOOAL!!!
Tottenham 2-1 Aston Villa. Dominic Solanke right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
69' SUBSTITUTION
Substitution for Aston Villa. Jhon Duran replaces Morgan Rogers due to injury.
67' CLOSE!
Richarlison tees up Sarr, who comes inside onto his right foot and strikes one from 20 yards, but it zips just wide of the far post. Rogers goes down in the aftermath and needs treatment.
64' FREE-KICK
Free-kick to Villa at the side of our box after Sarr's challenge, Tielemans tees up Digne to drive it through the crowded box, it deflects off Diego Carlos and creeps wide of the near post.
61' Romero limped off after taking off his right boot he's been replaced by Ben Davies at the heart of our defence.
60' INJURY
There's a delay here as both Cash and Romero are down in separate areas on the pitch
58' YELLOW CARD
Cristian Romero is shown the yellow card for his foul.
56' SUBSTITUTION
OFF - Son
ON- Richarlison
OFF - Bentancur
ON - Bissouma
55' FREE-KICK
Free-kick to villa at the side of our box on the left, Tielemans delivers it into the the middle, it flicks of Solanke's head and falls to McGinn on the far side, but his fierce angled shot sails over.
54' YELLOW CARD
Pedro Porro is shown the yellow card for his foul.
51' SAVE
Close to a second for Spurs! Son release Udogie down the left, he eventually plays it into Solanke who gets it out from under his feet and fires towards the bottom corner, but Martinez dives down to his right to make the save.
49' GOOOOOOOAL!! BRENNAN JOHNSON!!
Son comes up with a lovely delivery from the left flank and Johnson is there at the back post to slide it home.
48' Controversy here as Rogers goes to ground for Villa, play continues, we send it long, Solanke pulls it down in the box and the referee then stops play.
46' SECOND HALF
We're back underway for the Second half... COYS!!
45'+1' HALF TIME
42' CHANCE
Villa with a neat passing move that ends with Watkins through in the left channel inside the box but he drags his hot across the goal and wide. It was a great chance.
40' FREE-KICK
Free-kick to Villa 10 yards inside our half after Bentancur is penalised for his challenge on Onana, Tielemans plays it down the right to Cash but there's no way through for him, Spurs get it back and push forward.
38' CORNER
Another corner to spurs, this time on the left, Porro delivers it, Martinez catches at the back post.
37' CORNER
Pedro Porro gets forward down the right, he's marked tightly but manages to win a corner, he delivers into the middle but it's cleared.
32' GOAL
The visitors are ahead as their second corner comes into the box, it hits Bentancur at the near post, Vicario with a good reaction stop but that leaves Rogers with a simple tap-in. 1-0 to Villa.
30' CORNER
Villa goes close. Ramsey's fierce shot for Villa deflects off Dragusin, Vicario swipes away the initial delivery but it's sent back in from the left flank, Onana with a header which Vicario saves down to his left to turn it around the post.
26' FREE-KICK
Villa win a free-kick inside our half, Tielemans floats it forward, it's easily dealt with by Vicario who quickly sends Kulusevski sprinting away down the right, he manages to get the ball across but it's deflected just out of the path of the prowling Son and Villa can bring it clear.
23' Bentancur works a yard of space for a shot and lets fly from 25 yards, it zips over the bar and hits the top of the net.
22' CORNER
Nice footwork from Kulusevski in the box, he wins a corner, he delivers into the idle this time, Romero rises for it but it's cleared as far as Sarr, but he completely misses his kick as he tries to volley it.
2o' CORNER
Udogie gets to the byline on the left and wins a corner, Son delivers, it's cleared as far as Sarr who pulls it down and shoots from 25 yards, it takes a wicked deflection off Johnson's outstretched leg but Martinez still gets across to gather it as the offside flag goes up.
17' CORNER
Great burst of pace from Johnson to latch onto a long ball forward that looked a lost cause, he gets to it and wins a corner, Spurs take it short but Kulusevski is dispossessed.
16' FREE-KICK
Free-kick to Villa just inside our half after Bentancur is penalised for his challenge on McGinn, taken short by Konsa to Tielemans and Villa look to push forward.
14' FREE-KICK
Pedro Porro is upended 30 yards out on the right side, free-kick to Spurs, Son delivers into the box, Solanke connects with a header but fires it well wide.
6' Son's in-swinging cross in the Villa box from our left takes a deflection off a defender and falls for Pedro Porro arriving on the right, but he lashes his shot high and over the bar.
4' FREE-KICK
Udogie is penalised for his challenge on Cash on our left flank in the visitors' half, free-kick to Villa which Konsa takes short.
