Tottenham
Aston Villa
Match summary
Aston Villa won 3-2 away at Tottenham. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Johan Manzambi put Aston Villa ahead in first-half stoppage time, set up by Boubacar Kamara. In the second half, Nicolas Jackson made it 0-2 in the 67th minute, set up by Johan Manzambi, Emiliano Buendía made it 0-3 in the 79th minute, set up by John McGinn, Conor Gallagher pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 86th minute, set up by Mohammed Kudus, and Jan Paul van Hecke made it 2-3 with a header in stoppage time, set up by Andrew Robertson.
There was little between the sides on chances: Tottenham created 1.74 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots, Aston Villa 1.76 from 15.
Tottenham dominated territory and possession during their Premier League fixture against Aston Villa, registering sixty-four percent possession, one hundred and thirty-three attacks, and eleven corners compared to their opponents' solitary corner. Despite this heavy territorial advantage and a total of nineteen shots to Aston Villa's fifteen, both teams managed six shots on target. The expected goals statistics reflected a remarkably tight contest, with Tottenham recording 1.74 expected goals against Aston Villa's 1.76. Discipline was reasonably well maintained across the ninety minutes, as Tottenham committed nine fouls and received one yellow card, while Aston Villa committed thirteen fouls and collected two yellow cards.
The match turned significantly in Aston Villa's favour late in the first half when Johan Manzambi scored with a right-footed shot in the fourth minute of added time to break the deadlock. Early in the second half, Nicolas Jackson extended the lead to two goals with a right-footed strike in the sixty-seventh minute. Emiliano Buendía added a third for the visitors with another right-footed shot in the seventy-ninth minute. Tottenham fought back through Conor Gallagher, who scored with a right foot shot in the eighty-sixth minute, before Jan Paul van Hecke headed in another goal in the ninety-eighth minute, concluding the scoring at two to three.
