{"id":1404813,"date":"2025-10-19T16:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T15:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&p=1404813"},"modified":"2025-10-19T16:11:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T15:11:56","slug":"tactical-analysis-tottenham-vs-aston-villa-19-10-25","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/tactical-analysis-tottenham-vs-aston-villa-19-10-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham vs Aston Villa stats and analysis: Morgan Rogers magic piles more home misery on Thomas Frank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aston Villa<\/a> came from behind to beat Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> 2-1 away from home in the Premier League<\/a> on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rodrigo Bentancur gave the hosts the lead with a deflected effort inside five minutes. However, Spurs couldn’t hold onto the advantage, with long-range Morgan Rogers and Emi Buendia efforts eventually handing all three points to Unai Emery’s men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This latest home setback leaves Spurs sixth in the Premier League, while Aston Villa rise to 10th, just two points behind their hosts.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Palhinha & Bentancur vs Rogers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    After a slow start to the campaign, it’s been a good couple of weeks for Morgan Rogers, who provided assists in wins over Fulham and Burnley in Villa’s last two games before the international break, then followed up by scoring his first international goal against Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sunday’s showdown in North London was defined in large parts by his duel with Tottenham midfield duo Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentancur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Of course, it was Bentancur who opened the scoring within the first five minutes. But he and his Portuguese counterpart — who provided the assist — were obviously given strict instructions to sit deep, protect their defence, and close out the spaces Rogers likes to occupy so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The result was Palhinha and Bentancur making a combined 12 tackles, two interceptions, and six recoveries, with the pair dribbled past just three times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This went a long way toward shutting Rogers out, with the 23-year-old touching the ball just 41 times, completing only 15 passes and failing to create a single chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Of course, Rogers is no run-of-the-mill attacking midfielder and needs just one sniff to punish the opposition. And that’s exactly what he did, unleashing an incredible strike worth just 0.04 xG beyond Guglielmo Vicario to level the scores in the 37th minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    https:\/\/t.co\/uTqpRvqTQW<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/z1eQlP1RJd<\/a><\/p>— Squawka (@Squawka) October 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>