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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Prediction...
Villa to give Tottenham a really good game but fall short, losing 1-0.
Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa
69 minutes
Kane picks up the ball on the left and slides a pass into the path of Eriksen on the edge of the box. But the midfielder snatches at his shot, dragging it well wide of the left post.
Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa
73 minutes
It's very much a case of attack vs defence now. But the defence is coming out on top as things stand. Eriksen sees another shot, this time on his left foot, blocked. And yet another corner is cleared.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa (Ndombele)
73 minutes
What a hit! Spurs have ramped up the pressure over the last few minutes, and they get their reward. Eriksen keeps the ball alive from another unsuccessful corner, and his cross is very nearly guided in by Sanchez. Heaton makes a brilliant save, but it's only a temporary reprieve for Villa. The ball comes out to Ndombele on the edge of the box, and the £54m man curls a shot into the far corner.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
77 minutes
Tottenham are rampant now. Eriksen's introduction, unsurprisingly, has changed the game. And the relief of that long-awaited equaliser has given the hosts a real boost. A second goal seems quite likely at the moment.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
78 minutes
Spurs win a free kick just outside the Villa box and Eriksen powers a shot towards the top left corner. Heaton makes another excellent save, stretching to push the ball past the post.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
81 minutes
Villa are clinging on for dear life now. First, Sanchez very nearly connects with an overhead kick in the box. Then Alderweireld hits a powerful shot which cannons off the arm of Kodjia. VAR is called upon to check it, but it's not a penalty.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
82 minutes
Villa introduce another debutant: Douglas Luiz replaces Hourihane.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
84 minutes
Eriksen, who's creating everything at the minute, picks out Sissoko. He hits a low shot which deflects wide for a corner, and Villa, once again, deal with the set piece.
GOAL! Tottenham 2-1 Aston Villa (Kane)
86 minutes
Spurs complete the turnaround! Villa have looked exhausted in the final stages here, and they can't hold out. The ball breaks into the box and Kane is waiting, ready to latch onto the loose ball. He turns, lines up the shot and rifles the ball emphatically past Heaton from close range. Tottenham lead!
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