Tottenham vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Spurs suffer third straight defeat
Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins scored the winner as the visitors came from behind to leapfrog the hosts into fourth place
Tottenham slipped to a third successive Premier League defeat as they were beaten 2-1 at home by Aston Villa in an absorbing clash full of chances.
Villa’s first win on the road in just over two months took them above Tottenham into fourth place in the table but it did not look likely early on.
The hosts were given a deserved lead by Giovani Lo Celso’s deflected shot in the 22nd minute and could have been comfortably ahead before Pau Torres levelled with a thumping header deep in first-half stoppage time.
Chances continued to flow both ways after the break but it was Villa who went ahead with a fine finish by Ollie Watkins just past the hour mark after being set up by Youri Tielemans.
Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez made two great saves, Ben Davies headed a golden chance over the bar and Pedro Porro hit the post for the luckless hosts who also suffered another injury blow as Rodrigo Bentancur limped off in the first half.
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Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
59 mins: Son, not for the first time this afternoon, sees the flag go up after he scores. He slides home from Johnson’s pass but his teammate is in an offside position so the goal won’t stand.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
54 mins: Almost a superb counter-attacking goal from Spurs! Kulusevski makes the burst forward down the left before a neat one-two with Son allows him to fire a first-time ball across the box. Johnson is lingering at the back post but just can’t turn the cross home at full-stretch.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
52 mins: CLOSE! Spurs pour numbers forward in attack but Villa turn over possession and can counter. Bailey has room for the left-footed shot but it’s tipped onto the post by Vicario who is able to claim the loose ball.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
51 mins: Another well-worked move down the right from Spurs but Gil is unable to fashion a shooting opportunity as the ball is fizzed across the box in his direction.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
49 mins: Porro’s delivery is an enticing one but Martinez does well to punch it clear. The loose balls falls to Lo Celso but this time his strike is deflected wide and out for a corner.
Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
48 mins: Spurs start the second half on the front foot again as Porro wins a foul for his side in a promising position just outside the right edge of the box.
KICK-OFF! Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
A big 45 minutes for both sides but before we start, Villa make a double change. Cash - on that yellow card after the challenge on Bentancur - is replaced by Tielemans, while Bailey comes on for Diaby.
With those sorted, Spurs get us started in the second half.
HALF-TIME: Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
Finely poised at the break:
Rodrigo Bentancur injured in first Tottenham start in nine months after Matty Cash tackle
Rodrigo Bentancur was forced off following a poorly timed tackle from Aston Villa’s Matty Cash, in a fresh blow to Tottenham’s mounting injury concerns.
The Uruguayan sustained anterior cruciate ligament damage in February and was making his first start for Tottenham for nine months when he had to leave the field after just half an hour.
Cash caught Bentancur on the ankle with a miss-judged sliding challenge, creating a new problem for Tottenham to contend with amid an ongoing injury crisis.
More bad news for Tottenham:
Rodrigo Bentancur injured by Matty Cash in first Tottenham start in nine months
Rodrigo Bentancur was forced off in the first half for Tottenham against Aston Villa
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