Tottenham vs Aston Villa LIVE: Harry Kane completes turnaround to put Spurs 2-1 ahead
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow live updates from the Premier League as Spurs begin their campaign against newly promoted Aston Villa at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Villa come up with plenty of ambition having made a raft of new signings in the transfer window to bolster a side that already contains the quality of Jack Grealish and John McGinn.
Spurs have added quality of their own through the likes of Giovani Lo Celso and Tanguy Ndombele and will hope they can do something special in the first full season at their shiny new stadium. Follow it live:
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The game will be shown live on Sky Sports main event and Premier League channels, and you can follow it live on the Sky Go app.
Prediction...
Villa to give Tottenham a really good game but fall short, losing 1-0.
Tottenham 0-0 Aston Villa
5 minutes
Villa look a little overawed. It's noisy at Tottenham's imposing new stadium, and the hosts have completely dominated the early stages. Lucas goes close again, picked out in space in the box by Rose. His downward header is well saved by Heaton, but an opening goal doesn't look far away for Spurs.
Tottenham 0-0 Aston Villa
8 minutes
Taylor is penalised for a foul on Moura to the right of Villa's box. Lamela attempts to put the ball into the box from the free kick, but gets way too much power on it. A wasted opportunity.
GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa (McGinn)
9 minutes
What a start for Villa! They've been pegged back in the early stages, but a hopeful long ball results in a goal. Mings launches the ball towards Tottenham's box and Sanchez fails to deal with it, allowing McGinn to steal in and move within sight of goal. Rose can't get back, and McGinn slots the ball coolly into the bottom corner on his left foot. Villa, entirely against the run of play, lead!
Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa
13 minutes
That goal has done nothing to change the pattern of this game. Spurs continue to dominate possession, probing but finding no way through a packed Villa defence. Alderweireld nearly picks out Kane with a long ball over the top, but it runs through to Heaton.
Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa
17 minutes
Groans of frustration echo around the stadium as Tottenham try, unsuccessfully, to pass their way through a sea of claret shirts. There's a tentative appeal for a penalty, too, as Kane goes down under a challenge in the box. Chris Kavanagh isn't interested.
Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa
20 minutes
Villa are growing in confidence. Dean Smith's side look comfortable when on the ball, and they're finding gaps in Tottenham's defence. It's been a concerning opening 20 minutes for the home team.
Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa
21 minutes
Close! McGinn, who's been excellent so far, picks out Trezeguet with an incisive pass. The winger surges into the box, makes space and looks certain to fire the ball past Lloris for Villa's second. But Sanchez gets back just in time to block.
Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa
24 minutes
Some sustained pressure from Spurs, but they still can't create an opening. A corner from the right is over-hit and runs all the way through to Rose on the opposite flank. His attempted cross is easily cleared.
Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa
28 minutes
Wesley gets to a loose ball first and draws a foul from Alderweireld. Villa have managed this game expertly since taking the lead, and frustration, both in the stands and on the pitch, is growing.
Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa
32 minutes
Tottenham waste yet another set piece, taking a corner shot and firing the ball straight at a Villa player. It allows the visitors to break quickly through Grealish, who sets Trezeguet away into the box. Fortunately for Spurs, his shot lacks the power to beat Lloris.
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