Tottenham Hotspur Women put four past Aston Villa in the Women's Super League on Saturday, closing out a routine afternoon at the training ground. By then the result was never in doubt, though the visitors had another chance to avoid the scoreline. The hosts moved to third with seven points from three matches, while Villa dropped further down to twelfth on two points.
Victoria Pelova opened the scoring in the fifty-fourth minute, then added another in the seventy-third before Caitlin Dijkstra found the net in the eighty-first. Cathinka Tandberg completed the tally in the eighteenth minute of stoppage time. The visitors saw Noelle Maritz and Océane Deslandes booked, while Tottenham's Signe Gaupset and Pelova also received yellow cards.
We had called for a home win, and the match delivered in straightforward fashion. Tottenham threw everything at it from the start, controlling territory without drama. And here's the thing — they carved Villa open with regularity rather than relying on a single breakthrough moment. The away end never stopped, but there was little to cheer after the first half.
The statistics tell the story without embellishment. Tottenham held seventy percent possession and registered twenty-five shots inside the penalty area, while Villa managed three. The hosts created six big chances against one for the visitors, and their twelve shots on target were met by a single save. Villa's goalkeeper kept eight saves, but most came from distance or blocked efforts.
Tottenham's recent results show a team finding its rhythm. They beat Crystal Palace seven-nil and drew with Liverpool before losing to West Ham in the previous round. Villa have struggled for consistency, drawing twice and losing once, including a heavy defeat to Manchester City. The gap in the table reflects that trajectory.
