Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa, 26 November 2023

Score2-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeRob Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueTottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance61,679

View Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 57 Tottenham Hotspur won: 24 Drawn: 15 Aston Villa won: 18 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 82 Aston Villa scored: 63 . Aston Villa had now won three consecutive games in the Premier League against Tottenham Hotspur for the first time since January 1996.

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Giovani Lo Celso 22 G

Goals:

Pau Torres 45+7 G
Ollie Watkins 61 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario
Defender Emerson Royal
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Defender/Midfielder Destiny Udogie
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder Dejan Kulusekvski
Midfielder Giovani Lo Celso
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Gil
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Diego Carlos Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Moussa Diaby Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg for Rodrigo Bentancur 32
Oliver Skipp for Bryan Gil 71
Alejo Véliz for Giovani Lo Celso 86

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Matty Cash 46
Youri Tielemans for Moussa Diaby 46
Jacob Ramsey for John McGinn 90+1
Jhon Durán for Ollie Watkins 90+2

Cards:

Cards:

Matty Cash 27 Y
Boubacar Kamara 38 Y
John McGinn 41 Y
Ollie Watkins 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brandon Austin
Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Alfie Dorrington
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Forward Jamie Donley
Forward Alejo Véliz

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Jhon Durán

Comments:

League position: 5th . Tottenham Hotspur became the first team to lose three consecutive games in the Premier League despite scoring the opening goal in each game since Leicester City in December 2014. . They had now lost three consecutive games in the Premier League for first time since February 2022. . This game was played on the day that it was announced that the former Spurs player and manager Tery Venables had passed away at the age of 80. . Tottenham Hotspur named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa had now won 22 games in the top division in a year for the first time since 1980 in League Division One (also 22). . After 13 or more games in a season, Villa had now moved in to the top four positions in the Premier League for the first time since 27 December 2009. . They had now won four of their last 39 games in the Premier League when conceding the opening goal. . Ollie Watkins scored in the 24th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Goals:

Giovani Lo Celso 22 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario
Defender Emerson Royal
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Defender/Midfielder Destiny Udogie
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder Dejan Kulusekvski
Midfielder Giovani Lo Celso
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Gil
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson

Substitutions:

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg for Rodrigo Bentancur 32
Oliver Skipp for Bryan Gil 71
Alejo Véliz for Giovani Lo Celso 86

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brandon Austin
Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Alfie Dorrington
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Forward Jamie Donley
Forward Alejo Véliz

Comments:

League position: 5th . Tottenham Hotspur became the first team to lose three consecutive games in the Premier League despite scoring the opening goal in each game since Leicester City in December 2014. . They had now lost three consecutive games in the Premier League for first time since February 2022. . This game was played on the day that it was announced that the former Spurs player and manager Tery Venables had passed away at the age of 80. . Tottenham Hotspur named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Pau Torres 45+7 G
Ollie Watkins 61 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Diego Carlos Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Moussa Diaby Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Matty Cash 46
Youri Tielemans for Moussa Diaby 46
Jacob Ramsey for John McGinn 90+1
Jhon Durán for Ollie Watkins 90+2

Cards:

Matty Cash 27 Y
Boubacar Kamara 38 Y
John McGinn 41 Y
Ollie Watkins 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Jhon Durán

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa had now won 22 games in the top division in a year for the first time since 1980 in League Division One (also 22). . After 13 or more games in a season, Villa had now moved in to the top four positions in the Premier League for the first time since 27 December 2009. . They had now won four of their last 39 games in the Premier League when conceding the opening goal. . Ollie Watkins scored in the 24th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.