Two goals in the closing stages from Conor Gallagher and Jan Paul van Hecke – his first in our colours – opened our league account for the campaign having failed to net in our previous four matches.
Aston Villa clashed heads with Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier today as they looked to grab all three points on the road in the Premier League.
Watch extended highlights from Tottenham Hotspur's matchup with Aston Villa in Matchweek 5 of the Premier League.
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So four games into the Premier League season, and Tottenham Hotspur still await their first goal.
Good news: Tottenham Hotspur scored two goals in a match! The same match! Bad news: they still lost to Aston Villa by the score of 2-3. Tottenham played one of their best halves of football all season in the first half, testing Zion Suzuki four times but failing to get off the mark.
Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Aston Villa (Gallagher 86’, Van Hecke 90+8′ | Manzambi 45+4′, Jackson 67′, Buendia 79′)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM – Over to north London, where three weeks of miserable overthinking was guaranteed, but for which side?
Though striker Teddie Lamb marked his PL2 debut in style by claiming a brace of goals it was Spurs who took the points.
Lamb extended his fine start to the season by both opening and rounding off the scoring on an eventful afternoon at Stevenage’s Sporta Arena.
Saturday’s early Premier League kick-off ended up being quite the treat. Look back on the game with our Tottenham vs Aston Villa stats page.
Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League misery deepened on Saturday. A 3-2 home defeat to Aston Villa in the fifth round left the London club still searching for their first win of the season.
Tottenham were humiliated in front of their own supporters following a 3-2 defeat against Aston Villa in the Premier League. De Zerbi's side remain without a league victory after defensive frailties cost them dearly in north London.
North Londoners still without a win after £300million summer spend
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