Jermain Defoe’s strike coupled with Gareth Bale’s hat-trick secured a comfortable victory for the Spurs, as the Villans suffer another miserable defeat within a week.
In the 19th round of the English top flight football, Tottenham Hotspur cruised to a dominant 0-4 victory over Aston Villa at Villa Park on Wednesday, December 26.
After a goalless opening half that saw chances few and far between, the Spurs managed to break the deadlock in the 58th minute through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gareth-Bale-c14422 doubled his side’s advantage.
The Welsh winger netted his second of the evening in the 73rd minute, while the 23-year-old completed his hat-trick six minutes before the full time whistle to complete the rout.
Bettor.com takes a look at Aston Villa players’ performances.
Aston Villa
Bradley Guzan
The American goalkeeper made some decent saves in the opening 45 minutes. However, he could have done nothing to restrict any of the Spurs’ goals after the break.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chris-Herd-c9017
Worked extremely hard, but struggled against Adebayor and Defoe. Nonetheless, he managed to keep them quiet for most part of the game.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ciaran-Clark-c9247
The Irish defender had to be alert throughout the 90 minutes, and made some decent interceptions. However, he struggled to put in a solid show, and was seen in difficulties on a number of occasions.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nathan-Baker-c27374
Failed to keep Adebayor quiet, and lost aerial battles on couple of occasions. Was substituted at the stroke of half-time after picking up a severe knock.
Joseph Bennett
Remained solid throughout the 90 minutes, and made some impressive runs forward to help his side’s front-line. However, he never really threatened the visiting side with his presence in the final third.
Matthew Lowton
The 23-year-old struggled against Bale throughout the 90 minutes, as the Welsh attacker remained successful in beating him on a number of occasions. All in all, it was not a evening to remember for the youngster.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-El-Ahmadi-c20353
Put in his 100 percent to create something for his side, but failed to make an impact, as his side struggled to assert their authority on the pitch throughout the game.
Ashley Westwood
Showed his enthusiasm right from the first whistle, and his energy remained a driving force for the hosts in the opening half. However, his eagerness to play quick short passes, which were intercepted regularly, let him down.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabian-Delph-c13098
The 23-year-old struggled to perform in the opening 45 minutes, as he gave too much space to the Spurs at the centre of the park. However, he improved his positioning brilliantly after the break. All in all, it was a decent performance.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brett-Holman-c8047
The Australian ace never really managed to help Benteke upfront, and was hardly seen helping his back-line. Not a very delightful performance.
C. Benteke
Had a decent opportunity in the opening half to gift his side a lead, but failed to beat the Spurs goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jan-Vertonghen-c17814, who marked the striker brilliantly throughout the 90 minutes.
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