Aston Villa vs Tottenham

16 February 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

Toby Alderweireld 9’ (og)
Björn Engels 53’

Toby Alderweireld 27’
Son Heung-Min 45+2’, 90+4’

Match summary

Tottenham came from behind to win 3-2 away at Aston Villa, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Tottenham led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Alderweireld's own goal put Aston Villa ahead in the 9th minute, Toby Alderweireld equalised from a corner in the 27th minute, set up by Eric Dier, and Son Heung-Min put Tottenham in front in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Björn Engels equalised with a header in the 53rd minute, set up by Jack Grealish and Heung-Min won it in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Tottenham created 4.34 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Aston Villa's 1.71 from 18. Son Heung-Min had a penalty saved for Tottenham.

Match stats

18 Shots 23

4 Shots on Target 10

12 Corners 7

2 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 0

1.71 xG 3.86

1.71 Non-penalty xG 2.96

8 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Aston Villa Tottenham

Kick-off

Toby Alderweireld
Own goal

1-0

9’

27’

Toby Alderweireld
Assist: Eric Dier

1-1

45+2’

Son Heung-Min

1-2

Half-time1-2

Björn Engels
Assist: Jack Grealish

2-2

53’

90+4’

Son Heung-Min

2-3

Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Aston Villa

Frederic Guilbert
Marvelous Nakamba

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.

Aston Villa 1.71 xGTottenham 4.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Tottenham attacking Aston Villa attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
José Reina	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Björn Engels	DEF	90	1		2	0.41	0.09	1
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Kortney Hause	DEF	90			2	0.15	0.00	0
Frederic Guilbert	MID	90			0	0.00	0.10	1
Matt Targett	MID	90			0	0.00	0.05	1
Douglas Luiz	MID	90			2	0.44	0.02	1
Daniel Drinkwater	MID	63			0	0.00	0.04	1
Anwar El Ghazi	FWD	73			5	0.33	0.08	1
Mbwana Samatta	FWD	86			3	0.19	0.09	2
Jack Grealish	FWD	90		1	3	0.18	0.96	5
Marvelous Nakamba	Sub	27			0	0.00	0.06	1
Trézéguet	Sub	17			1	0.01	0.00	0
Borja Bastón	Sub	4			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Hugo Lloris	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Serge Aurier	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.09	1
Toby Alderweireld	DEF	90	1		1	0.07	0.00	0
Davinson Sánchez	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ben Davies	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.36	1
Harry Winks	MID	90			1	0.02	0.14	2
Eric Dier	MID	63		1	0	0.00	0.07	1
Lucas Moura	MID	90			3	0.39	0.54	3
Dele Alli	MID	86			5	1.40	0.09	1
Steven Bergwijn	MID	90			4	0.33	0.10	3
Son Heung-Min	FWD	90	2		7	2.04	0.38	2
Giovani Lo Celso	Sub	27			2	0.11	0.34	2
Gedson Fernandes	Sub	4			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jan Vertonghen	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 25% Avg odds 3.88

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.72

Tottenham win 49% Avg odds 1.94

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

Form going into the game

Aston Villa W L D W L

Tottenham L L D W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Tottenham 3-1 Aston Villa, 10 Aug 19 Next meeting: Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham, 21 Mar 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.