Goal

List of goalscorers

T. Alderweireld
9'
1 - 0
1 - 1
27'
T. Alderweireld
1 - 2
45'
Heung-Min Son
B. Engels
53'
2 - 2
2 - 3
94'
Heung-Min Son
Press

Match report in news

  • 95'
    FT: Aston Villa 2-3 Tottenham. Arguably the most intense and energy-filled game this season ends with the visitors taking the three points. Both teams were playing as if relegation was at stake here. Villa will be feeling upset at the result after their high pressing performance, particularly through Jack Grealish, who has been outstanding this season. Both teams had prolonged spells of dominance but the final minutes belonged to the visitors, who had several chances and finally got the win thro
  • 90'
    Vertonghen replaces Bergwijn for the final seconds.
  • 90'
    GOAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!! SON FINALLY SCORES!!!!
  • 90'
    Nakamba is booked for a foul on Bergwijn.
  • 90'
    Lo Celso almost scores the winner but Pepe Reina saves yet again!
  • 90'
    Four minutes of added time. Into the last moments of the game but the intensity has not dropped for one minute. Spurs in control at the moment.
  • 88'
    Tottenham think they can win this. Lucas slides the ball to Aurier. Targett slides in to block yet another Aurier cross. Hause gets rid as soon as he can.
  • 87'
    Break in play as Engels is down. Players take a needed breather.
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a Aston Villa
  • 86'
    Guilbert is booked for a foul on Bergwijn. What a game the Dutchman's had.
Substitution

Substitution

at Tottenham Hotspur
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Substitution

at Aston Villa
  • 83'
    Samatta is replaced by Borja Bastón. Spurs also make a change, Dele Alli is replaced by Gedson Fernandes.
  • 80'
    Lloris elects to punch away Targett's corner. Winks humps the ball upfield but there's no one in there to get on the end of it.
  • 78'
    Villa keep coming. Guilbert tries firing in a cross with his left foot but it's nothing that Lloris can't handle. Shortly after, Trezeguet shoots from distance and it ricochets out for a Villa corner.
  • 77'
    Sanchez intercepts! Luiz spots Grealish to his left and sends a cross towards him in the box, but the Colombian is at the right place at the right time.
  • 74'
    Jack Grealish is on his best season by far. He's taken Villa on his back and has created chances and been on the attack from the very start. Must be tough to be so good. Winks fouls him and it leads to a free-kick., but nothing comes off it.
  • 73'
    ANOTHER HUGE CHANCE FOR SPURS! Very physical game and players are tired now. Dele Alli has the winner but Pepe Reina pushes the ball and the player out. Whoever wins this game deserves the three points.
  • 71'
    Spurs look dangerous every time they get forward now. Luiz fouls Alli in the midfield and slows the game down.
  • 70'
    Bergwijn looking for his second goal this season. He makes yet another run and shoots on target but Reina clears. Corner for Spurs, but nothing comes of it.
  • 69'
    Trezeguet replaces El Ghazi, who's been amazing today.
  • 66'
    Aston Villa take their 11th corner. The past 10 minutes have been all Villa despite Spurs' efforts in possession.
  • 64'
    Engels gets something on it before El Ghazi nods at goal. Lloris saves, but again not the most comfortable action. Average defending from both teams here.
  • 63'
    Corner for Villa, Grealish takes it...
  • 61'
    SON! What a player he is. Moura makes a run down the right flank, driving inside before passing the baton over to Son. He steadies himself inside the box but his effort is gathered by Reina.
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Substitution

