Live score: Tottenham Hotspur lose at home to Aston Villa, remaining winless in the Premier League.
On 19 Sep 2026, live scores from the English Premier League 2026-27 season, week 5: a match between two struggling teams, Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa.
Before kickoff, Tottenham, the home team, were still winless with 2 draws and 2 losses, totaling 2 points, sitting 17th in the Premier League standings. Aston Villa were also without a win, with 1 draw and 3 losses, only 1 point, dropping to 19th place, just above Coventry City, the only team still without points.
In the first half, Tottenham had chances but failed to score. Ultimately, Aston Villa took the lead 1-0 in injury time at 45+4 minutes, when Andy Robertson made a mistake sliding the ball back from near the goal line, allowing John McGinn to intercept and pass to Boubacar Kamara, who laid it off for new signing Johan Matsambi to score from close range.
In the second half, at the 60th minute, Tottenham's effort to score was disallowed by VAR. Andy Robertson advanced down the left and crossed into the box, where Aston Villa failed to clear. Substitute Mohammed Kudus tapped the ball in, but it was ruled offside as Robertson was ahead.
At the 67th minute, Aston Villa extended their lead to 2-0 from a long ball by Zion Suzuki. Nicolas Jackson controlled the ball, passed back to Johan Matsambi, who returned it to Jackson. Jackson then flicked the ball past Mickey van der Fen and fired it beyond Antonin Kinsky's reach.
At the 79th minute, the Villans made it 3-0 with a stunning long-range strike from Emiliano Buendía. Tottenham pulled one back at 86 minutes through Conor Gallagher, then narrowed the gap to 2-3 with Jan Paul van Hecke scoring in the 90+8th minute.
However, Tottenham could not complete the comeback and lost 2-3 at home, remaining winless with 2 points, dropping to 18th place. Aston Villa earned their first win of the season, moving up to 15th place temporarily.