The two most expensive teams in the Premier League met in the first round of the tournament. Welcoming Aston Villa at home, Tottenham deployed a very strong squad determined to win to create the premise for a successful season.
Right after the opening whistle, the home team took action to attack with continuous quality stunts. However, before they could enjoy the joy, Tottenham had to suffer a "bitter reward".
In the 9th minute, midfielder McGinn of Aston Villa punished Spurs' defense with a decisive cross-angle shot. The home team's central defender conceded a huge position error.
Having been hit by a "mental- Traum" hit too early, Tottenham had no choice but to attack. However, striker Harry Kane and expensive midfielder Tanguy Ndombele both failed to score from goalkeeper Heaton.
Aston Villa accepted to give the ball control to the opponent and waited for a counter-attack opportunity. The uncomfortable style of play helped them firmly defend their home team's goal and repeatedly threatened Lloris' goal.
For the entire first half and the first half of the second half, Tottenham played almost halfway but still could not penetrate Aston Villa's net. The visitors' defense kept the lineup apart and covered each other too well, causing Kane to be discouraged many times.
Goalkeeper Tom Heaton had a very good match when he saved Aston Villa at least 3 times from obvious goals. But that was not enough for him to preserve the net. In a difficult situation, Tottenham's most expensive contract in history spoke up.
In the 72nd minute, rookie Ndombele made a classy correction from outside the penalty area to bring Tottenham an equalizer of-1. The equalizer seemed to relieve the psychological pressure on the "Roosters" and Harry Kane scored a double in just 5 minutes to help the home team win.
Playing with concentration for most of the match, but the negligence in the last 10 minutes of the match caused the away team Aston Villa to return empty-handed. Harry Kane took advantage of Grealish's mistake to lose the ball to make it 2-1, before completing his double with a perfect set-piece in the 90th minute.
Winning 3-1, Tottenham had a good start to the season and temporarily ranked 5th in social insurance. As for Aston Villa, 135 million pounds poured into the transfer market and were not left to waste as they earned many positive signals in this match.
