Premier League · Sun, 3 May 2026 ·
Aston Villa vs Tottenham — 1 - 2
Villa Park · Referee: S. Barrott
Match report
Tottenham win 2-1 at Aston Villa
Tottenham beat Aston Villa 2-1 in Premier League matchday 35 on Sunday, 3 May 2026 at Villa Park. E. Buendia (90') scored for Aston Villa, while C. Gallagher (12') and Richarlison (25') found the net for Tottenham. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Aston Villa had 45% of the ball and 5 shots (1 on target) against Tottenham’s 10 (5 on target). Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) was the top-rated player with 7.7. The result leaves Aston Villa 16th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Tottenham 20th on 2.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham | 5 | -6 | 2 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 19 Sept 2026, Tottenham 2-3 Aston Villa
Match events
- 12'goalC. GallagherNormal Goal
- 25'goalRicharlisonAssist: M. Tel
- 27'yellow cardRandal Kolo MuaniYellow Card
- 45'yellow cardRodrigo BentancurYellow Card
- 51'yellow cardRoss BarkleyYellow Card
- 60'substitutionT. AbrahamOff: O. Watkins
- 67'substitutionR. BentancurOff: Y. Bissouma
- 67'substitutionR. Kolo MuaniOff: D. Spence
- 73'yellow cardMathys TelYellow Card
- 77'yellow cardMorgan RogersYellow Card
- 81'yellow cardKevin DansoYellow Card
- 85'substitutionJ. SanchoOff: L. Bailey
- 85'substitutionR. BarkleyOff: E. Buendia
- 90'goalE. BuendiaAssist: M. Cash
- 90+1'substitutionRicharlisonOff: P. M. Sarr
- 90+1'substitutionM. TelOff: L. Bergvall
- 90+6'yellow cardConor GallagherYellow Card
Lineups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Unai Emery
Starting XI
- 23E. MartinezG
- 2M. CashD
- 3V. LindelofD
- 5T. MingsD
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 26L. BogardeM
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 19J. SanchoM
- 6R. BarkleyM
- 27M. RogersM
- 18T. AbrahamF
Substitutes
- 40M. BizotG
- 11O. WatkinsF
- 31L. BaileyF
- 14P. TorresD
- 21Douglas LuizM
- 12L. DigneD
- 10E. BuendiaM
- 4E. KonsaD
- 16A. GarciaD
Tottenham
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Roberto De Zerbi
Starting XI
- 31A. KinskyG
- 23P. PorroD
- 4K. DansoD
- 37M. van de VenD
- 13D. UdogieD
- 6J. PalhinhaM
- 30R. BentancurM
- 39R. Kolo MuaniM
- 22C. GallagherM
- 11M. TelM
- 9RicharlisonF
Substitutes
- 40B. AustinG
- 3R. DragusinD
- 14A. GrayM
- 38SouzaD
- 10J. MaddisonM
- 8Y. BissoumaM
- 24D. SpenceD
- 29P. M. SarrM
- 15L. BergvallM
Match statistics
- 45%Possession55%
- 0.32Expected goals (xG)0.99
- 5Total shots10
- 1Shots on target5
- 1Shots off target3
- 3Blocked shots2
- 2Shots inside the box6
- 3Shots outside the box4
- 5Corners5
- 2Offsides4
- 12Fouls12
- 2Yellow cards5
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves0
- 374Passes466
- 312Accurate passes400
- 83%Pass accuracy86%
- -0.76Goals prevented-0.76
Player statistics
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Emiliano MartínezG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 2Matty CashD | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 3Victor LindelöfD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Tyrone MingsD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 22Ian MaatsenD | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 6Ross BarkleyM | 85 | 5.6 | ||
| 8Youri TielemansM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 19Jadon SanchoM | 85 | 6.6 | ||
| 26Lamare BogardeM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Morgan RogersM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 18Tammy AbrahamF | 60 | 6.5 | ||
| 40Marco BizotG | – | – | ||
| 4Ezri KonsaD | – | – | ||
| 12Lucas DigneD | – | – | ||
| 14Pau TorresD | – | – | ||
| 16Andrés GarcíaD | – | – | ||
| 10Emiliano BuendíaMTop rated | 12 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 21Douglas LuizM | – | – | ||
| 11Ollie WatkinsF | 30 | 6.3 | ||
| 31Leon BaileyF | 12 | 6.9 |
Tottenham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Antonín KinskýG | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 4Kevin DansoD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 13Destiny UdogieD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 23Pedro PorroD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 37Micky van de VenD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 6João PalhinhaM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 11Mathys TelM | 89 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 22Conor GallagherM | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 30Rodrigo BentancurM | 67 | 6.9 | ||
| 39Randal Kolo MuaniM | 67 | 7.2 | ||
| 9RicharlisonF | 89 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 40Brandon AustinG | – | – | ||
| 3Radu DrăguşinD | – | – | ||
| 24Djed SpenceD | 23 | 6.3 | ||
| 38SouzaD | – | – | ||
| 8Yves BissoumaM | 23 | 6.5 | ||
| 10James MaddisonM | – | – | ||
| 14Archie GrayM | – | – | ||
| 15Lucas BergvallM | 1 | – | ||
| 29Pape Matar SarrM | 1 | – |