Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Aston Villa, WSL Matchday 4

Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa

Tottenham Hotspur2nd 10 pts

V. Pelova 54′, 73′
C. Dijkstra 81′
C. Tandberg 88′

4

4–0

Full time

Sun 27 Sep

Aston Villa12th 2 pts

0

Sun 27 Sep, 9:00 am EDT BetWright Stadium WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 4

Key moments

54′Goal V. Pelova (Tottenham Hotspur)1–0
73′Goal V. Pelova (Tottenham Hotspur)2–0
81′Goal C. Dijkstra (Tottenham Hotspur)3–0
88′Goal C. Tandberg (Tottenham Hotspur)4–0

Top performers

Tottenham Hotspur

V. PelovaMTOTshirt 232G4SH
C. TandbergFTOTshirt 91G4SH
C. DijkstraDTOTshirt 41G3SH

Aston Villa

A. VangsgaardFAVLshirt 200G2SH
A. PattenDAVLshirt 40G1SH
C. GrantMAVLshirt 170G1SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Tottenham Hotspur

2nd▲1 from 3rd

2 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 21 to play.

Aston Villa

12th▼1 from 11th

10 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 21 to play.

Team stats

TOT AVL

Possession: Tottenham Hotspur: 70%; Aston Villa: 30%
Shots: Tottenham Hotspur: 35; Aston Villa: 6
Corners: Tottenham Hotspur: 12; Aston Villa: 2

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	4	+8	12
2	Tottenham Hotspur	4	+13	10
3	London City Lionesses	4	+5	9
4	Chelsea	3	+7	7
5	Everton	3	+1	6
6	Arsenal	3	+1	5
7	Liverpool	3	+2	4
8	Manchester United	4	−5	4
9	Crystal Palace	3	−6	4
10	West Ham United	4	−3	3
11	Brighton & Hove Albion	4	−3	2
12	Aston Villa	4	−7	2
13	Birmingham City	3	−4	1
14	Charlton Athletic	4	−9	0

After this result

By the numbers

Tottenham Hotspur have scored 23 goals, the 2nd most in the WSL. 2.9 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Tottenham Hotspur have 6 points from last 5 and are out of form. 1.2 a match, against 1.6 all season. WSL average 1.4.

Tottenham Hotspur have 17 goals conceded, the 11th fewest in the WSL. 2.1 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Aston Villa are 4 matches unbeaten. Last defeat: 0–4 at Tottenham Hotspur, 27 September.

The match on the pitch

Tottenham Hotspur: 70% possession; 86 possessions; 28% ended in a shot; 50% reached the box; 8.5 actions each
Aston Villa: 30% possession; 83 possessions; 7% ended in a shot; 16% reached the box; 3.9 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Tottenham Hotspur

Aston Villa

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Tottenham Hotspur started 7% of their possessions in the final third, Aston Villa 7%.

Where the shots came from

Tottenham HotspurAston Villa

Tottenham Hotspur attack right, Aston Villa left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Tottenham Hotspur

Aston Villa

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Tottenham HotspurAston Villa

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Tottenham HotspurAston Villa

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Tottenham HotspurAston Villa

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,630 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Tottenham Hotspur attack right, Aston Villa left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

81 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:25	A. Vangsgaard	Aston Villa
1:09	L. Wilms	Aston Villa
6:55	O. Holdt	Tottenham Hotspur
7:01	T. Koga	Tottenham Hotspur
7:03	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
8:12	A. Vangsgaard	Aston Villa
11:15	J. Blakstad	Tottenham Hotspur
11:36	S. Gaupset	Tottenham Hotspur
11:44	S. Gaupset	Tottenham Hotspur
11:45	S. Gaupset	Tottenham Hotspur
11:48	K. Hanson	Tottenham Hotspur
11:50	K. Hanson	Tottenham Hotspur
11:53	K. Hanson	Tottenham Hotspur
13:35	C. Tandberg	Tottenham Hotspur
13:37	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
14:11	L. Parker	Aston Villa
15:41	O. Holdt	Tottenham Hotspur
16:16	S. Gaupset	Tottenham Hotspur
16:18	C. Dijkstra	Tottenham Hotspur
16:20	O. Holdt	Tottenham Hotspur

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Lineups

Tottenham HotspurFormation 4-2-3-1

Tottenham Hotspur, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 L. Kop. Line 1: 4 C. Dijkstra, 32 T. Koga, 6 A. Nildén, 41 J. Blakstad. Line 2: 8 S. Gaupset, 24 D. Spence. Line 3: 11 O. Holdt, 23 V. Pelova, 16 K. Hanson. Line 4: 9 C. Tandberg.

