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Alessia Russo scored inside two minutes of the north London derby as Arsenal claimed 3-0 victory over Tottenham at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.

Goals from Frida Maanum and Stina Blackstenius added to Spurs' woes that have seen them win just one of their last five Women's Super League (WSL) fixtures.

It took Russo just 63 seconds to put Arsenal ahead when she latched onto Mariona Caldentey's through ball and fired past Becky Spencer from 12 yards.

"Today was massive," Russo said. "Not only is it another step in the league and the journey we are on but it's a derby.

"When you come to the club you know the standards and this is one of them. We knew what it [defeat] felt like and wanted to put it right. Enjoying myself and want to get better each day."

The Spurs defence was breached again in the 22nd minute, as Maanum smoothly controlled Kim Little's pass and planted her shot in the bottom-left corner.

Arsenal's interim manager Renee Slegers extended her unbeaten run since taking over from Jonas Eidevall, and substitute Blackstenius proved her talent once again, scoring with her third touch of the ball after coming off the bench.

"We are a little bit more confident," Russo told BBC Sport of Slegers time in charge. "Things don't change overnight. She has allowed us a little bit of freedom up there and each game is getting better and better.

"It's been good to get a bit of consistency. We have to many talented forwards. It's learning each other's strengths and how we can play off each other."

The three points move Arsenal to fourth in the WSL table, while Spurs sit seventh with seven points.

Ipswich Town secured their first Premier League victory of the season when they deservedly beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 away thanks to first-half goals by Sammie Szmodics and Liam Delap and climbed out of the relegation zone on Sunday.

The promoted side took the game to Spurs from the start and hit the bar with a towering header by centre-back Cameron Burgess from a Leif Davis corner after nine minutes following a spell of pressure that had put Spurs on the back foot.

Kieran McKenna's side went ahead just past the half-hour mark with a superb overhead kick by striker Szmodics, who was left unmarked after Tottenham defender Cristian Romero's misguided header, to the delight of Ipswich fan and singer Ed Sheeran in the stands.

The visitors scored again in the 43rd minute through Delap who pounced on a rebound after goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario could only parry a low cross from Szmodics following good work by Omari Hutchinson who had broken clear in midfield.

"We knew we had to start fast," Szmodics said after Ipswich's first Premier League win in 22 years. "It's a tough place to come. We deserved the goals in the first half."

Tottenham came out fighting in the second period and created chances, with captain Son Heung-min coming close with a curler that was acrobatically tipped over by keeper Arijanet Muric.

Dominic Solanke thought he had got Spurs back into the match soon after but his close-range effort was ruled out by VAR as the ball had hit his hand on the way into the net.

Solanke and Son also fired over the bar as Spurs struggled to find a way through a well-drilled defence but midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur finally got them on the scoresheet with a powerful header from a Pedro Porro corner in the 69thminute.

Tottenham brought on midfielders Yves Bissouma and James Maddison to try to fashion an equaliser but Kieran McKenna's Ipswich side held firm to finally record a league win after five draws and five defeats on their return to the top flight.

"It means so much," Delap said. "We've put in so many great performances and just lacked that final bit. The performance was terrific. We couldn't be happier."

The boos rang out from the home fans at the final whistle as Ipswich claimed their first Premier League victory since April 2002. It moved the visitors up to 17th place in the standings on eight points, while Spurs are languishing in 10th spot with 16.

"Hugely disappointing," Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said.

"We gave ourselves a mountain to climb. Second half we had chances but didn't do enough to win the game."

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Two second-half goals from Dominic Solanke and a sublime James Maddison free kick helped Tottenham Hotspur to come from behind and overwhelm Aston Villa 4-1 on Sunday, ending the visitors' seven-match unbeaten run in the Premier League.

Spurs climbed to seventh in the table on 16 points, two points behind Villa who stayed fifth. Should Chelsea win or draw at Manchester United later on Sunday, Villa would drop down to sixth.

Unai Emery's Villa led at halftime through Morgan Rogers, but Spurs were level soon after the break when Brennan Johnson tapped in at the far post.

Solanke's two goals in four minutes, including a flowing team move finished off with a delightful dink over Emiliano Martínez, secured the win, before Maddison curled in a free kick in stoppage time.

Emery, whose side had looked comfortable in the first half, said he was disappointed with the result, but not too worried about the manner of the defeat.

"We are disappointed, frustrated but we are accepting it," Emery told Sky Sports. "We know our way, it is 38 matches, the league is very tight."

Villa's goal punctuated a drab first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Rogers poking home from a yard out after Lucas Digne's corner was flicked on into the six-yard box.

Spurs skipper Son Heung-min provided an assist on his return from injury, whipping an excellent outswinging ball across the goal for Johnson to slot home at the back post shortly after halftime.

Ange Postecoglou's Spurs had struggled to break down Villa in the first half, largely resorting to shots from distance, but they upped their intensity in the second period and two quick goals from Solanke sealed the win.

