Goals from Dominic Solanke (2), Brennan Johnson and James Maddison saw Spurs stage a brilliant second-half comeback to seal all three points in this Premier League clash. Look back at the match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with our Tottenham vs Aston Villa stats page.
Dominic Solanke scored twice to give Tottenham Hotspur all three points in this clash with Aston Villa. Spurs were 1-0 down at half-time, but a sensational second-half comeback thanks to a goal from Brennan Johnson, Solanke’s brace and an injury-time James Maddison free-kick sealed the win.
Morgan Rogers had fired home the opening goal of the game from close range just after the half-hour mark, capitalising on some sloppy Tottenham defending from a corner. After the corner beat a group of players on the near post, Spurs’ goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario could only parry the ball out for Rogers, who made no mistake and scored in a third successive Premier League away appearance.
Johnson’s 49th-minute strike levelled the scores, as the former Nottingham Forest winger netted his fourth of the season in the Premier League – just one off his tally from the entire 2023-24 campaign (5).
Solanke came into this match with two goals in seven league appearances for Ange Postecoglou’s side following his transfer from Bournemouth in the summer. He doubled that tally with his two second-half strikes in the space of four minutes and 21 seconds to give Spurs an important victory.
Solanke is now the first player to score at least four goals across their first eight Premier League appearances for Tottenham since Rafael van der Vaart in 2010-11.
Maddison topped off an excellent afternoon for Spurs with a direct free-kick goal in added time, his first from a free-kick in the Premier League since October 2022.
Had they lost this match, Spurs would have found themselves six points behind the top four in the Premier League table already, but thanks to their comeback they now move up to seventh and are only two points behind rivals Arsenal.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Tottenham vs Aston Villa stats from Sunday’s Premier League meeting in London.
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Tottenham vs Aston Villa Stats: Post-Match Facts
- Since the start of last season, Tottenham Hotspur have gone on to win 10 Premier League matches in which they conceded the first goal; the joint-most of any team in the competition along with Manchester City, while winning three of their last four in which they’ve gone 0-1 down.
- Dominic Solanke has now scored more goals against Aston Villa under Unai Emery in the Premier League than any other player, netting four goals in four appearances against them.
- After scoring just five goals in his first 36 Premier League appearances for Tottenham Hotspur, Brennan Johnson has now netted four goals for the club in his last six league appearances.
- Spurs’ James Maddison netted the 50th goal of his Premier League career, with what was his ninth goal from a direct free kick in the competition. Since debuting in the top-flight in 2018-19, only James Ward-Prowse (15) has netted more times from a direct free kick than Maddison (9).
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