Morgan Rogers cancelled out an early opener from Rodrigo Bentancur to ensure the points were shared at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
It was a game of few chances where neither team was able to take control for a significant period of time.
Spurs, for the most part, played with more attacking desire and looked to get into the Villa box quickly on each attack but struggled to make the most of their pressure.
The visitors were largely limited to long range efforts but were able to make two of these count to clinch all three points.
This was Villa’s first Premier League away win of the season. They kept Spurs from climbing into second place, even if only for a few hours. tlu
Story of the match
Spurs opened the scoring after just five minutes, having the first corner of the game by putting Villa under pressure in their defensive third.
The original delivery was cleared but fell to Mohammed Kudus on the left. His whipped cross to the back post was met by João Palhinha who found Bentancur for a tap-in.
Not long after, Kudus had the ball in the net again but he had started his run too early, so was ruled offside.
Villa struggled to find space beyond the Spurs’ defence, via attempts to play long as well as more intricate passes around the edge of the box.
They only took three shots in the first half - all were from outside the box and two were taken by Matty Cash, their only goal scorer away from home in the Premier League prior to kickoff.
Rogers was eventually able to create time and space for himself to shoot across his body; a shot which was too quick to give Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario any chance.
Spurs started with more intensity in the second half, as they did in the first. They first threatened from Kevin Danso’s long throw followed by João Palhinha’s shot from range.
The home side continued to dominate but Villa had their first shot from inside the box soon after as Donyell Malen was played in by John McGinn.
Both sides introduced their regular starting strikers on the hour mark: Richarlison and Ollie Watkins respectively.
Randal Kolo Muani made his Premier League debut in the closing stages, having joined on loan from Paris Saint-Germain late in the transfer window.
However, another strike from the edge of the box put Villa in the lead, this time from substitute Emiliano Buendía.
Lucas Digne controlled Cash’s long ball beautifully and laid it off to the Argentine winger, who curled his effort along the ground into the bottom corner.
Although they created several big chances and defended well, Spurs ended the match with nothing to show for their sporadic bright moments.
Villa’s discipline and game management after their second goal was impressive, as Spurs chased for an equaliser to no avail.
They mostly relied on long throw-ins, taken by Danso, who was introduced to the starting lineup following Christian Romero’s injury in the warm up.
While they had caused problems via long throws and set pieces throughout the match, the ball rarely dropped for a Spurs player to take a shot.
Instead, Villa broke away on the counter attack multiple times and ultimately took more shots than their hosts towards the end of the match.
Player of the match - Lucas Digne
Lucas Digne's assist for the winning goal was possible due to his exceptional touch under pressure on the right wing.
This was probably his most notable moment in the match, however, he put up a great defensive performance as well, against a strong ball carrier in Kudus.
Spurs used their Ghanaian right winger as their main outlet, particularly in the second half.
Although he made it past Digne occasionally, the experienced left-back stood up to him extremely well overall, while picking his moments to go forward.