Pelova Double Fires Spurs Second in WSL Rout
Tottenham Hotspur Women beat Aston Villa Women 4-0 in the Women's Super League to move up to second in the table.
The victory on 27 September kept Tottenham unbeaten at the start of the new season. Victoria Pelova scored twice in the win, BBC Sport reported.
All four goals came in the second half. Pelova opened the scoring in the 55th minute. She added her second in the 73rd minute. Caitlin Dijkstra made it 3-0 in the 81st minute. Tandberg wrapped up the scoring in the 88th minute, Tottenham Hotspur confirmed.
Pelova was the story of the afternoon. Her double against Villa was her second brace in as many games. A brace is football shorthand for two goals by one player in a single match. That means two goals in back-to-back games.
Villa had no reply once the goals started to flow. The defeat left them still searching for a first league win of the season, according to the BBC's live coverage. Early in a season, that wait can feel long. Every missed chance carries extra weight.
What makes this stand out is the patience and then the rush. Spurs did not score before the break. Then they scored four times in 33 minutes. That is the kind of burst that changes the mood inside a ground. One goal brings noise. The second brings belief. By the fourth, strangers are hugging.
Ninety minutes like this give strangers something to feel together. One bright afternoon can lift the mood of a whole fanbase.
For new followers, a quick guide helps. The Women's Super League, known as the WSL, is the top division of women's football in England. An unbeaten start means Spurs have won or drawn every league game so far. They have lost none. Sitting second puts them right among the early pacesetters, even if the table will twist many times yet.
There is a quirk in the wider story. These clubs also met in the men's Premier League eight days earlier. Aston Villa won that meeting 3-2 on 19 September. It was Villa's first victory of the men's league season, ESPN recorded. The men's and women's competitions are entirely separate. Form in one does not carry into the other. But supporters of both sides will enjoy the symmetry.
