- John McGinn - 65'
- James Maddison - 50'
- Brennan Johnson - 53'
- Son Heung-Min - 90'+1'
- Timo Werner - 90'+4'
Tottenham thump Aston Villa 4-0 to boost UCL hopes
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Tottenham hammered 10-man Aston Villa 4-0 in the Premier League on Sunday thanks to four second-half goals, allowing them to close the gap with their Birmingham rivals to two points in the chase for Champions League football next season.
Starting the day five points behind their fourth-placed hosts, Spurs struck twice early in the second half with James Maddison volleying the opener in the 50th minute and Brennan Johnson netting the second three minutes later after Villa gave the ball away cheaply.
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Any chance the home side had of staging a comeback all but disappeared when John McGinn was shown a straight red card in the 65th minute for clattering Spurs defender Destiny Udogie.
With Villa on the ropes, Spurs captain Son Heung-min and substitute Timo Werner both scored home in stoppage time for a 4-0 victory that moves them to 53 points, two behind Villa with the London side also having a game in hand.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Chris Kavanagh
English Premier League Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manchester City | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | +11 | 23 |
Liverpool | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +12 | 22 |
Arsenal | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +7 | 18 |
Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +5 | 18 |
Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +8 | 17 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | +4 | 16 |
Nottingham Forest | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | +4 | 16 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +8 | 13 |
Brentford | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
Fulham | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Newcastle United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
West Ham United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 11 |
Manchester United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 11 |
Leicester City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 9 |
Everton | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
Crystal Palace | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
Ipswich Town | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -11 | 4 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -13 | 2 |
Southampton | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -13 | 1 |