Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur, 21 March 2021

Score2-0 to Tottenham Hotspur
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Kick-off: 7.30pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 51 Aston Villa won: 14 Drawn: 15 Tottenham Hotspur won: 22 Aston Villa scored: 54 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 73 Tottenham Hotspur had now won on their last seven visits to Villa Park in all competitions.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

2 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: José Mourinho

Goals:

Goals:

Carlos Vinícius 29 G
Harry Kane penalty 68 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper
Joe Rodon Defender
Japhet Tanganga Defender
Davinson Sánchez Defender/Midfielder
Sergio Reguilón Defender/Midfielder
Giovani Lo Celso Midfielder
Tanguy Ndombèlé Midfielder
Lucas Moura Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

Anwar El Ghazi for Bertrand Traoré 60
Ross Barkley for Morgan Sanson 66
Keinan Davis for Trézéguet 79

Substitutions:

Ben Davies for Sergio Reguilón 57
Steven Bergwijn for Giovani Lo Celso 66
Moussa Sissoko for Tanguy Ndombèlé 81

Cards:

Matty Cash 74 Y
John McGinn 83 Y
Matt Targett 90 Y

Cards:

Giovani Lo Celso 62 Y
Carlos Vinícius 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Björn Engels
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Keinan Davis

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Midfielder Dele Alli
Midfielder Alfie Devine
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Forward Gareth Bale
Forward Steven Bergwijn
Forward Dane Scarlett

Comments:

League position: 10th Aston Villa had now lost 150 of their 494 home games in the Premier League (won 200). Villa had now won one of their last seven games in the Premier League (lost three). They had now scored 12 goals in their last 15 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 6th Tottenham Hotspur had now won four of their last five games in the Premier League (lost one). 1,500 goals had now been scored in Spurs' 553 away games in the Premier League (for 710, against 790). Four days before his 26th birthday, Carlos Vinícius scored his first goal in the Premier League.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Anwar El Ghazi for Bertrand Traoré 60
Ross Barkley for Morgan Sanson 66
Keinan Davis for Trézéguet 79

Cards:

Matty Cash 74 Y
John McGinn 83 Y
Matt Targett 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Björn Engels
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 10th Aston Villa had now lost 150 of their 494 home games in the Premier League (won 200). Villa had now won one of their last seven games in the Premier League (lost three). They had now scored 12 goals in their last 15 games in the Premier League.

2 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: José Mourinho

Goals:

Carlos Vinícius 29 G
Harry Kane penalty 68 P

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper
Joe Rodon Defender
Japhet Tanganga Defender
Davinson Sánchez Defender/Midfielder
Sergio Reguilón Defender/Midfielder
Giovani Lo Celso Midfielder
Tanguy Ndombèlé Midfielder
Lucas Moura Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

Ben Davies for Sergio Reguilón 57
Steven Bergwijn for Giovani Lo Celso 66
Moussa Sissoko for Tanguy Ndombèlé 81

Cards:

Giovani Lo Celso 62 Y
Carlos Vinícius 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Midfielder Dele Alli
Midfielder Alfie Devine
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Forward Gareth Bale
Forward Steven Bergwijn
Forward Dane Scarlett

Comments:

League position: 6th Tottenham Hotspur had now won four of their last five games in the Premier League (lost one). 1,500 goals had now been scored in Spurs' 553 away games in the Premier League (for 710, against 790). Four days before his 26th birthday, Carlos Vinícius scored his first goal in the Premier League.