Game #4943
Aston Villa
3-2-2, 11 PTS

Monday, 1 October 2007
9th (-1)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ
GK Scott Carson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐จ |
CB Martin Laursen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | โฝ | โฝ |
CB Olof Mellberg | ๐ธ๐ช |
CB Zat Knight | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
RB Wilfred Bouma | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
M Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Nigel Reo-Coker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Craig Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ | โฝ | ๐ |
W Ashley Young | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Luke Moore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
Martin O'Neill | ๐ฌ๐ง | 2006-2010

Substitutes
๐ CF Marlon Harewood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Luke Moore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 66โ |
๐ M Stiliyan Petrov | ๐ง๐ฌ | for M Craig Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 73โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Stuart Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Curtis Davies | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Isaiah Osbourne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Nigel Reo-Coker (3)
๐จ Craig Gardner (6)
๐จ Scott Carson (1)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
UEFA Cup / Europa League: โ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Martin O'Neill reverts to his 'League' side as Wilfred Bouma, Martin Laursen, Ashley Young, Luke Moore and Scott Carson replace Curtis Davies, Marlon Harewood, Isaiah Osbourne, Shaun Maloney, Stiliyan Petrov and Stuart Taylor.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.03 |
Oldest Player |
CB Martin Laursen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | 30.61 |
Youngest Player |
M Craig Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.86 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa throw away a 4-1 lead to allow Spurs to snatched a late late equaliser and cost Villa the chance of a top 5 spot.
Gabriel Agbonlahor contributes his 20th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 60th appearance (53 Starts) to make it W19 D21 L20, 14 Goals, 6 Assists and 4 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.00 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Scott Carson contributes his 2nd assist in a Villa shirt on his 6th appearance to make it W3 D2 L1, 2 Assists, 6 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.00 goals per game, 3 Clean Sheets (50%) and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
Zat Knight contributes his 1st assist in a Villa shirt on his 5th appearance to make it W2 D1 L2, 1 Goal and 1 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Scorer(s) | Martin Laursen | 22โ | 33โ | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 40โ | Craig Gardner | 59โ |
Assist(s) | Gareth Barry | 22' | Zat Knight | 33โ | Scott Carson | 40' |
Match Timeline
๐จ | 10โ Booking, Nigel Reo-Coker
๐จ | 13โ Booking, Craig Gardner
๐ฅ
| 20โ Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Dimitar Berbatov
โฝ | 22โ Goal, 1-1, Martin Laursen, Assist by Gareth Barry
โฝ | 33โ Goal, 2-1, Martin Laursen, Assist by Zat Knight
โฝ | 40โ Goal, 3-1, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Assist by Scott Carson
๐ | HT Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Aston Villa
โฝ | 59โ Goal, 4-1, Craig Gardner
๐ | 66โ Sub off, Luke Moore, Sub on, Marlon Harewood
๐ฅ
| 69โ Goal, 4-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Pascal Chimbonda
๐ | 73โ Sub off, Craig Gardner, Sub on, Stiliyan Petrov
๐ฅ
| 82โ Goal, 4-3, (Tottenham Hotspur, pen), Robbie Keane
๐จ | 85โ Booking, Scott Carson
๐ฅ
| 90โ+2 Goal, 4-4, (Tottenham Hotspur), Younes Kaboul
๐ | FT Tottenham Hotspur 4-4 Aston Villa
Season | 2007-08 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Game | #7 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Monday, 1 October 2007
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Martin OโNeill | ๐ฌ๐ง | County Londonderry, 2006-2010
Referee: Mike Dean | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wirral, 2001-2021
Kick off: 8.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
FT Score: ๐จ 4-4
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Mike Dean | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wirral, 2001-2021
Referee: Mike Dean | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wirral, 2001-2021 ๐
๐ 18 | ๐ฉ 6 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 6 | ๐ : 3
๐ 18 | ๐ฉ 33% | ๐จ 33% | ๐ฅ 33% | ๐ : 17%
Cards ๐จ 31 | ๐ฅ 1 | 1.78 |
Penalty โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
3 |
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 145 | ๐ฉ 53 | ๐จ 33 | ๐ฅ 59 | โฝ 212 | ๐ฅ
233 |
League ๐ 129 | ๐ฉ 47 | ๐จ 31 | ๐ฅ 51 | โฝ 197 | ๐ฅ
211 |
