Tottenham 1-0 Aston Villa LIVE Score, English Premier League: Bentancur Gives Spurs Early Lead Against Villans

Tel has been lively down the left flanks, and the Frenchman tried to cut inside before being robbed of the ball by a Villa defender. Onana receives some treatment after going down in pain.

Meanwhile, a lobbed pass towards Guessand almost found the forward, but Vicario came rushing out to clear the danger. A few moments later, Villa manage to get behind the Spurs backline, and Onana almost got at the end of Digne's cross but Vicario cleared.

A shot from Odobert from the edge of the box should have been a routine stop for Martinez, but the Argentina goalkeeper spilled it. Luckily, he grabbed on to it again before any danger arrived. Spurs are on the ascendancy here.

A couple of bad fouls sees van de Ven see the first yellow card of the match, even though Villa would have preferred to play on.

Spurs, meanwhile, push forward with Tel finding Odobert on the edge of the box. There was a tangling between him and Onana right on the edge of the box, wit the Spurs forward claiming a penalty. No dice.

A ball from Guessand found Cash - with Hooper playing advantage. However, full-back's shot is dragged wide, even if Vicario was at full stretch. The pair have combined well on the flanks for the visitors, with Aston Villa seeing more of the ball.

However, they need to be careful with their high backline, with Tel almost running timing his run perfectly but failed to do so.

A corner in Spurs' almost found the head of the tall Villa defenders, but other than that, it has been easy going for the home side. They have the slightest bit more of the ball (51%), and are more or less controlling the tempo of the match.

Oh, that was close! A superb delivery from van de Ven from near his own penalty box found the run of Kudus. The Ghanian took it in his stride, and holding off the pressure from his marker, finished past Martinez and found the back of the net.

However, his celebration is cut short as the flag goes up for offside, which he was, by a metre or so.

Only four and a half minutes on the clock, and Spurs have taken the lead. A cross is only partially cleared by Villa, and it falls to Spence. The full-back plays it to Kudus on the left, who whips in a peach of a delivery with his left foot. Palhinha does very well to head it back towards the middle, where Bentancur fires it past Martinez to give his side the lead.

Not much of note has happened in the early stages, but it has been quite a physical start to this match. A cross from Cash is deep inside the Spurs box but evades all his teammates. Good start from the visitors, though.

The pre-match formalities are done. Referee Simon Hooper blows his whistle, and Aston Villa get today's match underway on a rainy day in North London. Can Spurs establish their early title credentials and put pressure on Arsenal with a win? Stay tuned!

Tottenham: ⚫D 🟢W ⚫D ⚫D 🟢W

Aston Villa: ⚫D 🟢W 🟢W 🟢W 🟢W

Tottenham Hotspur are unbeaten in their last seven matches, while Aston Villa haven't lost in their last five games.

Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa have met each other 178 times. Spurs have a slight head-to-head advantage, winning 79 times, while Aston Villa have won 63 times. 34 of the matches ended in draws.

However, recent results have favoured the visitors, with Villa winning their last two encounters against Spurs - although both were at home.

The last time Aston Villa won away against Spurs was in November 2023, with goals from Pau Torres and Ollie Watkins earning them a 2-1 comeback win.

Last Five Games:

• Aston Villa 2-0 Tottenham (Premier League, 2025)

• Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham (FA Cup, 2025)

• Tottenham 4-1 Aston Villa (Premier League, 2024)

• Aston Villa 0-4 Tottenham (Premier League, 2024)

• Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa (Premier League, 2023)

Emiliano Martinez; Lucas Digne, Pau Torres, Ezri Konsa, Matty Cash; Boubacar Kamara, Amadou Onana; John McGinn (c), Morgan Rogers, Evann Guessand; Donyell Malen

Bench: Marco Bizot (gk), Ian Maatsen, Victor Lindelof, Lamare Bogarde, Jadon Sancho, Ross Barkley, Harvey Elliott, Emiliano Buendia, Ollie Watkins

Guglielmo Vicario; Djed Spence, Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero (c), Pedro Porro; Joao Palhinha, Rodrigo Bentancur; Wilson Odobert, Xavi Simmons, Mohammed Kudus; Mathys Tel

Bench: Antonin Kinsky (gk), Jun'ai Byfield, Kevin Danso, Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Pape Matar Sarr, Brennan Johnson, Randal Kolo Muani, Richarlison

The English Premier League 2025-26 match between Spurs and Villa will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India. Television broadcasts will take place on the Star Sports Select 1 and Star Sports Select HD1 channels.

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Good evening, football fans! Two sides in good form – Spurs and Villa – face off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London. Kick-off is scheduled for 6:30 PM IST, so stay tuned for pre-match updates and confirmed line-ups as they are released.