New Delhi: The game between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa was a tale of two different halves. With a lot at stake, Tottenham took home a 4-1 win after being a goal down during the break. Ange Postecoglou’s men comeback different after looking really a paler shadow of themselves in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The first half belonged mostly to Aston Villa, with Morgan Rogers scoring a rebound in the 32nd minute and took them to the break with a lead. Though in patches, the hosts looked dangerous, Tottenham never really bothered Emiliano Martínez in the goal. Of the 15 shots taken, only one had landed on target and, in the end, converted to goal.
The second half was a different story. Within four minutes of resuming play, Tottenham equalised with Heung-Min Son, who was returning from injury and assisting from the left flank as Brennan Johnson put it in the nets. It opened the floodgates for Tottenham as Dominic Solanke scored a brace within four minutes. His first goal came at the 75th minute after Dejan Kulusevski timed his pass perfectly for the the 27-year-old to double their score.
BIG WIN. pic.twitter.com/yG4AA4mbFn
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 3, 2024
Solanke then made the score 3-1 when Richarlison timed a pass to perfection as he surpassed every Villans. Solanke, who was waiting at the back post, completed the rest of the formality. With the game going into extra time, James Maddison scored the fourth goal from Tottenham. Winning their sixth consecutive game across competition at their home turf, Tottenham rise to seventh place, taking 16 points from ten games. For Postecoglou, he ends a successful week with EFL Cup quarter-final qualification as his side thrashed Manchester City out of the competition.
Man of the match
Dominic Solanke has scored more Premier League goals vs. Aston Villa under Unai Emery than any other player (4).
A quick-fire double for the forward. ⚽️⚽️#TOTAVL pic.twitter.com/VwxheCmxcI
— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) November 3, 2024
Until the 75th minute, it looked like the game was going into a stalemate, with Villa often showing hunger to counter-attack. Solanke’s 75th-minute goal pulled back the game into Tottenham’s side. Coming to the side during the summer for £65m, Solanke had scored only twice before Sunday’s clash.
Though Johnson had opened the tally for Tottenham, it was Solanke who put his side ahead. The Villain goalkeeper, who had been unchallenged in the first half, was put into a spot of bother in the 75th minute as he timed his shot to perfection to elude the Brazilian shot-stopper. Scoring his next in just four minutes meant that Villa could never make a case for themselves and found it hard to counter Solanke’s efforts.
Dominic Solanke’s brace within four minutes in the second half helps Tottenham Hotspur climb to seventh place in Premier League as they 4-1 against Aston Villa. Football Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
