#FT: Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Aston Villa


Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium


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Tottenham Hotspur

Guglielmo Vicario, Ben Davies, Emerson Royal, Destiny Udogie, Pedro Porro, Dejan Kulusevski, Giovani Lo Celso (Alejo Veliz), Rodrigo Bentancur (Pierre-Emile Højbjerg), Son Heung-Min, Bryan Gil (Oliver Skipp), Brennan Johnson.

Subs: Brandon Austin, Jamie Donley, Alfie Dorrington, Fraser Forster, Eric Dier.

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Aston Villa

Emiliano Martínez, Pau Torres, Diego Carlos, Lucas Digne, Ezri Konsa, Douglas Luiz, Boubacar Kamara, John McGinn (Jacob Ramsey), Matty Cash (Leon Bailey), Ollie Watkins (Jhon Durán), Moussa Diaby (Youri Tielemans).

Subs: Leander Dendoncker, Álex Moreno, Clément Lenglet, Tim Iroegbunam, Robin Olsen.


MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

22’ Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 0. Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross following a corner.

27’ Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

32’ Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Rodrigo Bentancur because of an injury.

38’ Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

41’ John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45’+7’ Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 1. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a set piece situation.

45’ Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Matty Cash.

45’ Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Moussa Diaby.

61’ Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.

71’ Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces Bryan Gil.

82’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

86’ Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Alejo Véliz replaces Giovani Lo Celso.

90’+1’ Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces John McGinn.

90’+2’ Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.

  • kidenvy@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    I think people are misunderstanding the Spurs squad situation as an injury crisis. Yes there are a lot of players out, but it’s not the number of players, it’s the specific players and the lack of depth behind them.

    Even with players healthy, we would be bound to struggle without VdV and Maddison. Those two have been transformative signings in areas of weakness we’ve had for years.

    Although the current CB situation is shambolic, us Spurs fans knew this could happen based on the status of the squad after the summer window.

  • Moist_Dark_7976@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    In Defence of Ange though, I will say his football actually makes watching spurs intriguing when you compare it to the last 4-5 abysmal years.

    They’ll look really good when they have all their players back, Son looks a mess without Kane / Maddison.

  • InstructionCareless1@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    People act like all chances have been offside which is ridiculous, if Spurs finished half the good onsite chances it’s a win. They saw the game out cleverly, it’s not always the better team that wins, but that doesn’t mean it was smash and grab.

  • WealthyBigWang@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Not seeing the Spurs players bring out their kids for a victory lap after a dodgy result anymore, really makes you fall out of love with football 💔

  • Moist_Dark_7976@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Idk man, When a spurs player gets Romero’d it’s a travesty, yet when Romero cleans out and bout kills someone it’s yeah but was a yellow mate, didn’t mean it!

  • Oriphiel1@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Tottenham deserved to win the game but by having full-backs as central-backs it is normal that they lost

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    10 months ago

    Unai Emery got on the Aston Villa seat mid way through last year and hasn’t stopped cooking.

    Obligatory Gerrard is a fraud.

  • readysir@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Romero does 10 Matty Cash tackles a game but thats fine with Spurs fans. Its not Cash fault that Bentancur is made of paper lmao wasn’t even a horrible challenge

  • aldidot@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Mate mate mate mate you wouldn’t believe it mate but Unai Emery’s brilliant Aston Villa side went up to the media darling’s backyard and utterly smoked them mate. They conceded first mate but then Big Pau Torres headed a towering header home past Big Ainge’s keeper mate then Ollie Watkins grabbed the game-winner mate, oh my God mate unreal scenes to witness mate and such a dagger to the hearts of Sky Sports and every other UK-based media who hyped up these lot while the whole world knows these guys have losing in their club’s DNA and their downfall was only a matter of time mate

  • Dagur@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Played well but needed a little luck. I enjoyed the game at least.