Aston Villa suffered a disappointing defeat by the hands of Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon. The Villans, who might have moved into the highest 4 with a win in North London, suffered a calamitous 4-1 loss, and are actually sixth in the Premier League with 18 factors to their title, one level off the Champions League spots.
Surprisingly, regardless of domination from the house aspect within the first 45 minutes, it was Unai Emery’s males who took the lead. In-form Morgan Rogers received himself on the scoresheet, firing residence a free ball to provide the Villans a lead at halftime.
Ange Postecoglou’s aspect bounced again nearly instantly into the second interval. Wales worldwide Brennan Johnson, who has been in glowing type of late, scored once more, getting on the top of a teasing cross from captain Son Heung-min.
Spurs’ second and third each got here from summer time signing Dominic Solanke. The England worldwide scored his first with a cute chip over Emiliano Martinez after a wise run in behind the Spurs defence, and his second from six yards out, tapping it into an open web. James Maddison added a fourth late on for the Lilywhites.
It was a devastating collapse from the Villans who had the lead regardless of a scarcity of management of the sport. There have been a number of irritating performers, together with Pau Torres, who struggled on the coronary heart of defence.
Pau Torres’ stats vs. Spurs
It was a nasty day on the workplace for Spanish defender Torres towards the Lilywhites on Sunday afternoon. Usually so calm and composed, he made a crucial error on the ball and struggled defensively towards Solanke.
Certainly, he acquired a ranking of simply 4/10 from John Townley, Villa correspondent for Birmingham Mail. The journalist defined that Torres had a ‘tough afternoon’, noting he ‘gave possession away when attempting to play out from the again’, an motion that led to Spurs’ third aim of the day.
His stats on Sofascore present simply how robust of a day it was for the 27-year-old. He made one error that led to a shot, and one error that led to a aim. Usually so secure in possession, Torres misplaced the ball ten instances and had a go accuracy of simply 82%. It was definitely not the very best efficiency.
Regardless of the very fact Villa’s quantity 14 is such a trusted participant for Emery, somebody he additionally coached at Villarreal, he might nicely resolve to drop him forward of their subsequent sport. The Midlands aspect faces Membership Brugge within the Champions League later at this time, and after a poor efficiency, he might definitely be on the chopping block.
That stress is elevated extra after one participant’s wonderful outing within the Carabao Cup final week, and he might show to be an ideal alternative.
The Aston Villa star who might change Torres
The participant in query right here is England worldwide Tyrone Mings. It has been an extended street to restoration from an anterior cruciate ligament harm, however in his first sport again – which stays his only appearance of the season – the 31-year-old impressed towards Crystal Palace within the cup.
Townley was certainly impressed with the defender’s efforts towards the Eagles final week. He gave him an 8/10, explaining he ‘regarded sharp’ and praising a ‘actually promising efficiency’ on his return.
The “dominant” defender, as football statistician Statman Dave once described him, definitely had good stats on Sofascore. He received seven out of eight aerial duels and made 5 clearances, finishing 57 of 71 tried passes alongside the way in which.
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Mings stats vs. Palace |
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Stat |
Quantity |
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Touches |
86 |
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Move accuracy |
80% |
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Passes accomplished |
57/71 |
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Aerial duels received |
7/8 |
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Clearances |
5 |
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Blocks |
4 |
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Key passes |
1 |
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Stats from Sofascore |
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Mings is definitely a candidate to exchange Torres within the beginning lineup towards the Belgian aspect. Not solely is the Spaniard coming off the again of a poor efficiency, however the Englishman – who continues to be ready to make his debut in Europe’s premier competitors – should absolutely be feeling assured after a commanding displaying following his lengthy spell on the sidelines.
It definitely leaves the Villans boss with a variety headache forward of a crucial Champions League conflict, however it may be laborious to disregard Mings’ spectacular kind, particularly after Torres’ disappointing effort final weekend.
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