Tottenham vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Solanke double completes Spurs turnaround
Tottenham 4-1 Aston Villa: Dominic Solanke scored twice as Spurs came from 1-0 down to comfortably beat Villa
Two second-half goals from Dominic Solanke and a sublime James Maddison free-kick helped Tottenham Hotspur come from behind to overwhelm Aston Villa 4-1 and end the visitors’ seven-match unbeaten run in the Premier League.
Spurs climbed to seventh in the table on 16 points, two points behind Villa who stayed fifth, as they battled back in style in north London.
Unai Emery’s Villa led at half-time through Morgan Rogers, but Spurs were level soon after the break when Brennan Johnson tapped in at the far post.
Solanke’s two goals in four minutes, including a flowing team move finished off with a delightful dink over Emiliano Martinez, secured the win, before Maddison curled in a free-kick in stoppage time.
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GOAL! Tottenham 2-1 Aston Villa
74 mins
GOAL! Spurs are ahead and it’s a lovely goal!
Davies does well at first to win the ball and prevent Watkins from getting clean through. Spurs work it through midfield quickly and Johnson lays it off to Kuliusevski, who feeds through a brilliant through ball into the path of Solanke. He’s 1-v-1 with Martinez, and he lifts a deft finish over the Argentinian for 2-1!
There’s a VAR check but the goal is given.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
71 mins
Villa counter and it’s great work from McGinn to turn and thread through a lovely pass to Ramsey. He gets into the box and fizzes a ball across goal, but it’s behind Watkins in the area.
Moments later, Richarlison clips an early cross towards the back post, but neither Solanke or Johnson had read his intentions.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
69 mins
Villa make a sub as Rogers comes off for Jhon Duran, so Villa have both of their ‘main’ strikers on the pitch at once here.
Johnson hangs up the cross but it’s too easy for Martinez to collect.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
68 mins
Rogers is down again, and there’ll be another break as he receives treatment. Expect at least five minutes of added time once we’re done with the 90 here.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
67 mins
Sarr cuts in and has a pop from outside the box, but it fizzes wide of the far post.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
65 mins
Martinez goes long to Watkins but the England international is too isolated up top, and Spurs win the throw. So far, the subs haven’t given either side the edge.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
63 mins
More good work from Rogers as he carries half the length of the pitch and then wins a free-kick on the left wing. It’ll be Tielemans to deliver the set-piece.
The Belgian lays it off to Digne on the edge of the box, but it cannons off Carlos and goes out for a goal kick.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
61 mins
There’s another ‘injury’ immediately, as Onana gets a knock to the head. He stays down but he looks fine to carry on.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
60 mins
Matty Cash comes off for Diego Carlos for Villa. It’s been stop-start over the last five minutes or so, with Romero receiving treatment, and he’d forced off too – he makes way for Ben Davies.
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