Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Tottenham 0-2 Aston Villa: Emi Buendia and Douglas Luiz scored as Spurs slip to a costly defeat
Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League top-four hopes suffered a blow after second-half goals from Emiliano Buendia and Douglas Luiz fired Aston Villa to a 2-0 win.
World Cup finalists Hugo Lloris and Cristian Romero were back for Spurs, but the former was at fault for Buendia’s opener and Luiz was able to wrap up the points with a fine 73rd-minute finish.
It extended Unai Emery’s unbeaten record against Tottenham to four games and inflicted more misery on Antonio Conte’s side, who have conceded first in their last 10 matches and now dropped to fifth in the Premier League.
Spurs struggled to create chances throughout and were booed off after a third home defeat from their last five games.
Relive all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
Emery will be the happier of the two managers at the break. Apart from the Kane header, his side kept Spurs quiet and defended their box strongly. He'll be hoping they can take their chances at the other end though. Conte's team were frustrated in the first half, and he might be thinking about changes to try and open up Villa's compact shape.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
It's goalless at the break between Spurs and Villa. It's been a match of very few chances, but Spurs had the best opportunity to break the deadlock when Kane thumped a header on goal, only to be denied by Young's goal-line clearance. The only shot on target came through Son's free-kick which was straight at Olsen, while Watkins dragged an effort wide of the post early on at the other end.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
Son is dispossessed in the centre circle and Villa break quickly on the counter. Watkins sweeps it out to the left, and Buendia cuts inside before curling a long-range shot high and wide of the far post.
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