English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 19, 2026
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Match Report

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Drab Tottenham fall to Aston Villa loss despite ending goalless run

Aston Villa piled the pressure on big-spending Tottenham and Roberto De Zerbi with a 3-2 away victory to claim a first win in the Premier League this season.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
1
Corner Kicks
11
5
Saves
3
36.2
Possession
63.8
15
SHOTS
20
6
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
278
Accurate Passes
497
331
Passes
571
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
6
Crosses
28
0.2
Cross %
0.1
48
Long Balls
33
24
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
16
18
Tackles
35
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
14
Interceptions
9
37
Effective Clearances
10
37
Clearances
10

Highlights

01:11 Nicol: Tottenham handed Aston Villa the win Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

AVL leads series 4-1

Lineups

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Antonín KinskyG
  2. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  3. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 3Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 23Pedro PorroRB
  6. 18Mateus FernandesAM
  7. 16Sandro TonaliLM
  8. 30Rodrigo BentancurRM
  9. 19Dominic SolankeF
  10. 22Omar MarmoushAM-L
  11. 17SávioAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 13Matteo RuggeriLB
  5. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  6. 44Johan ManzambiAM
  7. 35João GomesLM
  8. 8Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
  2. 17'
  3. 19' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 19'
  5. 19' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Archie Gray replaces Pedro Porro because of an injury.
  6. 36' Delay in match because of an injury Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa).
  7. 36'
  8. 37' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 37'
  10. 45' Delay in match because of an injury Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
  11. 45'
  12. 45'+3' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  13. 45'+3'
  14. 45'+4' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Aston Villa 1. Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
  15. 45'+7' Jan Paul van Hecke (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  17. 45' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mohammed Kudus replaces Mateus Fernandes.
  18. 46' Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 53' Delay in match because of an injury Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham Hotspur).
  20. 53'
  21. 55' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  22. 55'
  23. 60'
  24. 61'
  25. 66' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. James Maddison replaces Dominic Solanke.
  26. 67' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Aston Villa 2. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johan Manzambi.
  27. 72' Substitution, Aston Villa. George Hemmings replaces Johan Manzambi.
  28. 79' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Aston Villa 3. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
  29. 84' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces John McGinn.
  30. 84' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ibrahim Mbaye replaces Boubacar Kamara.
  31. 84' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Bergvall replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
  32. 84' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Conor Gallagher replaces Sandro Tonali.
  33. 86' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 3. Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
  34. 88' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  35. 90'+2' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  36. 90'+8' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Aston Villa 3. Jan Paul van Hecke (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Robertson following a set piece situation.

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