Aston Villa was destroyed 4-0 at home by Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, ending their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.

Prior to Spurs taking the lead through James Maddison in the 50th minute, the hosts controlled the game and had several opportunities to test Guglielmo Vicario.

After John McGinn was sent off for a reckless charge on Destiny Udogie 10 minutes later, Brennan Johnson immediately put Tottenham ahead 2-0 with a close-range shot. Villa would eventually concede two more goals in stoppage time.

Although McGinn’s clumsy tackle on the Italian full-back disappointed Unai Emery, the remainder of his performance was a disappointingly strong one.

On the other hand, Jamaican international Leon Bailey performed even worse than his skipper during the entire game at the top of the pitch.

John McGinn’s stats against Spurs

Before receiving a red card, the Scottish dynamo was a workhorse in the middle of the park, giving the Villans the grit and inventiveness they needed to stay in the game.

Unfortunately, his outstanding performance was then undone by the sending off, which let his side down after he gave the referee a difficult decision with an unnecessary harsh tackle on Udogie.

The table above illustrates McGinn’s quality of possession (three opportunities produced for his team) and combativeness (11 of 16 duels won).

In contrast to the captain, Bailey made much fewer contributions both in and out of possession and was replaced just four minutes after the dismissal.

Leon Bailey’s stats against Spurs

The former Bayer Leverkusen player battled both on and off the ball throughout the game, showing signs of weakness against Ange Postecoglou’s team.

Spurs defenders collectively won five of their seven encounters with the winger, three of which were on the ground and two of which were in the air. This indicates that they found it far too easy to outmuscle him in physical fights.

The fact that the Tottenham players defeated the Villa forward in most of their matches indicates that he did not hold the ball up well enough for his club.

The lightweight dude’s performance when he had the ball also left a lot to be desired. Compared to McGinn’s previously noted 86% pass accuracy and three opportunities generated, he only completed 33% (4/11) of his attempted passes and created only one.

This demonstrates how much poorer Bailey was with the ball than the Scottish wizard since he generated very nothing and gave up possession far too easily throughout the game.

The 26-year-old gem had a fantastic opportunity to flash the ball across goal for Ollie Watkins to potentially have a tap-in at the beginning of the second half, but he blasted his shot over the bar and behind for a goalkick, preventing his club from drawing even.

Bailey let Emery down horribly in the last third of the match, but overall, his significant troubles both in and out of possession demonstrate that he was much worse than McGinn, who excelled at both ends of the game before to the red card.