Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa
Key numbers
- Possession 62% – 38%
- Shots 18 (8 on target) – 15 (5)
- Decisive moment: 61' Ollie Watkins, FN xPts +1.2
Giovani Lo Celso 22'
HT 1:1
Pau Torres 45+7'
Ollie Watkins 61'
Ollie Watkins 61'
Tottenham 4th → 5th · 26 pts|Aston Villa 5th → 4th · 28 pts
Tottenham edged xG (2.34–1.76) but Aston Villa took the win.
Player of the matchGiovani Lo CelsoDecisive moment61' Ollie Watkins+1.2
Player of the match
Giovani Lo Celso Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.4 (Dominant)
Game state
Tottenham ahead 23 min · level 38 min · Aston Villa ahead 29 min
- Youri Tielemans — off the bench 45 min · 0G 1A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
22'
Giovani Lo Celso
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Pedro Porro +0.2
+0.7
45+7'
Pau Torres
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Douglas Luiz +0.2
+0.7
61'
Ollie Watkins
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Youri Tielemans +0.4
+1.2
Tottenham
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.9Time effect −0.6→ League points won 0
Aston Villa
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +1.9Opponent moments −0.6Time effect +0.8→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
TottenhamAston Villa
62%Possession38%
2.34Expected goals (xG)1.76
0.13xG per shot0.12
18Shots15
8Shots on target5
44%Shots on target %33%
16Shots in box9
633Passes384
90%Pass accuracy86%
9Corners3
3Saves6
11Fouls13
0Yellow cards4
5Offsides2
Compared with usual
Tottenham
13 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 2.34 | 1.5 | high |
| xG against | 1.76 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 18 | 15.5 | |
| On target | 8 | 5.5 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 13.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 62% | 60.1% | |
| Passes | 633 | 571.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 86.8% | |
| Corners | 9 | 5.2 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 11.8 |
Aston Villa
19 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.5 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 1.76 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 2.34 | 1 | |
| Shots | 15 | 15.1 | |
| On target | 5 | 6 | |
| Shots faced | 18 | 9.1 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 38% | 57.7% | |
| Passes | 384 | 516.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 86.5% | |
| Corners | 3 | 6 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 10.5 |
Timeline
- 22' Goal Giovani Lo Celso league goal #1 assist Pedro Porro
- 27' Yellow Matty Cash
- 27' VAR Ollie Watkins
- 32' Sub Rodrigo Bentancur → Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
- 38' Yellow Boubacar Kamara
- 41' Yellow John McGinn
- 45+7' Goal Pau Torres league goal #2 assist Douglas Luiz
- 46' Sub Moussa Diaby → Youri Tielemans
- 46' Sub Matty Cash → Leon Bailey
- 61' Goal Ollie Watkins league goal #7 assist Youri Tielemans
- 71' Sub Bryan Gil → Oliver Skipp
- 82' Yellow Ollie Watkins
- 86' Sub Giovani Lo Celso → Alejo Veliz
- 90+2' Sub John McGinn → Jacob Ramsey
- 90+2' Sub Ollie Watkins → Jhon Durán
Category leaders
- Key passesPedro Porro4
- Duels wonDejan Kulusevski10/21
- DribblesDejan Kulusevski6/10
- Defensive actionsBen Davies6
- ShotsPedro Porro3 (on target 1)
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.