Aston Villa vs Tottenham

21 March 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Carlos Vinicius 29’
  • Harry Kane 68’ (pen)

Match summary

Tottenham beat Aston Villa 2-0 on the road. Tottenham led 1-0 at half-time.

Carlos Vinicius put Tottenham ahead in the 29th minute, set up by Lucas Moura and Harry Kane made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in the 68th minute.

The chances backed that up: Tottenham created 1.72 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Aston Villa's 0.44 from 8.

Match stats

Aston Villa Tottenham
8 Shots 9
1 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 8
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.44 xG 1.72
0.44 Non-penalty xG 0.96
8 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Aston Villa Tottenham
Kick-off
29’
Carlos Vinicius
Assist: Lucas Moura0-1 (Tottenham)
Half-time0-1
68’
Harry Kane
Penalty0-2 (Tottenham)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Aston Villa
  • Matthew Cash
  • Matt Targett
  • John McGinn
Tottenham
  • Giovani Lo Celso
  • Carlos Vinicius

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.44 1.72 29’ Carlos Vinicius (Tottenham), 0-1 29’ 68’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), 0-2 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.44 1.72 29’ Carlos Vinicius (Tottenham), 0-1 Vinicius 29’ 68’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), 0-2 Kane 68’
Aston Villa 0.44 xGTottenham 1.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Tottenham attacking Aston Villa attacking 
68’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 29’ Carlos Vinicius (Tottenham), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 58’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 84’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 36’ Carlos Vinicius (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 42’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Keinan Davis (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 5’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Joe Rodon (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Tanguy NDombele Alvaro (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 68’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 29’ Carlos Vinicius (Tottenham), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 58’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 84’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 36’ Carlos Vinicius (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 84’ Keinan Davis (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 42’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 5’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Joe Rodon (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Tanguy NDombele Alvaro (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Cash DEF900 0.000.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF900 0.000.000
Tyrone Mings DEF900 0.000.000
Matt Targett DEF900 0.000.052
Douglas Luiz MID900 0.000.000
John McGinn MID901 0.040.122
Morgan Sanson MID670 0.000.111
Bertrand Traoré FWD610 0.000.000
Ollie Watkins FWD902 0.090.000
Trézéguet FWD802 0.150.000
Anwar El Ghazi Sub291 0.010.000
Ross Barkley Sub231 0.080.061
Keinan Davis Sub101 0.060.081

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 31% Avg odds 3.05
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.42
Tottenham win 41% Avg odds 2.36

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Aston Villa LWLDD
Tottenham LWWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 2-3 Tottenham, 16 Feb 20 Next meeting: Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa, 19 May 21  All Aston Villa vs Tottenham meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.