Mon 04 October 2021, 16:00
Tottenham HotspurOn Sunday afternoon we returned to winning ways in the Premier League, dispatching Aston Villa 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg gave us the lead in the first half with a fine finish from the edge of the box on 27 minutes, however the visitors pulled level midway through the second period as Ollie Watkins prodded home from close range on 68 minutes. Despite that setback, within three minutes we were back in the lead and had our winner as, after brilliant work from Heung-Min Son down the left, Villa’s Matt Targett diverted the South Korean’s cross into his own net under pressure from Lucas Moura.
Here’s a look at the key numbers behind the victory…
Spurs 2-1 Aston Villa - key highlights
Sonny stars
2 – Heung-Min Son provided the assist for both goals.
12 – Those assists brought up Sonny’s goal involvements at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to 12 in his last 12 games (six goals, six assists).
4 - In assisting both of our goals against Villa, it means the forward has been involved in 83 per cent of our league goals this season (five out of six – three goals, two assists).
40 – He now has 40 assists to his name in the Premier League.
5 – Our number seven has now been involved in five goals in four career appearances against Villa (three goals, two assists).
Heung-Min Son’s game in numbers
86% pass accuracy
10 touches in the opposition box
Five shots
Five duels won
Five ball recoveries
Two chances created
Two assists
Perfection from Pierre
45 - Since signing for us in August, 2020, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has yet to miss a single minute of Premier League action, playing all 45 of our games in that period. Hugo Lloris, meanwhile, is on a run of 55 consecutive league games for us.
10 – Pierre won possession more times than any other Spurs player against Aston Villa. He also completed more passes than any other Spurs player in the game (59).
2 – The Dane has already matched his 2020/21 goal return (2) for us this season having scored against Stade Rennais and Villa.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s game in numbers
84 touches
10 ball recoveries
Nine duels won
Six take-ons
One goal
Defeating Villans
13 – This was our 13th in our last 15 encounters in all competitions against Villa.
8 – We have now scored in each of our last eight games against Villa and in 17 of the last 18 fixtures between the sides.
1 – Nuno Espirito Santo has lost just one of his five career games against the West Midlands side.
11 – Since the start of last year, we have benefitted from 11 own goals, including three already this season.
14 – It has now been 14 Premier League games since we last recorded a draw at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. We have won nine and lost five times since drawing 1-1 with Fulham in January.
