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Spurs were just so toothless (when it mattered).
With 65% possession, and more shots at goal, they really ought to have taken a lead.
They thought they’d squared things to make it 1-1 when Kudus swept home from close range, but Robertson, who had a decent game despite making a horrible mistake for the Villa opener, was just a shoulder length off-side.
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Some correspondence from readers:
“Redknapp in,” says Filip Gieldon. “Never have I seen a collection of more mediocre players and signings being called great. Tottenham should sack the manager and get Harry Redknapp in, he’d fit right in.”
Alexander Whitney: “Regarding De Zerbi’s comments about Spurs’ mental block, he’s been in charge for, what, 6 months now? In the worst Opta fashion, let’s end with one word. Accountability.”
“Is there any truth in the rumour that Spurs will do a lap of honour if they win the toss in the next game?” – don’t bet against it, Malc Shuttleworth.
Cian O’Mahony: “Spurs are summed up by the way Maddison got out of the way of Buendia’s shot for 0-3.”
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Villa move up to 15th.
Spurs drop into the bottom three where they’ll stay for the international break.
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Full-time! Tottenham 2-3 Aston Villa
No time for a comeback as boos meet the final whistle.
Spurs showed some fight but there’s no doubt the right team won today.
Spurs were the better team in the first half but didn’t take their chances. Villa did and ran away to a 3-0 lead before two late consolation goals from the home team.
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GOAL! Tottenham 2-3 Aston Villa (van Hecke, 90+7)
Now then! Rather than shoot, Robertson chips to the back post where van Hecke is totally unmarked and he heads the ball down and into the goal!
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Updated at 15.34 CEST
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Villa haven’t won yet. Savio at the byline on the left pulls a pass back that is cleared away for a corner. It’s played short and the dinked cross is met by van de Ven who gets a decent header on it and steers it towards goal, but it’s just wide. Suzuki had it covered anyway.
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Was it an own goal? It counts all the same. Good work from Kudus down the right as he burst into the box and found the byline before cutting the ball back in. Gallagher got there and hacked it towards goal. Was that strike on target before it took a deflection off Cash? Not sure. Either way, the ball settled in at the back post and Spurs’ long wait for a league goal is over.
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GOAL! Tottenham 1-3 Aston Villa (Gallagher, 86)
The duck is broken! It won’t matter much in the context of this game, but at least Spurs have scored.
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Updated at 15.26 CEST
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Bentancur and Tonalie are off for Spurs, replaced by Bergvall and Gallagher.
Even more fans are leaving now.
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Now the visitors are in complete control, knocking the ball around as if on the training pitch. Oles ring out from the away stand.
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Justin Kavanagh points out:
double quotation markIf they don’t score today, Spurs will have gone over 8 hours without doing a goal. That’s long enough to read a lengthy novel. If I was a Spurs fan walking out early today, I’d head for Waterstones and spend the next few weeks perusing something more convincing than this fiction that Spurs are still a functioning football club.
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Oh my word, the second viewing is even better!
Just an incredible strike. Joao Gomes ran from midfield and fed Hemmings on the right. The pass came back infield to Buendia who puts his foot through it and rifled it into the top corner.
That has sparked a small exodus from some Spurs fans.
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GOAL! Tottenham 0-3 Aston Villa (Buendia, 80)
STUNNER! He did it in the Europa League final and this one might be even better! Smashed into the top corner and that is that!
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Updated at 15.18 CEST
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Did anyone catch Jackson’s celebration? Got to say I missed it.
Michael Cosgrove didn’t: “Whatever else, I thought Jackson’s post second goal ‘celebratory’ throat slitting gesture was way beyond the pale.”
The cross from the free-kick comes to nothing. Spurs seem to have lost their oomph (if they had any to start with).
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Manzambi is off for Hemmings.
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He’s well off-side so wouldn’t have counted as he got himself free down the left inside the Villa box, but he scuffed it with his left foot, skewing it across the face of goal as if he was squaring the ball.
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GOAL! Tottenham 0-2 Aston Villa (Jackson, 67)
Brilliant from Jackson and Spurs are sinking! Wonderful feet from the striker. He plays a quick one-two with Manzambi off a long kick, then flicks it over van Hecke before keeping the ball low to the corner with a (not) volley strike. It’s saved, but only half as it trickles in off the far post.
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Updated at 15.08 CEST
That’ll be Solanke’s last act as he’s replaced by Maddison. That’ll push Marmoush further forward.
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Maddison warming up for Spurs on the side.
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NO GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa
The drought continues! Robertson was half a yard off-side as he had the beating of McGinn down the left. The cross was half blocked before it was swept in by Kudus from close range, but there’s no doubt the left back was off-side.
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Oh no! Was Robertson off-side? I think he is. Hang tight….
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GOAL! Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa (Kudus, 60)
They’ve done it! The duck is broken!
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Up the other end, Jackson’s shot is blocked.
End to end now.
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