Premier League Gameweek 35 Sun, May 3 2026 · 19:00 Villa Park, Birmingham
Aston Villa
1–2 Full time · HT 0–2 xG 0.32 – 0.99
Tottenham
  • E. Buendía 90’
  • 12’ C. Gallagher
  • 25’ Richarlison
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Tottenham beat Aston Villa

Aston Villa entered as favourites, but Tottenham won 2–1 through goals from Gallagher and Richarlison. Aston Villa replied through a Buendía goal. Tottenham finished with the higher xG (0.99 vs 0.32).

Aston Villa56%
Draw22%
Tottenham ✓21%

Model vs reality

Aston Villa goals
1
Model 2.01 · xG 0.32
Tottenham goals
2
Model 1.18 · xG 0.99
Total goals
3
Model 3.19 · xG 1.31
Score 1–2
6%
Most likely 1–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 62%
Both scored
Yes
Model 60%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchC. GallagherTottenham · 1 goal
7.7
  • RefereeSamuel Barrott
  • VenueVilla Park
  • Table before kick-offAston Villa 5th · Tottenham 18th

Timeline

  1. C. Gallagher 0–1
    12’
  2. Richarlison 0–2Assist M. Tel
    25’
  3. R. Kolo MuaniYellow card · Time wasting
    27’
  4. R. BentancurYellow card · Foul
    45’
  5. Half time · 0–2
  6. R. BarkleyYellow card · Foul
    51’
  7. ⇄ O. WatkinsFor T. Abraham
    60’
  8. ⇄ Y. BissoumaFor R. Bentancur
    67’
  9. ⇄ D. SpenceFor R. Kolo Muani
    67’
  10. M. TelYellow card · Time wasting
    73’
  11. M. RogersYellow card · Argument
    77’
  12. K. DansoYellow card · Foul
    81’
  13. ⇄ L. BaileyFor J. Sancho
    85’
  14. ⇄ E. BuendíaFor R. Barkley
    85’
  15. E. Buendía 1–2Assist M. Cash
    90’
  16. ⇄ P. SarrFor Richarlison
    90+1’
  17. ⇄ L. BergvallFor M. Tel
    90+1’
  18. C. GallagherYellow card
    90+6’
  19. Full time · 1–2

Team stats

Aston Villa5 shots · 2 in box, 3 outside
Tottenham10 shots · 6 in box, 4 outside
Aston VillaTottenham
45% Possession 55%
0.32 Expected goals (xG) 0.99
0.72 Expected points (xPts) 1.92
5 Shots 10
1 Shots on target 5
1 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 2
2 Shots inside the box 6
3 Shots outside the box 4
374 Passes 466
83% Pass accuracy 86%
5 Corners 5
3 Goalkeeper saves 0
12 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 4
2 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 0
6.52 Team rating 6.81

Line-ups

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

237.3 E. Martínez(G)
225.6 I. Maatsen 56.2 T. Mings 36.9 V. Lindelöf 27.0 M. Cash A
86.6 Y. Tielemans 266.9 L. Bogarde
276.5 M. Rogers 65.6 R. Barkley ↓85’ 196.6 J. Sancho ↓85’
186.5 T. Abraham ↓60’
  • 23E. Martínez (G)7.3
  • 22I. Maatsen5.6
  • 5T. Mings6.2
  • 3V. Lindelöf6.9
  • 2M. CashA7.0
  • 8Y. Tielemans6.6
  • 26L. Bogarde6.9
  • 27M. Rogers6.5
  • 6R. Barkley↓85’5.6
  • 19J. Sancho↓85’6.6
  • 18T. Abraham↓60’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 11O. Watkins↑60’6.3
  • 31L. Bailey↑85’6.9
  • 10E. Buendía↑85’7.7

Unused: M. Bizot, Pau Torres, Douglas Luiz, L. Digne, E. Konsa, Andrés García

Tottenham 4-2-3-1

315.6 A. Kinský(G)
136.5 I. Udogie 376.6 M. van de Ven 46.6 K. Danso 237.2 Pedro Porro
306.9 R. Bentancur ↓67’ 67.2 João Palhinha
116.7 M. Tel A↓90’ 227.7★ C. Gallagher 397.2 R. Kolo Muani ↓67’
97.0 Richarlison ↓90’
  • 31A. Kinský (G)5.6
  • 13I. Udogie6.5
  • 37M. van de Ven6.6
  • 4K. Danso6.6
  • 23Pedro Porro7.2
  • 30R. Bentancur↓67’6.9
  • 6João Palhinha7.2
  • 11M. TelA↓90’6.7
  • 22C. Gallagher ★7.7
  • 39R. Kolo Muani↓67’7.2
  • 9Richarlison↓90’7.0

Substitutes used

  • 8Y. Bissouma↑67’6.5
  • 24D. Spence↑67’6.3
  • 29P. Sarr↑90’
  • 15L. Bergvall↑90’

Unused: B. Austin, R. Drăgușin, A. Gray, Souza, J. Maddison

Player stats

Top rated
C. GallagherTottenham7.7
2nd
E. MartínezAston Villa7.3
3rd
Pedro PorroTottenham7.2

Aston Villa

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
E. Martínez G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 79% 34 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
I. Maatsen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 17 0 1 0/4 1/1 5.6
T. Mings D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 93% 76 0 0 0/0 2/2 6.2
V. Lindelöf D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 71 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
M. Cash D 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 80% 40 7 0 0/0 0/2 7.0
Y. Tielemans M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 35 2 2 0/0 2/2 6.6
L. Bogarde M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 19 4 1 0/0 1/1 6.9
M. Rogers F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 53% 19 3 0 3/5 1/3 6.5
R. Barkley M 85 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 24 0 0 0/1 3/0 5.6
J. Sancho F 85 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 24 1 0 2/2 0/0 6.6
T. Abraham F 60 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 8 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
O. Watkins F 30 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 1 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.3
L. Bailey M 5 0 0 0 (0) 1 60% 5 0 0 1/2 0/0 6.9
E. Buendía M 5 1 0 1 (1) 0 0% 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.7

Tottenham

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Kinský G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 53% 40 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.6
I. Udogie D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 100% 28 1 2 0/0 0/1 6.5
M. van de Ven D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 98% 63 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
K. Danso D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 90% 62 3 2 0/0 3/1 6.6
Pedro Porro D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 79% 47 6 1 0/0 0/1 7.2
R. Bentancur M 67 0 0 0 (0) 0 98% 43 2 2 2/3 1/0 6.9
João Palhinha M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 90% 63 2 0 0/0 1/2 7.2
M. Tel F 90 0 1 1 (0) 2 83% 29 0 1 1/6 1/0 6.7
C. Gallagher M 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 86% 43 3 1 0/1 1/1 7.7
R. Kolo Muani F 67 0 0 2 (1) 0 77% 22 3 0 4/6 1/3 7.2
Richarlison F 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 73% 11 2 1 0/3 2/1 7.0
Y. Bissouma M 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 9 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
D. Spence D 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.3
P. Sarr M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 1/0 —
L. Bergvall M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.