Aston Villa came from behind to defeat Tottenham Hotspur with a 1-2 away win on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on matchday 8 of the 2025/26 Premier League season.

In the first half, Bentancur scored with a volley, and Rodgers netted a stunning long-range strike. In the second half, Odobert's shot struck Konsa's elbow, but the foul was deemed unintentional, while Buendia scored from long distance. Ultimately, Aston Villa came from behind to defeat Tottenham Hotspur with a 1-2 away win. Following this round of matches, Villans currently sits in 12th place with 12 points following their fourth consecutive win; Spurs is currently in 6th place with 14 points.

First Half

In the 5th minute, Mohammed Kudus crossed into the box from the left wing. João Palinha headed the ball across. Rodrigo Bentancur quickly followed up and upon receiving the pass, volleyed the ball into the bottom left corner of the post from the center of box with his right foot. Tottenham Hotspur broke the deadlock first to take a 0-1 lead! Bentancur finally broke his nearly one-year goal drought!

In the 27th minute, Spurs launched a quick counterattack. Pedro Porro made a long pass from his own back half. After beating the offside trap, Wilson Odobert quickly followed up, got the ball and cuts into the left side of the box before volleying with his right foot, but his shot was saved by Emiliano Martínez.

10 minutes later, Aston Villa launched a deadly quick counterattack. Xavi Simons made a poor clearance in his own back half. After intercepting the ball, Morgan Rogers cuts inside and took a few steps before taking a right-footed long shot from just outside the penalty area. His shot flew straight into the top left corner of the net, ricocheting beyond Guglielmo Vicario's reach. Aston Villa equalized Tottenham Hotspur at 1-1! This is the England international attacking midfielder's 18th goal of his Villans career!

At the end of the first half, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur were tied 1-1 going into the break.

Second Half

Both teams switched sides as the match continued. In the 53rd minute, Kevin Danso threw a long throw-in into the penalty area. His pass was initially headed away by Amadou Onana. After picking up the loose ball, Odobert made a right-footed shot from the center of the box. The ball struck Ezri Konsa's elbow, but the referee insisted it was not a deliberate foul and denied Spurs a penalty!

Shortly afterwards, Tottenham launched deadly a quick counterattack. Bentancur intercepted the ball and passed it back from the right side of the box. João Palhinha quickly followed up and upon receiving the pass, took a right-footed long shot from the edge of the penalty area, but his shot was saved by Martínez.

In the 57th minute, John McGinn made a straight pass from the front. Donyell Malen quickly followed up and dribbled into the left side of the box before volleying with his left footed, but his shot hit the left side of the net.

In the 77th minute, Lucas Digne passes horizontally from the right wing. Emiliano Buendía quickly followed up, got the ball and took a few steps before firing a left-footed long shot from the edge of the penalty area, the ball flew straight into the bottom left corner, leaving Vicario having no time to react. Aston Villa came from behind to lead Tottenham Hotspur by 1-2! This is the Argentine international midfielder's third goal of the season!

When the final whistle is blown, Aston Villa came from behind to defeat Tottenham Hotspur with a 1-2 away win.