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Tottenham Hotspur smashed Aston Villa in an away game to boost their top-four hopes in the English Premier League. Aston Villa were five points ahead of Tottenham Hotspur when the Villans welcomed the Spurs at Villa Park. But the win moved Tottenham Hotspur only two points behind the Villans with one game in their hand.
The match saw a beautiful understanding between James Maddison and the skipper Son Heung-min. These two players had a massive impact on Tottenham Hotspur at the beginning of the season. But because of the injury issues, Maddison missed several games, and the Spurs started underperforming. However, Maddison is back again and repeatedly showing his skills on the pitch.
As It Happened
At Villa Park, Aston Villa boss Unai Emery set up the team formation with 5-3-2. Ollie Watkins led the Villan’s attack along with Leon Bailey. Meanwhile, Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou played his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation, leaving Son in the front with the back of James Maddison, Brennan Johnson, and Dejan Kulusevski.
As the home side, Aston Villa tried hard to get an early lead. They had some crucial attempts, but none of them were on target. Tottenham Hotspur, on the other hand, played a possessional game, trying to keep the ball as long as they could. But they also failed to find the net in the first half.
However, Tottenham Hotspur didn’t take much time after the break. It was James Maddison who broke the deadlock as he found the back of the net in the 50th minute. The goal took the match into another dimension as the visitors became more aggressive after taking the lead. As a result, Tottenham Hotspur doubled their lead immediately when Son set up a beautiful goal for Brennan Johnson in the 53rd minute.
Aston Villa completely surrendered when midfielder John McGinn saw a straight red card following his ruthless tackle on Udogie in the 65th minute.
Moreover, the home team conceded two more goals in the injury time. Son wrote his name on the scoresheet as he found the net in the 90+1 minute, followed by Timo Werner in the 90+4 minute. In the end, the Spurs secured a dominating 4-0 win over Aston Villa, which is a massive boost for their top-four race.
Maddison on Winning The Match
James Maddison shared his instant reaction on SkySports after the match. The English midfielder said, “It feels as big as any other three points, but we knew there would be a lot on today’s game just because of the nature of the league table. [I’m] really happy, you see the celebrations because we work all week. We had a game plan, and we came away with three points with a convincing win.”
