Tottenham vs Aston Villa

3 October 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 27’
  • Matt Targett 71’ (og)
  • Ollie Watkins 67’

Match summary

Tottenham saw off Aston Villa 2-1. Tottenham led 1-0 at half-time.

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg put Tottenham ahead in the 27th minute, set up by Son Heung-Min, Ollie Watkins equalised in the 67th minute, set up by Matt Targett, and Targett's own goal won it in the 71st minute.

The chances backed that up: Tottenham created 1.79 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Aston Villa's 1.07 from 13.

Match stats

Tottenham Aston Villa
17 Shots 14
8 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.78 xG 1.07
1.78 Non-penalty xG 1.07
11 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Tottenham Aston Villa
Kick-off
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Assist: Son Heung-Min1-0 (Tottenham)
27’
Half-time1-0
67’
Ollie Watkins
Assist: Matt Targett1-1 (Aston Villa)
Matt Targett
Own goal2-1 (Tottenham)
71’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Tottenham
  • Cristian Romero
  • Oliver Skipp
Aston Villa
  • Jacob Ramsey

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.79 1.07 27’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), 1-0 27’ 67’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-1 67’ 71’ Matt Targett (Tottenham) own goal, 2-1 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.79 1.07 27’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), 1-0 Højbjerg 27’ 67’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-1 Watkins 67’ 71’ Matt Targett (Tottenham) own goal, 2-1 Targett 71’
Tottenham 1.79 xGAston Villa 1.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Tottenham attacking 
67’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 87’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), open play, 0.41 xG, blocked 60’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 87’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 49’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 61’ Tanguy NDombele Alvaro (Tottenham), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 18’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 65’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 27’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 32’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 52’ Emerson (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Matt Targett (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 71’ Matt Targett (Aston Villa), own goal 67’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 87’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), open play, 0.41 xG, blocked 60’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 87’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 49’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 61’ Tanguy NDombele Alvaro (Tottenham), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 18’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 65’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 27’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 32’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 52’ Emerson (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 64’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Matt Targett (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 71’ Matt Targett (Aston Villa), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Hugo Lloris GK900 0.000.181
Emerson DEF901 0.060.061
Cristian Romero DEF900 0.000.000
Eric Dier DEF900 0.000.452
Sergio Reguilón DEF900 0.000.000
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg MID9011 0.070.000
Oliver Skipp MID900 0.000.000
Lucas Moura MID901 0.160.143
Tanguy NDombele Alvaro MID771 0.110.161
Son Heung-Min MID9015 0.550.122
Harry Kane FWD906 0.390.411
Giovani Lo Celso Sub132 0.460.051
Bryan Gil Salvatierra Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Tottenham win 46% Avg odds 2.11
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.44
Aston Villa win 26% Avg odds 3.65

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

Form going into the game

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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.