Aston Villa edged a wild, rain-slick contest in North London, their victory sealed by a flash of quality that illuminated an otherwise scrappy evening. Frank waited too long to change things, introducing Randal Kolo Muani and Lucas Bergvall only after Villa had struck. With James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, and Dominic Solanke all sidelined, Tottenham again looked short of invention.
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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