Tottenham Hotspur lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	L. Kop	90	0
4	C. Dijkstra, off at 87′	87	1
41	J. Blakstad	90	0
24	D. Spence	90	0
32	T. Koga	90	0
6	A. Nildén, off at 90+2′	90	0
11	O. Holdt, off at 87′	87	0
8	S. Gaupset, off at 82′	82	0
9	C. Tandberg	90	1
23	V. Pelova	90	2
16	K. Hanson, off at 82′	82	0
Substitutes
3	E. Morris, on at 87′	3	0
5	A. Sombath, on at 90+2′	1	0
13	M. Vinberg, on at 82′	8	0
14	M. Nildén, on at 87′	3	0
25	E. Summanen, on at 82′	8	0
Team			4

Unused: S. Panengstuen, S. Martinez, O. Ahtinen, H. Wijk

All player stats

Tottenham Hotspur lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
4	C. Dijkstra, off at 87′	87	1	3	2	91%	1	1
41	J. Blakstad	90	0	6	4	88%	1	1
24	D. Spence	90	0	0	4	93%	2	0
32	T. Koga	90	0	2	0	100%	4	3
6	A. Nildén, off at 90+2′	90	0	1	1	95%	1	1
11	O. Holdt, off at 87′	87	0	6	3	90%	4	0
8	S. Gaupset, off at 82′	82	0	4	6	89%	0	1
9	C. Tandberg	90	1	4	1	79%	1	0
23	V. Pelova	90	2	4	2	83%	1	0
16	K. Hanson, off at 82′	82	0	3	1	64%	1	0
Substitutes
3	E. Morris, on at 87′	3	0	0	1	88%	0	0
5	A. Sombath, on at 90+2′	1	0	0	0	100%	0	0
12	S. Panengstuen	–
13	M. Vinberg, on at 82′	8	0	2	0	75%	0	1
14	M. Nildén, on at 87′	3	0	0	0	67%	0	0
19	S. Martinez	–
20	O. Ahtinen	–
22	H. Wijk	–
25	E. Summanen, on at 82′	8	0	0	0	84%	0	0
Team			4	35	25	89%	16	8

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	L. Kop	90	1	1	100%	0	1

Clean sheet: L. Kop

Aston VillaFormation 4-2-3-1

Aston Villa, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 A. Okuma. Line 1: 14 L. Wilms, 4 A. Patten, 3 M. Harviken, 16 N. Maritz. Line 2: 15 L. Parker, 25 M. Taylor. Line 3: 17 C. Grant, 21 L. Kendall, 13 M. Hijikata. Line 4: 20 A. Vangsgaard.

Aston Villa lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
23	A. Okuma	90	0
14	L. Wilms	90	0
16	N. Maritz, off at 71′	71	0
25	M. Taylor, off at 61′	61	0
4	A. Patten	90	0
3	M. Harviken	90	0
17	C. Grant, off at 61′	61	0
15	L. Parker, off at 29′	29	0
20	A. Vangsgaard	90	0
21	L. Kendall	90	0
13	M. Hijikata, off at 61′	61	0
Substitutes
5	J. Kielland, on at 29′	61	0
18	G. Mullett, on at 61′	29	0
24	O. Deslandes, on at 61′	29	0
27	M. McAulay, on at 61′	29	0
38	R. Maltby, on at 71′	19	0
Team			0

Unused: E. Ramsey, L. Murphy, K. Scott

All player stats

Aston Villa lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
14	L. Wilms	90	0	0	1	58%	0	1
16	N. Maritz, off at 71′	71	0	0	1	81%	0	1
25	M. Taylor, off at 61′	61	0	1	0	67%	1	1
4	A. Patten	90	0	1	0	80%	1	0
3	M. Harviken	90	0	0	0	78%	0	0
17	C. Grant, off at 61′	61	0	1	1	38%	0	0
15	L. Parker, off at 29′	29	0	1	0	100%	1	0
20	A. Vangsgaard	90	0	2	1	76%	3	1
21	L. Kendall	90	0	0	0	75%	1	0
13	M. Hijikata, off at 61′	61	0	0	1	79%	0	0
Substitutes
1	E. Ramsey	–
5	J. Kielland, on at 29′	61	0	0	0	79%	0	1
18	G. Mullett, on at 61′	29	0	0	0	0%	0	0
19	L. Murphy	–
24	O. Deslandes, on at 61′	29	0	0	0	78%	0	0
27	M. McAulay, on at 61′	29	0	0	0	0%	0	0
33	K. Scott	–
38	R. Maltby, on at 71′	19	0	0	0	0%	0	0
Team			0	6	5	72%	7	5