Overview

• Rodrigo Bentancur put Tottenham ahead inside five minutes after Mohammed Kudus’s cross and João Palhinha’s knockdown.
• Morgan Rogers equalised eight minutes before half-time with a dipping 20-yard strike from the edge of the box.
• Unai Emery introduced Emiliano Buendía and Ollie Watkins in the second half, and Buendía hit the 77th-minute winner from Lucas Digne’s layoff after Matty Cash’s switch of play.
• Goalkeeper Emi Martínez produced multiple late saves to preserve the lead.
• The victory delivered Villa’s fifth straight league win and five wins in their last seven meetings with Spurs, with a Netherlands trip to face Go Ahead Eagles next in the Europa League.