Tottenham earned an impressive 2-1 win over Aston Villa, with Richarlison stepping up with a goal.
Of all the stories to come out of Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-1 win at Villa Park on Sunday, the one worth sitting with belongs to Richarlison. His goal in the 26th minute, a composed finish set up by Mathys Tel, was more than a two-goal cushion for a side fighting for their top-flight life. It was the moment that placed him in the company of one of the Premier League’s most quietly brilliant strikers.
According to Squawka, Richarlison is now only the second Brazilian to score ten or more Premier League goals in five different seasons, after Roberto Firmino. The seasons read: 13 goals in 2018-19, 13 in 2019-20, 10 in 2021-22, 11 in 2023-24, and now his tenth of this campaign in 2025-26, with three games still to play. That last detail matters. Richarlison already sits on ten for the season, and with Tottenham still needing points against Leeds and Chelsea, there is every chance he adds to it.
The context around those five seasons is what makes the achievement genuinely impressive. The 2021-22 tally came at Everton, where he essentially dragged them away from relegation on his own with six goals in his last ten league games. The 2023-24 haul arrived in a Tottenham side that finished fifth but was defined by inconsistency all season. This one, the tenth season goal, has come for a club that spent most of May in the relegation zone. Three different clubs, three different pressures, the same end result.
Richarlison has stepped up for Tottenham this season
Richarlison has never been a player who disappears when things get difficult. Sunday was another entry in that same chapter.
With Firmino never potentially returning to the PL, and that benchmark now shared, the 28-year-old seems determined to make it his own before the season ends.