Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa, 19 October 2025

Score2-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueTottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance61,291

View Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 61 Tottenham Hotspur won: 26 Drawn: 15 Aston Villa won: 20 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 91 Aston Villa scored: 68 . This had now become the first fixture in the Premier League to not have a draw in 21 consecutive meetings since Chelsea versus Crystal Palace in February 2024.

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Thomas Frank

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Rodrigo Bentancur 5 G

Goals:

Morgan Rogers 37 G
Emi Buendía 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario
Defender Djed Spence
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Danso
Defender/Midfielder João Palhinha
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder/Forward Mohammed Kudus
Midfielder/Forward Wilson Odobert
Midfielder/Forward Xavi Simons
Midfielder/Forward Mathys Tel

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Donyell Malen Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Evann Guessand Forward

Substitutions:

Richarlison for Mathys Tel 60
Lucas Bergvall for Xavi Simons 79
Randal Kolo Muani for Wilson Odobert 79
Brennan Johnson for Djed Spence 86
Pape Matar Sarr for Rodrigo Bentancur 86

Substitutions:

Emi Buendía for Evann Guessand 61
Ollie Watkins for Donyell Malen 61
Ross Barkley for Amadou Onana 82
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 82

Cards:

Micky van de Ven 22 Y
Kevin Danso 67 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Antonín Kinský
Defender Jun'ai Byfield
Defender/Midfielder Archie Gray
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Forward Randal Kolo Muani

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

League position: 6th . Since the start of the 2024-25 season, teams managed by Thomas Frank had now scored more goals in the opening five minutes of games in the Premier League than any other manager (five with Brentford and one for Tottenham Hotspur). . Spurs had now lost 18 of their last 38 home games in the Premier League (won 16). . They had now kept a clean sheet in three of their last 38 home games in the Premier League. . Cristian Romero was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Kevin Danso was promoted to the starting XI. . Tottenham Hotspur named only eight of a possible nine substitutes.

Comments:

League position: 11th . Aston Villa had now only lost one of the last six games in the Premier League when they had fallen 1-0 behind within the opening five minutes (three wins, two draws). . Villa now remained unbeaten in their last 11 games in the Premier League immediately after an international break (won nine). . Both Emiliano Martínez and Ezri Konsa made their 200th Premier League starts in this game. All of Konsa's starts had been with Aston Villa and made him the ninth player to reach this milestone for them in the competition.

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Rodrigo Bentancur 5 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario
Defender Djed Spence
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Danso
Defender/Midfielder João Palhinha
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder/Forward Mohammed Kudus
Midfielder/Forward Wilson Odobert
Midfielder/Forward Xavi Simons
Midfielder/Forward Mathys Tel

Substitutions:

Richarlison for Mathys Tel 60
Lucas Bergvall for Xavi Simons 79
Randal Kolo Muani for Wilson Odobert 79
Brennan Johnson for Djed Spence 86
Pape Matar Sarr for Rodrigo Bentancur 86

Cards:

Micky van de Ven 22 Y
Kevin Danso 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Antonín Kinský
Defender Jun'ai Byfield
Defender/Midfielder Archie Gray
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Forward Randal Kolo Muani

Comments:

League position: 6th . Since the start of the 2024-25 season, teams managed by Thomas Frank had now scored more goals in the opening five minutes of games in the Premier League than any other manager (five with Brentford and one for Tottenham Hotspur). . Spurs had now lost 18 of their last 38 home games in the Premier League (won 16). . They had now kept a clean sheet in three of their last 38 home games in the Premier League. . Cristian Romero was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Kevin Danso was promoted to the starting XI. . Tottenham Hotspur named only eight of a possible nine substitutes.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Morgan Rogers 37 G
Emi Buendía 77 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Donyell Malen Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Evann Guessand Forward

Substitutions:

Emi Buendía for Evann Guessand 61
Ollie Watkins for Donyell Malen 61
Ross Barkley for Amadou Onana 82
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 82

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

League position: 11th . Aston Villa had now only lost one of the last six games in the Premier League when they had fallen 1-0 behind within the opening five minutes (three wins, two draws). . Villa now remained unbeaten in their last 11 games in the Premier League immediately after an international break (won nine). . Both Emiliano Martínez and Ezri Konsa made their 200th Premier League starts in this game. All of Konsa's starts had been with Aston Villa and made him the ninth player to reach this milestone for them in the competition.