English Premier League

FT Sunday, March 13, 2016
Tottenham Hotspur WWLDL 2
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Aston Villa WLLLL 0
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Villa Park · 32,393 att.

Match Report

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Harry Kane double helps Tottenham top Aston Villa, close in on Leicester

Harry Kane scored twice as Tottenham moved to within two points of Premier League leaders Leicester City with 2-0 defeat of Aston Villa on Sunday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
8
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
6
62.5
Possession
37.5
19
SHOTS
12
8
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
475
Accurate Passes
236
574
Passes
327
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
6
14
Crosses
27
0.1
Cross %
0.2
67
Long Balls
61
31
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
4
18
Effective Tackles
15
21
Tackles
23
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
18
37
Clearances
25

Head to Head

TOT leads series 4-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 16Joleon LescottCD-L
  3. 5Jores OkoreCD-R
  4. 43Aly CissokhoLB
  5. 21Alan HuttonRB
  6. 17Jordan VeretoutAM
  7. 8Idrissa GueyeLM
  8. 15Ashley WestwoodRM
  9. 39Rudy GestedeF
  10. 19Jordan AyewAM-L
  11. 25Carles GilAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Scott SinclairSUB
  2. 30Andre GreenSUB
  3. 4Micah RichardsSUB
  4. 6Ciaran ClarkSUB
  5. 38Jordan LydenSUB
  6. 31Mark BunnSUB
  7. 7Leandro BacunaSUB

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 27Kevin WimmerCD-L
  3. 4Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  4. 3Danny RoseLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 23Christian EriksenAM
  7. 15Eric DierLM
  8. 19Mousa DembéléRM
  9. 10Harry KaneF
  10. 20Dele AlliAM-L
  11. 11Erik LamelaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Ryan MasonSUB
  2. 33Ben DaviesSUB
  3. 28Thomas CarrollSUB
  4. 22Nacer ChadliSUB
  5. 16Kieran TrippierSUB
  6. 7Son Heung-MinSUB
  7. 13Michel VormSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dele Alli with a through ball following a set piece situation.
  2. 48' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dele Alli.
  3. 62' Substitution, Aston Villa. Andre Green replaces Jordan Veretout.
  4. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Scott Sinclair replaces Carles Gil.
  5. 78' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Tom Carroll replaces Christian Eriksen.
  6. 87' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ryan Mason replaces Dele Alli.
  7. 90' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Nacer Chadli replaces Erik Lamela.

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