Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Aston Villa: Jackson and Manzambi sink Spurs despite late comeback
Aston Villa won 3-2 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium thanks to goals from Manzambi, Jackson and Buendía. Tottenham fought back late through Gallagher and van Hecke but fell short.
- Aston Villa raced into a 0-3 lead through Manzambi, Jackson and Buendía
- Tottenham pulled two goals back late via Gallagher and van Hecke, but lost
- Spurs remain bottom with 2 points; Villa sit 16th on 4
Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Aston Villa
Scorers: Manzambi 45'+4, Jackson 67', Buendía 79' (Villa); Gallagher 86', van Hecke 90'+8 (Spurs)
Kick-off: Saturday 19 September 2026, 12:30 UK time / 13:30 CET, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.
The match
Tottenham were forced into an early change on 19 minutes, with Archie Gray replacing Pedro Porro. Deep into first-half stoppage time, Aston Villa took the lead: Johan Manzambi converted a Boubacar Kamara assist for 0-1 in the 45'+4. Jan Paul van Hecke was booked shortly after, at 45'+7.
Both sides made changes at the start of the second half: Matty Cash came on for Aaron Wan-Bissaka at Villa, while Mohammed Kudus replaced Mateus Fernandes for Spurs, both at 46'. Nicolas Jackson was also booked in the same minute. A VAR check involving Kudus followed at 60'.
Dominic Solanke made way for James Maddison at 66'. Villa then doubled their lead in the 67th minute, Jackson finishing off another Manzambi assist to make it 2-0. Manzambi himself was replaced by Hemmings at 72'.
Villa extended the gap further on 79 minutes through Emiliano Buendía, set up by John McGinn, for 0-3. Tottenham responded with a flurry of substitutions at 84' (Bergvall and Gallagher on for Bentancur and Tonali at Spurs; Barkley and Mbaye replacing McGinn and Kamara at Villa). Conor Gallagher then pulled one back at 86', finishing a Kudus assist to make it 3-1.
Tottenham kept pushing and found a second goal deep into added time. In the 90'+8, Jan Paul van Hecke scored from an Andrew Robertson assist to make it 2-3, the final scoreline. Late bookings followed for Matty Cash (90'+2) and Unai Emery (90'+3).
The numbers
Tottenham dominated possession, 64% to 36%, and had the edge in shots too, 20 to 15, with 7 on target compared to Villa's 6. Spurs also led the corner count heavily, 11 to 1. Aston Villa committed more fouls, 13 to 9, and picked up two yellow cards to Tottenham's one.
Table and next fixtures
Aston Villa move to 4 points from five games (1 win, 1 draw, 3 defeats, 4 goals scored, 9 conceded), sitting 16th. Tottenham stay on 2 points, bottom of the 20-team table, still without a win this season (2 draws, 3 defeats, 2 goals scored, 8 conceded).
At the top, Manchester City lead with 15 points, ahead of Arsenal (12), Brighton & Hove Albion (10) and Brentford (9).
Tottenham Hotspur travel to Manchester United on Saturday 10 October 2026 at 18:30. Aston Villa host Brentford on the same day, at 16:00.
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