English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 3, 2026
Tottenham Hotspur WLLDW 2
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Aston Villa DWWLL 1
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Villa Park · 42,767 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Tottenham beat Aston Villa to move out of relegation places

Tottenham looked like a team destined to secure Premier League survival after they beat a dire Aston Villa 2-1 to move out of the bottom three.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
5
0
Saves
3
55.2
Possession
44.8
10
SHOTS
5
5
ON GOAL
1
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
400
Accurate Passes
312
466
Passes
374
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
13
0.6
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
25
14
Accurate Long Balls
9
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
12
23
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
5
16
Effective Clearances
14
16
Clearances
14

Highlights

02:23 Nicol: Spurs won't go down if they play like they did vs. Villa Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

AVL leads series 4-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 6Ross BarkleyAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 26Lamare BogardeRM
  9. 18Tammy AbrahamF
  10. 27Morgan RogersAM-L
  11. 19Jadon SanchoAM-R

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Antonín KinskyG
  2. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  3. 4Kevin DansoCD-R
  4. 13Destiny UdogieLB
  5. 23Pedro PorroRB
  6. 22Conor GallagherAM
  7. 30Rodrigo BentancurLM
  8. 6João PalhinhaRM
  9. 9RicharlisonF
  10. 11Mathys TelAM-L
  11. 39Randal Kolo MuaniAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 25' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathys Tel with a cross following a corner.
  3. 27' Randal Kolo Muani (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45' Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 51' Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Tammy Abraham.
  7. 67' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Djed Spence replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
  8. 67' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces Rodrigo Bentancur because of an injury.
  9. 73' Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 77' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 81' Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ross Barkley.
  13. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Jadon Sancho.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Bergvall replaces Mathys Tel.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Matar Sarr replaces Richarlison because of an injury.
  16. 90'+6' Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+6' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross.

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