English Premier League

FT Friday, May 16, 2025
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Aston Villa WLLWW 2
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Villa Park · 42,239 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Aston Villa ease past Spurs for big boost to UCL hopes

High-flying Aston Villa dispatched Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the Premier League on Friday to improve their chances of more Champions League football and leave their visitors firmly focused on next week's Europa League final.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
9
5
Saves
1
32.2
Possession
67.8
3
SHOTS
18
1
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
217
Accurate Passes
522
271
Passes
581
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
9
Crosses
28
0.1
Cross %
0.1
40
Long Balls
26
10
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
4
Effective Tackles
14
9
Tackles
16
0.4
Tackle %
0.9
13
Interceptions
3
35
Effective Clearances
9
35
Clearances
9

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-2

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 21Marco AsensioAM
  7. 24Amadou OnanaLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 7John McGinnAM-L
  11. 27Morgan RogersAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Andrés GarcíaSUB
  2. 3Axel DisasiSUB
  3. 5Tyrone MingsSUB
  4. 12Lucas DigneSUB
  5. 26Lamare BogardeSUB
  6. 17Donyell MalenSUB
  7. 25Robin OlsenSUB
  8. 6Ross BarkleySUB
  9. 31Leon BaileySUB

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Antonín KinskyG
  2. 33Ben DaviesCD-L
  3. 4Kevin DansoCD-R
  4. 3Sergio ReguilónLB
  5. 24Djed SpenceRB
  6. 28Wilson OdobertAM
  7. 29Pape Matar SarrLM
  8. 14Archie GrayRM
  9. 11Mathys TelF
  10. 7Son Heung-MinAM-L
  11. 47Mikey MooreAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 59Dante CassanovaSUB
  2. 22Brennan JohnsonSUB
  3. 1Guglielmo VicarioSUB
  4. 19Dominic SolankeSUB
  5. 23Pedro PorroSUB
  6. 30Rodrigo BentancurSUB
  7. 9RicharlisonSUB
  8. 64Callum OlusesiSUB
  9. 8Yves BissoumaSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 33' Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 53' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces Pape Sarr.
  4. 59' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass following a corner.
  5. 62' Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 73' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  7. 74' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Sergio Reguilón.
  8. 74' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dominic Solanke replaces Son Heung-Min.
  9. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Ollie Watkins.
  10. 87' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces Wilson Odobert.
  11. 87' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Mikey Moore because of an injury.
  12. 88' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Amadou Onana.
  13. 90' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces John McGinn.

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