Aston Villa faced off against Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure a win on their travels. The Villans made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 27th minute when Pierre-Emile Højbjerg found the back of the net for Spurs. Nuno Espirito Santo’s men defended their lead well and went into the half-time interval 1-0 up on the scoreline.
The visitors finally found the leveler in the 67th minute when Ollie Watkins got his name on the scoresheet. However, Matt Targett scored an unfortunate own goal just four minutes later as the Villans ended up suffering a narrow 2-1 defeat away at the English capital.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player performed during the match against Spurs.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10
The Villans keeper pulled off a few good saves to keep the opposition frustrated. However, he still ended up conceding a couple of goals during the game.
CB: Ezri Konsa – 6.5/10
Konsa was defensively solid and had a few bright moments in the opposition half.
CB: Kortney Hause – 6.5/10
He won the ball back a few times for his team but won’t be pleased after conceding two goals today.
CB: Tyrone Mings – 7/10
Mings kept a solid defensive shape inside his half and won plenty of aerial duels in the air.
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RM: Matty Cash – 6/10
Cash was defensively weak at times and struggled to make any real difference in the final third.
CM: John McGinn – 7/10
He worked his socks off at both ends of the pitch and managed to cause a few problems for the Spurs defenders.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 7/10
The Brazilian midfielder tried his best to protect his backline by getting stuck in with a few tackles.
CM: Jacob Ramsey – 6/10
Ramsey struggled to get a foothold in the game and got replaced after the hour mark.
LM: Matt Targett – 5.5/10
Targett created two key chances in the final third but scored an unfortunate own goal which ended up costing his side a point.
ST: Danny Ings – 6/10
The ex-Liverpool striker got a couple of decent chances to score but couldn’t take either of them.
ST: Ollie Watkins – 7/10
Watkins scored the all-important equalizer in the 67th minute but it was not enough in the end.
Substitutes:
CAM: Emiliano Buendia – 6/10
He added some energy to Dean Smith’s attack.
RW: Bertrand Traore – N/A
He did not have enough time to make an impact.
ST: Cameron Archer – N/A
Archer didn’t get enough minutes to warrant a rating.
