Tottenham 2-3 Aston Villa: Kirsty Hanson hits late winner for strugglers

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Kirsty Hanson scored a stoppage-time winner as second-bottom Aston Villa beat Tottenham to ease their relegation fears.

Spurs looked to have secured a battling point as goals from Jess Naz and Ella Morris helped them recover from 2-0 down following earlier efforts from Anna Patten and Ebony Salmon.

However, Villa substitute Hanson, who also scored in their 2-1 victory over Liverpool last time out, struck in the 91st minute to secure back-to-back wins for Natalia Arroyo's side for the first time this season.

The crucial success moved Villa seven points clear of bottom club Crystal Palace with three games left, while Spurs are two points clear in ninth spot.

In a scrappy encounter in the capital, Villa made the breakthrough in the 30th minute when Patten, on her 26th birthday, headed in from close range after Rachel Daly's header rebounded off the bar.

Salmon doubled their lead 11 minutes after half-time, finding herself one-on-one with Lize Kop and beating the Dutch goalkeeper with a low strike.

However, Spurs, who haven't won a league match since January, responded superbly.

Naz produced a poacher's finish in the six-yard box from a 65th-minute corner, before Morris levelled in the 70th minute, bursting on to a speculative long ball and rounding Villa keeper Sabrina D'Angelo, who had come charging out of her goal, and sliding the ball in from a tight angle.

However, Hanson broke Tottenham hearts, breaking through the home defence on to a Daly pass, before slotting a low finish into the bottom corner.

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Player of the match

Number: 20 K. Hanson

Average rating 8.91

Number: 7 J. Naz

Average Rating: 6.84

Number: 24 D. Spence

Average Rating: 6.37

Number: 11 O. Holdt

Average Rating: 6.37

Number: 3 E. Morris

Average Rating: 6.24

Number: 25 E. Summanen

Average Rating: 6.20

Number: 1 L. Kop

Average Rating: 6.15

Number: 9 B. England

Average Rating: 6.13

Number: 29 A. Neville

Average Rating: 5.78

Number: 5 M. Bartrip

Average Rating: 5.77

Number: 10 Maite Oroz

Average Rating: 5.55

Number: 17 M. Thomas

Average Rating: 5.50

Number: 13 M. Vinberg

Average Rating: 5.47

Number: 12 J. Rybrink

Average Rating: 5.39

Number: 31 L. Gunning-Williams

Average Rating: 5.13

Number: 23 R. Ayane

Average Rating: 5.00

Number: 20 K. Hanson

Average Rating: 8.91

Number: 4 A. Patten

Average Rating: 8.63

Number: 17 E. Salmon

Average Rating: 8.50

Number: 5 L. Staniforth

Average Rating: 8.39

Number: 9 R. Daly

Average Rating: 8.37

Number: 15 L. Parker

Average Rating: 7.88

Number: 7 M. Kearns

Average Rating: 7.88

Number: 25 M. Taylor

Average Rating: 7.83

Number: 16 N. Maritz

Average Rating: 7.71

Number: 23 C. Grant

Average Rating: 7.59

Number: 22 J. Baijings

Average Rating: 7.47

Number: 33 M. Pacheco

Average Rating: 7.41

Number: 28 Gabi Nunes

Average Rating: 7.31

Number: 1 S. D'Angelo

Average Rating: 7.06

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