00:00Aston Villa ended a wild rain-slit contest in North London, their victory sealed by a flash of quality that illuminated an otherwise scrappy afternoon.
00:11The decisive moment arrived in the 77th minute when João Pelinha's clearance reached halfway.
00:17Matty Cash launched a magnificent half-volleyed pass to the right flank and Luca Dean cushioned it beautifully.
00:25Emiliano Buendia took charge, cut inside and bent a curling strike into the bottom corner, a goal of real finesse to settle a bruising encounter.
00:36For Villa, this fifth consecutive win in all competitions extends their resurgence under Unai Emre.
00:42Morgan Rodgers had earlier cancelled out Rodrigo Bentancur's opener with a dipping strike and from there Villa looked increasingly composed.
00:51Watkins' bench for the first time in the league this season was immense.
00:56One that's introduced his link-up play and intensity, helping Villa press Spurs back.
01:02Watkins played fantastically, Emre said.
01:04That was the version I want to see. Aggressive, selfless and dangerous.
01:10Tottenham, meanwhile, missed a golden opportunity to climb into the top two.
01:15Thomas Frank's side made the brighter start with Matthias Tell's persistence leading to a corner.
01:21Recycled to Mohamed Kudas, whose cross was headed back by Paulinho for Bentancur to finish via a deflection.
01:30But after that, Spurs' rhythm had faded.
01:33Kudas had a goal ruled out for offside, while Christian Romero's late withdrawal in the warm-up disrupted their backline.
01:39No, Kevin Danso impressed in his place.
01:42Frank waited too long to change things, introducing Randall Kolomuani and Lukas Bergwahl.
01:50Only after Villa had struck, with James Madison, Dejan Kulazewski and Dominic Solanke all sidelined.
01:56Tottenham again looked short of invention.
01:59Frank called Xavi Simmonds' display average plus, yet Spurs' attacking balance remains a puzzle.
02:06When Bendia's strike hit the net, it felt like the evening belonged to Emre's boldness rather than Frank's caution.
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