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Ollie Watkins strikes for Villa against Spurs
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Tottenham Hotspur welcome Aston Villa to north London this evening as the hosts continue to push for a spot in next season’s Europa League.
Led by interim coach Ryan Mason, Spurs enter tonight’s fixture in sixth place in the Premier League, ahead of seventh West Ham – who take to the pitch later in the evening – on goal difference. Mason’s side are four points behind fifth-placed Liverpool, who have hit their stride at just the right time to close in on European football next term – perhaps even a spot in the Champions League. Tottenham, meanwhile, have won three of their last five, with their 2-0 victory over Wolves last time out marking a solid response to their disappointing 3-1 loss to Leeds United. In the background, however, star striker Harry Kane’s future is a key talking point, with the England captain wanting a summer move away from Spurs.
Aston Villa, meanwhile, sit in 11th place in the standings and will struggle to achieve a top-half finish at this point. In any case, it has been a successful campaign for Dean Smith and his players, who improved starkly following last season’s final-day heroics and narrow escape from Premier League relegation. Villa fans can simply enjoy their final two games and will hope to see their recently returned captain Jack Grealish confirm his spot in Gareth Southgate’s Euros squad for this summer with some fine performances. Follow live updates from Tottenham vs Aston Villa in the Premier League below.
SECOND HALF
46 min: Second half kicks off!
Emmet Gates19 May 2021 19:07
Reguilon own goal ‘comical’, says Richards:
Emmet Gates19 May 2021 19:05
HALF TIME
HT at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Tottenham had a good 10 minutes, and ever since it’s been all Villa.
Tottenham look devoid of ideas, of creativity, of everything, really. Villa could be four goals up at this stage, only for poor finishing to let them down.
Grealish is finding pockets of space to exploit, and Tottenham’s midfielders aren’t really doing much to stop him. Watkins is causing problems with his movement.
In saying that, both of Villa’s goals came from Tottenham mistakes, with Reguilon at the heart of both of them.
The home side got booed off, they need to make amends in the second half.
Emmet Gates19 May 2021 18:55
47 min: Another chance for Villa! Traore slides a pass into the feet of Watkins, whose shot is saved by Lloris. Watkins tries to get to the rebound, but isn’t quick enough.
Villa could be out of sight by half time.
Emmet Gates19 May 2021 18:52
46 min: Another chance for Villa, as Grealish tees up El Ghazi on the left-hand side, who tries to bend it into the opposite corner, but skews his shot.
Emmet Gates19 May 2021 18:50
45 min: A mazy run from Traore as he goes past several Tottenham players in quick succession. He ends up inside the Spurs box but runs out of ideas.
Could’ve been three for Villa.
Emmet Gates19 May 2021 18:49
41 min: Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is down after attempting a tackle. He’s also got booked for his trouble.
Not a good half from Tottenham.
Emmet Gates19 May 2021 18:45
GOAL! Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa (Watkins ‘39)
Villa have turned it around! A mistake from the Tottenham allows Watkins to cut inside in the Spurs box and place the ball into the bottom right-hand corner of Lloris’ goal with his left foot.
Villa have deserved this too. Tottenham haven’t been good.
Emmet Gates19 May 2021 18:43
34 min: Harry Kane going deeper and deeper in search of the ball. He’s almost playing in his own half.
Emmet Gates19 May 2021 18:38
31 min: A bit more urgency from Tottenham, but still a very disjointed performance thus far.
Emmet Gates19 May 2021 18:34
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