This morning, Tottenham beat Aston Villa 4-0 as a visitor in a crucial duel in the fight for fourth place in the Premier League, the last ticket to the UEFA Champions League. Dibu Martínez suffered the forcefulness of the Spurs, while defender Cristian Cuti Romero started for the London team.
With this victory, the team led by Ange Postecoglou, in which Cristian ‘Holiday’ Romero had a solid performance in the match, coming within just two points of the team led by Unai Emery, in which Emiliano ‘Drawing’ Martinez He was a starter.
The Spurs still have a game in hand against Chelsea, which if they win, It would allow them to overtake Aston Villa.
After a first half in which the local team controlled the match, a flurry of Tottenham changed the development of the meeting: goals from James Maddison and Brennan Johnson in the first 8 minutes of the second half of the game were decisive.
Aston Villa went in search of the discount with a change of scheme and taking risks in defense. But he found the defensive solidity of the Spurs, in which the Argentine defender had a great performance.
However, a violent infringement that led to John McGinn being sent off in the 65th minute dashed Aston Villa’s hopes.
MCGINN’S CHAIN RELEASED AND HE WAS EXPELLED AGAINST TOTTENHAM. ❌🏴 pic.twitter.com/AKnr3DyVaJ
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From that moment on, The dominance of the Spurs was reflected in the score at the end of the matchwith goals from Heung-Min Son and Tiom Werner, both after the 90th minute.
With this win, Tottenham was waiting to climb to fourth position in the table, while Aston Villa, which had accumulated three consecutive wins and had not lost by such a difference since the 5-1 against Newcastle on the first date, will seek to recover on the continental level against Ajax in the UEFA Conference League.
In the whole of London Midfielder Giovani Lo Celso was a substitute and did not get any minutes.