Tottenham vs Aston Villa

26 November 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Giovani Lo Celso 22’
  • Pau Torres 45+7’
  • Ollie Watkins 61’

Match summary

Aston Villa came from behind to win 2-1 away at Tottenham. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Giovani Lo Celso put Tottenham ahead from a corner in the 22nd minute, set up by Pedro Porro, Pau Torres equalised with a header in first-half stoppage time, set up by Douglas Luiz, and Ollie Watkins won it in the 61st minute, set up by Youri Tielemans.

There was little between the sides on chances: Tottenham created 2.25 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, Aston Villa 2.40 from 15.

Match stats

Tottenham Aston Villa
18 Shots 15
8 Shots on Target 5
9 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2.23 xG 2.40
2.23 Non-penalty xG 2.40
18 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Tottenham Aston Villa
Kick-off
Giovani Lo Celso
Assist: Pedro Porro1-0 (Tottenham)
22’
45+7’
Pau Torres
Assist: Douglas Luiz1-1 (Aston Villa)
Half-time1-1
61’
Ollie Watkins
Assist: Youri Tielemans1-2 (Aston Villa)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Aston Villa
  • Matthew Cash
  • Boubacar Kamara
  • John McGinn
  • Ollie Watkins

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.25 2.40 22’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), 1-0 22’ 45+7’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), 1-1 45+7’ 61’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-2 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.25 2.40 22’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), 1-0 Celso 22’ 45+7’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), 1-1 Torres 45+7’ 61’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-2 Watkins 61’
Tottenham 2.25 xGAston Villa 2.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Tottenham attacking 
82’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.94 xG, off target 73’ Brennan Johnson (Tottenham), open play, 0.70 xG, saved 3’ Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham), open play, 0.42 xG, hit the woodwork 5’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.32 xG, off target 3’ Iyenoma Destiny Udogie (Tottenham), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 52’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.23 xG, goal 1’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 71’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 7’ Bryan Gil Salvatierra (Tottenham), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 72’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 74’ Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 46’ Diego Carlos (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 61’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 68’ Ben Davies (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 50’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 50’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 55’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ Pedro Porro (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 3’ Brennan Johnson (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Pedro Porro (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 35’ Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 80’ Brennan Johnson (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Pedro Porro (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 49’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Emerson (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+7’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.94 xG, off target 73’ Brennan Johnson (Tottenham), open play, 0.70 xG, saved 3’ Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham), open play, 0.42 xG, hit the woodwork 5’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.32 xG, off target 3’ Iyenoma Destiny Udogie (Tottenham), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 52’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.23 xG, goal 1’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 71’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 7’ Bryan Gil Salvatierra (Tottenham), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 72’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 74’ Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 46’ Diego Carlos (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 61’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 68’ Ben Davies (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 50’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 50’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 55’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ Pedro Porro (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 3’ Brennan Johnson (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Pedro Porro (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 35’ Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 80’ Brennan Johnson (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Pedro Porro (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 49’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Emerson (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+7’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Guglielmo Vicario GK900 0.000.000
Pedro Porro DEF9013 0.140.444
Emerson DEF901 0.020.000
Ben Davies DEF901 0.090.000
Iyenoma Destiny Udogie DEF901 0.300.000
Giovani Lo Celso MID9012 0.060.153
Rodrigo Bentancur MID310 0.000.000
Brennan Johnson MID903 0.790.051
Dejan Kulusevski MID903 0.580.213
Bryan Gil Salvatierra MID801 0.120.031
Son Heung-Min FWD902 0.131.183
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Sub591 0.020.000
Oliver Skipp Sub100 0.000.111
Alejo Véliz Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Tottenham win 37% Avg odds 2.63
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.76
Aston Villa win 38% Avg odds 2.56

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

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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.