3' Son advances down the left for Spurs, he's tackled by Cash, Villa push forward, we get a couple of tackles in but Villa end up keeping possession and Rogers tries a shot from the edge of the box, but it goes high and over the bar.
1' KICK-OFF!
Spurs are underway against Villa... COYS!!
THE TEAMS ARE OUT
Skipper Heung-min Son leads Spurs out of the tunnel for the game! Both teams are in their usual home colours today.
13:54pm - Match Facts
Aston Villa have won three of their last four Premier League away games against Tottenham (L1), including the last two in a row under Unai Emery. They last won three consecutive away league games against Spurs between 1922 and 1924. Only Liverpool (13) and Nottingham Forest (11) have won more away Premier League points this season than Aston Villa (10 – won three, drew one).
In 2024, Aston Villa have scored the most Premier League goals from subs (10) and have the most goals and assists combined from subs (10 goals, seven assists).
It is the joint most sub goals they’ve scored in a single year, having also netted 10 in 2023.
13:49pm - Match Facts
Tottenham have struggled in recent matchups against Aston Villa, losing three of their last four Premier League games, although they did win their most recent meeting 4-0 back in March.
In their last 16 league matches, Spurs have faced nine defeats, winning six and drawing one—only Wolves have lost more games (12) over the same period, which started in April. This is a contrast to their earlier form under Ange Postecoglou, where they lost only seven of their first 31 matches, winning 18 and drawing six. Tottenham have also frequently allowed the first goal in home league games this year, doing so in 11 out of 13 matches, but they’ve shown resilience, coming back to win seven of those games.
Draws have been rare for Spurs at home, with just two in their last 71 league games (47 wins, 22 losses), making them the only Premier League team without a home draw since last season (16 wins, 7 losses).
Under Postecoglou, Tottenham have been prolific in scoring at home, with 49 goals in 23 home league matches. Only Antonio Conte has managed to reach 50 goals faster, achieving it in just 20 games.
13:40pm - Ange Postecoglou up for the challenge as Tottenham battle Aston Villa again
Ange Postecoglou has insisted Sunday’s visitors Aston Villa deserve to be in the Champions League instead of Tottenham, but hopes to “get on top of them” this time around.
Spurs and Villa were top-four rivals during the 2023-24 campaign and the Midlands club claimed fourth spot by a two-point margin.
Fifth could have secured Champions League football if English clubs had performed strongly across Europe’s three competitions, but Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, West Ham and Brighton failed to go beyond the quarter-final stage and Villa exited the Conference League in the last four.
13:30pm - Unai Emery claims Tottenham are ‘favourites’ to finish above Aston Villa
Unai Emery insists Tottenham are bigger contenders to finish in the Premier League’s top four than his Aston Villa side this season. Villa visit north London on Sunday having made a bright start to the campaign and sit five points better off.
They have also topped Spurs in the table in the last two seasons, but the Spaniard says the budget of Tottenham means they are favourites for the match and to finish above them in the league.
13:15pm - How the table looks
These two sides are certainly among those battling for Champions League qualification next season, though it’s Villa who have started stronger out of the two.
Unai Emery’s side sit fifth on 18 points with a game in hand over the teams above them, and they could move into third with a win today.
Spurs have had a more mixed start to 2024/25, despite showing some real signs of promise, and they lie in 10th on 13 points.
Ange Postecoglou’s men could move to seventh place with a win today.
12:55 - Villa Team News
For Villa, there are no changes to the side that drew with Bournemouth in the league last week.
Tyrone Mings remains on the bench after his return from a long injury layoff, with Pau Torres and Ezri Konsa having cemented their places in the starting 11.
The midfield four remains the same as last week, with McGinn starting on the left and Ramsey on the right, with Onana and Tielemans in the more central roles.
Jhon Duran remains on the bench in favour of Ollie Watkins, with Morgan Rogers playing just behind him in the advanced midfield role.
12:54 - Tottenham Team News
Ange Postecoglou has made four changes to the side that lost 1-0 to Palace last time out in the league.
In defence, the inured Micky van de Ven is replaced by Radu Dragusin, while in attack, 17-year-old Mikey Moore comes out in favour on Heung-min Son.
In midfield, Yves Bussouma and James Maddison drop out, and they’re replaced by Rodrigo Bentancur and Pape Sarr.
12:53pm - Line-ups
Spurs XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Dragusin, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur, Kulusevski; Johnson, Solanke, Son.
Subs: Forster, Davies, Gray, Bissouma, Bergvall, Maddison, Moore, Werner, Richarlison.
Villa XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; McGinn, Onana, Tielemans, Ramsey, Rogers, Watkins.
Subs: Olsen, Maatsen, Carlos, Mings, Kamars, Philogene, Buendia, Bailey, Duran.
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