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.
Relive all the Premier League action with our live blog below:
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
56 mins
There is an early sub for Spurs but there’s a bit of a surprising one, as Son makes way for Richarlison and Bentancur comes off for Bissouma.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
54 mins
Spurs are having all the possession now, but this time they’re actually creating chances with it.
Villa do get a chance to get forward and it’s brilliant work from Watkins, who wins the footrace with Romero, shrugs off the challenge and then wins a free-kick after bursting past Porro. The Spaniard is the first player in the book for that tackle.
The free-kick bounces to McGinn but he can only fire wide on the half-volley.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
51 mins
CLOSE! Spurs go close to taking the lead as Udogie gets behind on the overlap. He delays before finding Solanke with the cutback, and the former Bournemouth man fires in a low shot on the turn that forces a good save from Martinez down to his right.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
48 mins
GOAL! Spurs are level!
The second half has started much like how the first did, with the home side in possession and Villa laying off, but they’ve paid the price!
Udogie spreads it wide to Son, and the captain drives towards the box before swinging in the perfect cross into the corridor between Martinez and his defenders. Brennan Johnson steals in behind and gets to it first, diverting it into the net for 1-1!
Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa
46 mins
It’s Villa who start the second half in possession, until Romero is fouled by Watkins.
No changes at half-time.
KICK-OFF! Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa
The second half begins as Spurs get the ball rolling.
HALF-TIME! Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa
Both sides are coming back out, so we’ll be back underway soon.
HALF-TIME! Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa
A half that ended up getting away from spurs despite the fact that they started the more positive of the two.
The home side dominated some of the early possession but couldn’t convert it into chances. You could say they’re missing the attacking influence of Maddison, despite the best efforts of Kulusevski down the right.
For Villa, the gameplan has worked perfectly. They’ve been happy to let Spurs have the ball in some areas, and have limited their chances when the home side have come forward.
They’ve launched attacks at the right time and the set-piece delivery was better when it mattered.
HALF-TIME! Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa
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