FA Cup ๐ 11 | ๐ฉ 4 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 6 | โฝ 8 | ๐ฅ
12 |
League Cup ๐ 4 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ
8 |
Other ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Home ๐ 69 | ๐ฉ 29 | ๐จ 19 | ๐ฅ 21 | โฝ 101 | ๐ฅ
91 |
Away ๐ 74 | ๐ฉ 24 | ๐จ 13 | ๐ฅ 37 | โฝ 109 | ๐ฅ
138 |
Neutral ๐ 2 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Match Stats
Possession F | 34%
Possession A | 66%
Shots on Target F | 8
Shots on Target A | 8
Shots F | 12
Shots A | 28
Touches F | 477
Touches A | 714
Passes F | 216
Passes A | 452
Tackles F | 26
Tackles A | 22
Clearances F | 87
Clearances A | 60
Corners F | 3
Corners A | 13
Offsides A | 1
Offsides F | 3
Fouls F | 14
Fouls A | 12
Martin O'Neill | ๐ฌ๐ง | 2006-2010
๐ 51 | ๐ฉ | 17 ๐จ | 19 ๐ฅ 15 | 1.37
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
What they Said
โI would never think itโs all over.
โWe knew Tottenham would throw absolutely everything at us, with nothing to lose.
โAt 4-2, it seemed that we saw off that part of the storm but Iโve seen it happen before.
โNaturally, weโre disappointed. We could have gone fifth and it was a nice incentive but I hope we learn from it. Iโm upbeat but disappointed for the travelling fans.โ
Martin OโNeill.
*Younes Kaboul completed an amazing comeback by Tottenham as they fought back from 4-1 down to hold Aston Villa.*
Dimitar Berbatov nodded Spurs in front but Martin Laursen levelled after Paul Robinsonโs error, then made it 2-1 when he deflected in Zat Knightโs header.
Gabriel Agbonlahor drilled home a third and Craig Gardnerโs low free-kick made it 4-1 before Pascal Chimbonda replied after Jermain Defoe had hit the post.
Robbie Keaneโs penalty made it 4-3 before Kaboulโs last-gasp leveller.
Tottenham remain in the bottom three of the Premier League but their under-fire boss Martin Jol can take heart from the way his side responded when facing almost certain defeat.
But while the manner in which the home side earned their point will ease the pressure on Jol, he will know he must solve the defensive problems which meant they had to work so hard to get something from this game.
Spurs had celebrated their 125th anniversary with a parade of legends before kick-off but the party did not continue for long once the game was underway.
True, Jolโs side were looking dangerous going forward but Tottenhamโs continuing difficulty in dealing with Villaโs attacks meant that, just two minutes after Berbatov rose to nod the home side ahead, the visitors were level.
Robinson inexplicably dropped Gareth Barryโs corner and the ball bounced kindly for Laursen, who smashed his shot into the unguarded net.
Villaโs second goal was almost as embarrassing for the Tottenham defence, a quick free-kick catching them unawares and, from another Barry cross, Knight headed the ball against Laursen, through Robinsonโs legs and into the net.
Things got even worse for Spurs before the break when Gabriel Agbonlahor latched on to a clearance from Villa keeper Scott Carson, held off Michael Dawson and fired into the bottom corner.
And when Robinson failed to keep out Craig Gardnerโs low free-kick early in the second half, things looked ominous for Spurs and for Jol.
But Tottenham never gave up and, with Defoe brought off the bench, they belatedly began to threaten again.
The England striker hit the post before Chimbonda netted from the rebound to give his side hope, then Robbie Keane brought the score back to 4-3 from the spot after Marlon Harewood clumsily fouled substitute Darren Bent.
It still looked like Villa would hold on but Kaboul had other ideas, slamming home in stoppage time after Villa failed to clear a corner.
Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,094
GK Paul Robinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Pascal Chimbonda | ๐ฌ๐ต | โฝ |
CB Younรจs Kaboul | ๐ซ๐ท | โฝ | ๐จ |
CB Michael Dawson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Didier Zokora | ๐จ๐ฎ |
M Teemu Tainio | ๐ซ๐ฎ | ๐ |
M Tom Huddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Gareth Bale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Aaron Lennon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CF Dimitar Berbatov | ๐ง๐ฌ | โฝ | ๐ |
F Robbie Keane | ๐ฎ๐ช | โฝ |
Martin Jol | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Teemu Tainio | ๐ซ๐ฎ | (CF Jermaine Defoe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
๐ | W Aaron Lennon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Steed Malbranque | ๐ซ๐ท |)
๐ | CF Dimitar Berbatov | ๐ง๐ฌ | (F Darren Bent | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Radek ฤernรฝ | ๐จ๐ฟ |
CB Ricardo Rocha | ๐ต๐น |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Younรจs Kaboul
๐จ
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ๐๐
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1998-99
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

2007-08
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