at Aston Villa
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at Tottenham Hotspur
  • 60'
    Nakamba replaces Drinkwater, who has been below par. Spurs also make a change: Lo Celso replaces Eric Dier.
  • 58'
    Bergwijn shoots but Reina makes the save! The Dutchman has been lively for Spurs, who have not exactly struggled to carve out chances. Reina calmly collects.
  • 57'
    Winks tries to find Son with a cheeky chip over Villa's defence. Son goes down under pressure from Hause. No penalty. Meanwhile, Villa go up the other end and win a corner.
  • 55'
    No telling who's going to win this at the moment. Box-to-box action continues this second half, and both teams get chances right after Villa's goal. Long balls and lively runs are dominating.
  • 54'
    GOAL! 2-2 VILLA! What a game this is, and what a simple goal for Tottenham to concede! Grealish sweeps the corner in from the left and Engels rises high to nod it past Lloris.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Aston Villa en el 53'
  • 53'
    GOAAAAALLLLL!!!! ENGELS HEADS IN!
  • 51'
    That was very nearly a lovely goal from El Ghazi! Guilbert drives the ball into the box. Samatta sends it back down for El Ghazi, but his volley is straight at Lloris.
  • 49'
    Spurs looking for a third! Son runs down the right and approaches Villa's box. The South Korean fires a low cross in the direction of Alli. Villa intercept and get it away.
  • 47'
    Corner for Spurs after Bergwijn leads a solo run. Villa complain but it's clearly a corner.
  • 46'
    Back underway in Villa Park!
  • 45'
    HT: Aston Villa 1-2 Spurs. Son gives Spurs the lead on the brink of the interval. Toby Alderweireld made amends for an early own goal by smashing in an equaliser and Spurs had been pushing for a second since despite Villa's lively performance. Into three minutes of first-half stoppage time, Son stepped up to take a controversial penalty. Villa should not be discouraged; this is perhaps their best performance this season.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Tottenham Hotspur en el 45'
  • 45'
    GOAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!! Reina dives to his right to keep out the South Korean's shot but Son rushes in to kick the rebound into the net. His first run is poor, but Son redeems himself and gets the goal anyways. Reina is rightfully furious; no defender was there to clear the rebound.
  • 45'
    We are now into the 3 minutes of added time. Son shoots the penalty...
  • 44'
    On first glance, it looked like Engels got the ball but it turns out he only got Bergwijn. Spurs will get a chance to grab the lead before half-time!
  • 43'
    Bergwijn and Son combine beautifully but a timely - but seemingly valid - tackle brings the Dutch player down. VAR checks...
  • 43'
    The referee stops play as the officials look at Engels' block for a possible handball. On second viewing, it clearly hits his chest. Play on.
  • 42'
    Bergwijn proving an amazing signing for Spurs! This is only his second match, but he's proving his hefty pricetag was well-worth it.
  • 40'
    Spurs nearly take the lead! Davies plays a blistering one-two with Bergwijn and squares it to Alli who's all alone in the area! Reina saves Alli's first-time shot at point-blank range and Engels blocks Bergwijn's follow-up shot on the line! Villa survive for now.
  • 37'
    Aston Villa on of their best performances of the season here. The midfield is creating chance after chance and the hosts are holding 60% of possession. Lloris makes an erratic save from El Ghazi! The Villa man tried his luck from distance and Lloris somehow saves... Although it involved going to the ball head-first. Ouch.
  • 35'
    Tottenham miss a chance to take the lead! Son flicks Alli in down the right-hand channel and Alli bears down on goal. Reina comes out to close him down and Alli rolls wide. To be fair to Alli, it was always going to be difficult to score from there.
  • 33'
    Grealish's corner leads to a messy save by Lloris! Spurs's defense is in shambles. The high-tempo continues as Villa get yet another corner and another chance, which Lloris saves uncomfortably.
  • 31'
    Villa are no doubt frustrated by that goal. They've been the better team in the opening half hour. Luiz feeds Targett wide left and Targett fires a cross into a dangerous area. Sanchez finally diverts it into a corner.
  • 27'
    Redemption for the Belgian star. Spurs' corner doesn't beat the first man but Villa can't clear it. Alderweireld makes up for his own goal by smashing the bouncing ball into the net on the turn from a tight angle!
  • 26'
    GOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!!! WHAT A STRIKE!!!
  • 25'
    Tottenham clear the first corner, but it leads to another one. This time Grealish's delivery is wide of the far post.
  • 23'
    Villa looking for a second goal! After a few attempts, Grealish catches Drinkwater's pass into the box and centres for Samatta. It ends in a Villa corner. Dier is furious, and rightfully so. Very leaky defense here.
  • 21'
    El Ghazi sends another cross into Tottenham's box and Samatta gets in front of Spurs' two centre-backs to head, but it's well wide. The Dutch winger is causing the visitors serious trouble.
  • 21'
    Tottenham's first real attack. While Alderweireld is treated off the pitch after being winded blocking a shot, the visitors break down the right through Steven Bergwijn. His floated cross to the back post finds a Dele Alli charging into the box but he can only divert his header wide across goal.
  • 18'
    WHAT A BLOCK BY BEN DAVIS! A stunning chance created by Grealish - no wonder he's linked to half the Premier League's teams - who effortlessly carries the ball upfield down the left. Grealish rolls the ball across the six-yard box where Villa are queuing up. Douglas Luiz is among those lurking towards the far post and Douglas Luiz smacks the ball goalwards, but Ben Davies is clinical.
  • 16'
    Lucas Moura shoots from outside the box but it's just wide! The best chance Spurs have gotten until now.
  • 14'
    Kortney Hause makes a timely block to deny Dele Alli! Son had weaved his way through before laying the ball off to Alli inside the box. Alli did everything right, steering the ball across goal – but there was Hause to intervene.
  • 12'
    Completely one-sided here. Spurs can hardly get a kick as Jack Grealish fires just wide.
  • 10'
    It's been an insanely lively start to the game. It does not feel like it's matchday 26 here. Both teams playing as if they were about to lose promotion or a spot in the UCL.
  • 8'
    GOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!! Alderweireld gets his bearings all wrong, making a mess of an El Ghazi cross from the right and inadvertently putting the ball beyond Hugo Lloris. Painful own-goal for Mourinho's men, but Villa definitely been the better side here.
  • 6'
    Douglas Luiz inadvertently stands on Moura’s hand and, moments later, we have round two of Aurier v Grealish. Aurier left a little on the Villa captain. That ticking off by Martin Atkinson seems to resemble something of a final warning.
  • 4'
    Ghazi and Targett stand over the free-kick, about 30 yards from goal. El Ghazi steps forward and swishes a decent right-footed effort over the crossbar.
  • 3'
    Aurier loses possession and Villa come forward down their right. The home side get a free-kick as Aurier brings Grealish down off the ball.
  • 2'
    Ezri Konsa makes a painful but fair challenge on Son as the Spurs forward tries to break forward. The Tottenham man requires some early treatment.
  • 1'
    And we're off!!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Mourinho's men are looking to close the gap with surprise performers Sheffield United and London rivals Chelsea. Can they provide a victory today?
  • PRVW
    Spurs are currently in 6th place, and with the news that Man City's ban from UEFa may lead to a spot in the UCL in the 5th spot, there's even more of an incentive to finish the season off with a good result.
  • PRVW
    Spurs have arrived! Kick-off in 30 min.
  • PRVW
    Davies and Eric Dier both start as Giovani Lo Celso and Japhet Tanganga drop to the bench.
  • PRVW
    As for the visitors, Ben Davies returns to the Spurs starting XI, with the Wales defender making his first appearance since November after recovering from an ankle injury.
  • PRVW
    Bjorn Engels is promoted to the Villa starting lineup, while Danny Drinkwater also returns in place of Marvelous Nakamba.
  • PRVW
    Aston Villa’s frail defence will again be put under the spotlight, and they will have to cope without Tyrone Mings who is absent with tonsilitis, according to Sky Sports.
  • PRVW
    Tottenham starting XI: Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies; Dier, Winks; Bergwijn, Alli, Son; Lucas Moura.
  • PRVW
    Aston Villa starting XI: Reina; Hause, Konsa, Engels; Guilbert, Douglas Luiz, Drinkwater, Targett; El Ghazi, Samatta, Grealish.
Info

Pre-match

16 February 2020, 15:00

Referee: Martin Atkinson

Stadium: Villa Park

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to our minute to minute coverage of this afternoon's Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Tottenham at Villa Park, Birmingham!