English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 11, 2015
Aston Villa WWLLD 1
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Tottenham Hotspur WWLWD 0
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White Hart Lane · 35,687 att.

Match Report

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Benteke hands Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood win on Tottenham return

Benteke's first-half header ensured Villa secured three vital points in their Premier League relegation battle, while Spurs' season threatens to peter out after a poor run of form.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
6
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
2
43
Possession
57
11
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
247
Accurate Passes
368
363
Passes
468
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
12
Crosses
23
0.5
Cross %
0.2
87
Long Balls
67
35
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
24
Effective Tackles
14
32
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
20
Effective Clearances
17
20
Clearances
17

Head to Head

TOT leads series 5-0

Lineups

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Michel VormG
  2. 15Eric DierCD-L
  3. 21Federico FazioCD-R
  4. 3Danny RoseLB
  5. 6Vlad ChirichesRB
  6. 22Nacer ChadliAM
  7. 42Nabil BentalebLM
  8. 38Ryan MasonRM
  9. 18Harry KaneF
  10. 23Christian EriksenAM-L
  11. 17Andros TownsendAM-R

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 6Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 4Ron VlaarCD-R
  4. 18Kieran RichardsonLB
  5. 7Leandro BacunaRB
  6. 24Carlos SánchezCM
  7. 16Fabian DelphLM
  8. 8Tom CleverleyRM
  9. 20Christian BentekeF
  10. 40Jack GrealishLF
  11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorRF

Timeline

  1. 18' Substitution, Aston Villa. Nathan Baker replaces Ciaran Clark because of an injury.
  2. 35' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Aston Villa 1. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a cross.
  3. 58' Carlos Sánchez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 62' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Roberto Soldado replaces Nacer Chadli.
  5. 63' Substitution, Aston Villa. Andreas Weimann replaces Jack Grealish.
  6. 66' Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Joe Cole replaces Gabriel Agbonlahor because of an injury.
  8. 79' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Erik Lamela replaces Andros Townsend.
  9. 79' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Vlad Chiriches.
  10. 81' Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 90'+3' Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+4' Second yellow card to Carlos Sánchez (Aston Villa) for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+6' Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+7' Kieran Richardson (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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