Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa, 2020-21 English Premier League
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Tottenham jeered by returning fans in 2-1 loss to Villa
— Tottenham’s players were jeered by their own returning fans during and after a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Wednesday, which could prove to be Harry Kane’s final home match for the club.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 2': Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 6': Foul by Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 6': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
- 7': Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 0. Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 10': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 11': Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 11': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
- 15': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 17': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 18': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
- 20': Own Goal by Sergio Reguilón, Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 1.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi with a cross.
- 24': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 25': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 25': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 26': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 29': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 29': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 31': Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
- 33': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 36': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
- 36': Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 37': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 39': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
- 42': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 42': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 45'+1': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré with a through ball.
- 45'+4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Eric Dier.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 2.
- 47': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
- 48': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi with a cross.
- 48': Attempt saved. Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
- 48': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Kortney Hause.
- 50': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 51': Attempt saved. Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 51': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Bertrand Traoré.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 54': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Eric Dier.
- 57': Offside, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré tries a through ball, but Anwar El Ghazi is caught offside.
- 59': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 60': Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 60': Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 63': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
- 64': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa).
- 64': Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 66': Offside, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 67': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Dele Alli is caught offside.
- 70': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Harry Winks.
- 72': Foul by Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 72': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Gareth Bale replaces Steven Bergwijn.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Jack Grealish.
- 74': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 74': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Tanguy Ndombele replaces Harry Winks.
- 75': Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 75': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gareth Bale.
- 79': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
- 79': Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Matt Doherty replaces Japhet Tanganga because of an injury.
- 84': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
- 84': Foul by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa).
- 84': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Kortney Hause.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Doherty with a cross.
- 89': Substitution, Aston Villa. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Marvelous Nakamba.
- 89': Attempt missed. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dele Alli with a headed pass.
- 90'+1': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 90'+1': Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dele Alli tries a through ball, but Gareth Bale is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jaden Philogene-Bidace replaces Bertrand Traoré.
- 90'+4': Foul by Carney Chukwuemeka (Aston Villa).
- 90'+4': Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Carney Chukwuemeka (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 90'+5': Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Martínez tries a through ball, but Jaden Philogene-Bidace is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 2.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 2.
Statistics
 AVL |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 39.2 | Possession | 60.8 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 295 | Accurate Passes | 477 |
| 367 | Passes | 569 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 15 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 10,000
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 10,000
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 4 | Toby Alderweireld |
| 3 | Sergio Reguilón |
| 25 | Japhet Tanganga |
| 20 | Dele Alli |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg  |
| 8 | Harry Winks |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 23 | Steven Bergwijn |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 30 | Kortney Hause |
| 18 | Matt Targett |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 19 | Marvelous Nakamba |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 21 | Anwar El Ghazi |
| 15 | Bertrand Traoré |
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