Birmingham –
Tottenham Hotspur beat Aston Villa 4-0 in the Premier League this season. The additional three points maintain Ange Postecoglou’s team’s chances of qualifying for the Champions League next season.
Playing at Villa Park, Sunday (10/3/2024), the match was boring in the first half. However, the situation changed drastically in the second half when the visitors appeared to surprise the hosts.
James Maddison opened the scoring in the 50th minute, followed by Brennan Johnson three minutes later. John McGinn’s red card in the 65th minute made it easier for Spurs to control the match. As a result, Son Heung-min scored a goal in the 90th minute, followed by Timo Werner during injury time.
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With this result, Tottenham sits in fifth place in the standings with 53 points from 27 matches. The gap with Aston Villa who are in fourth place is now only two points, but Unai Emery’s team has played 28 times.
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The course of the match
Aston Villa had the first chance in the 15th minute, but Youri Tielemans’ close-range shot was blocked by Pedro Porro. Seven minutes later, it was Leon Bailey’s long-range shot that was blocked by Maddison.
Aston Villa had another golden opportunity in the 29th minute, this time through wing-back Matty Cash from inside the penalty box, but the Polish player’s shot went wide of the target.
Tottenham’s first shot came in the 35th minute. Maddison fired a shot from a corner kick, but it was blocked by Ollie Watkins. In the 43rd minute, Johnson’s shot was saved by goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.
In injury time, Aston Villa almost scored a goal, but Lucas Digne’s header using McGinn’s cross went wide on the right side of the Tottenham goal. Score 0-0 closed the first half.
In the second half, Tottenham broke the deadlock in the 50th minute. Maddison completed Pape Matar Sarr’s cross from the right with a close-range shot which Martinez failed to block. Three minutes later, the visitors’ second goal arrived.
Ezri Konsa intended to feed Tielemans, but it was immediately snatched by Dejan Kulusevski. The ball was passed to Son’s feet and then passed back to Johnson. With one kick, Johnson shook Aston Villa’s goal.
The hosts’ efforts to catch up became increasingly difficult after McGinn was given a straight red card in the 65th minute following a hard tackle on Destiny Udogie. In a 10 vs 11 situation, Aston Villa is getting worse.
Son scored Tottenham’s third goal in the 90th minute. The South Korean striker finished a measured cross from Kulusevski with a hard shot that hit the Aston Villa goal without Martinez being able to block it.
Timo Werner, who only entered at the end of normal time, also scored a goal against Aston Villa in the 90+4 minute. The German striker completed Son’s bait from the left side with a shot into the right corner of Martinez’s goal. The 4-0 score lasted until the end.
Lineup
Aston Villa: Martinez, Konsa (Carlos 85′), Torres, Lenglet (Zaniolo 58′), Digne (Moreno 58′), Cash, Luiz, McGinn, Tielemans (Diaby 58′), Bailey (Iroegbunam 69′), Watkins.
Tottenham Hotspur: Vicar, Udogie, Van de Ven (Dragusin 49′), Romero, Porro, Bissouma, Sarr (Bentancur 70′), Johnson (Hojbjerg 88′), Maddison (Werner 88′), Kulusevski, Son.
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