You can be fooled when you see 4-0 for the Spurs on the scoreboard, assuming it was a one-sided match at Villa Park. And it was, indeed, but in the other direction – the hosts, Aston Villa, were the dominant side in the first half, created half a dozen promising extraordinary chances but failed to convert that into at least a single-goal lead!How are Aston Villa behind here?! Steven Gerrard has got his setup absolutely spot on: Watkins, Ings and Coutinho combining well to stop anything going into midfield and Spurs just can’t get out. pic.twitter.com/FSW14Ww32t— David Lynch (@dmlynch) April 9, 2022 And they suffered severe punishment for it almost instantly, conceding not one, not two, not three, but four goals for a brutal 4-0 home loss.Three of those were the work of art of remarkable Heung-min Son, who’s transformed into one of the best forwards in the world. His hattrick was much-deserved and now serves as a lecture for his Villa counterparts on how the job should be done in the opponents’ box.Moreover, Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris was marvellous, making as many as seven incredible saves in the first 45 minutes, which pushed the match in a whole different direction.🚨 STAT: Hugo Lloris made 7 saves in the opening 45 minutes against Aston Villa. The most by any Tottenham goalkeeper in the first half of a Premier League match. pic.twitter.com/2LK20GOoJn— TalkTHFC (@TalkTHFC__) April 9, 2022 And then came Son. He was supplied with great balls from Kulusevski (who added his name to a scoreboard) and his friend Harry Kane.The England captain always has his one eye fixed on Son’s direction, and the moment he sees the Korean alone, Kane fires perfect passes. That was the case at the Villa Park also, and all of a sudden, the hosts were torn down. Instead of their jaw-dropping victory, the visitors are the ones with all of the reasons to be happy on Saturday night.FridayNewcastle United – Wolverhampton 1-0 (0-0)/Wood 72 pen/SaturdayEverton – Manchester United 1-0 (1-0)/Gordon 27/Arsenal – Brighton 1-2 (0-1)/Trossard 27, Mwepu 66 – Odegaard 89/Southampton – Chelsea 0-6 (0-4)/Alonso 8, Mount 16, 54, Werner 22, 49, Havertz 32/Watford – Leeds 0-3 (0-1)/Raphinha 21, Rodrigo 73, Harrison 83/Aston Villa – Tottenham 0-4 (0-1)/Son 3, 66, 71, Kulusevski 50/Sunday16:00: (3.00) Brentford (3.20) West Ham (2.60)16:00: (2.40) Leicester (3.35) Crystal Palace (3.20)16:00: (3.00) Norwich (3.05) Burnley (2.75)18:30: (2.15) Man.City (3.50) Liverpool (3.60)***odds are subject to change***