His first was a flowing one-touch team move, with Solanke latching on to Dejan Kulusevski's cute pass and chipping the ball over the onrushing Martínez.

Minutes later,a mistake by Villa defender Pau Torres set Spurs charging forward again with second-half substitute Richarlison squaring for Solanke to grab his second goal.

Postecoglou was full of praise for Solanke, a £65 million signing from Bournemouth this summer, describing his effort levels as "unbelievable."

"I just can't speak highly enough of what he's contributing to our team at the moment," Postecoglou told reporters.

Maddison put the gloss on a fine display late on, caressing the ball around the Villa wall from 20 yards out and into the top corner past a helpless Martínez.

Spurs have bounced back well from a disappointing defeat at Crystal Palace last weekend, knocking Manchester City out of the League Cup in midweek, but Postecoglou was keen to stay grounded.

"You don't fall off cliffs and you don't climb mountains within a week," Postecoglou said. "I'm totally focused on the long game here."

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Crystal Palace beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday thanks to a Jean-Philippe Mateta goal to finally claim their first win of the season and climb out of the relegation zone.

The victory eased the pressure on manager Oliver Glasner as Palace moved up to 17th with six points, two points clear of the drop zone, while Spurs remain in eighth spot with 13 points.

Palace started the game with much more intensity and their high press yielded the opening goal when Spurs shot themselves in the foot trying to pass the ball out from the back.

Daniel Muñoz pinched the ball from Spurs centre back Micky van de Ven when the defender slipped and the wing back put a cross into the box which was expertly flicked by Eberechi Eze to an unmarked Mateta who fired home.

"We could have dealt with those situations better but it was a poor goal and we should do better at that and not concede like that," Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou told reporters postmatch.

"There were other solutions out there and again even in that moment we didn't have to lose our composure. It just seems we kind of wanted everything to run smoothly and we know it doesn't, especially in a game like today.

"There are still ways you can overcome that but it was a poor goal to concede because the game was always an arm-wrestle. It was never going to be one with bags of chances... so to concede like that was disappointing."

Without injured skipper Son Heung-Min, Spurs struggled to mount attacks while 17-year-old winger Mikey Moore -- making his first Premier League start -- could not replicate his dazzling performance in the Europa League three days ago.

Eze nearly made it 2-0 minutes into the second half but had his goal ruled out for a marginal offside when he tried to capitalise on Spurs' high line. Palace's appeal for a penalty when he went down in the box moments later was denied.

But Spurs were well and truly on the backfoot and had goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario to thank as he kept them in the game with some fine saves as Palace spurned opportunities to double their lead, with Munoz and Eze firing wide.

"They fight and I think we lacked that today. We are disappointed because we have to fight. We play good football but maybe sometimes we lack the desire to fight. They show a real desire to fight for something," Vicario told Sky Sports.

"I think we lacked a bit of energy to be better than them. We have to take this personally and it has to hurt us a lot."

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou had seen enough and he made a triple substitution to introduce Richarlison, Pape Sarr and Timo Werner for the last half-hour, but they were unable to make any impact on the game as Palace's defence stood strong.

The Selhurst Park crowd groaned in unison when seven minutes were added on at the end of the second half but their fans erupted when the referee blew the final whistle as they claimed their first league win since May.

Crystal Palace beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday thanks to a Jean-Philippe Mateta goal to finally claim their first win of the season and climb out of the relegation zone.

The victory eased the pressure on manager Oliver Glasner as Palace moved up to 17th with six points, two points clear of the drop zone, while Spurs remain in eighth spot with 13 points.

Palace started the game with much more intensity and their high press yielded the opening goal when Spurs shot themselves in the foot trying to pass the ball out from the back.

Daniel Muñoz pinched the ball from Spurs centre back Micky van de Ven when the defender slipped and the wing back put a cross into the box which was expertly flicked by Eberechi Eze to an unmarked Mateta who fired home.

Without injured skipper Son Heung-Min, Spurs struggled to mount attacks while 17-year-old winger Mikey Moore -- making his first Premier League start -- could not replicate his dazzling performance in the Europa League three days ago.

Eze nearly made it 2-0 minutes into the second half but had his goal ruled out for a marginal offside when he tried to capitalise on Spurs' high line. Palace's appeal for a penalty when he went down in the box moments later was denied.

But Spurs were well and truly on the backfoot and had goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario to thank as he kept them in the game with some fine saves as Palace spurned opportunities to double their lead, with Munoz and Eze firing wide.

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou had seen enough and he made a triple substitution to introduce Richarlison, Pape Sarr and Timo Werner for the last half-hour, but they were unable to make any impact on the game as Palace's defence stood strong.

The Selhurst Park crowd groaned in unison when seven minutes were added on at the end of the second half but their fans erupted when the referee blew the final whistle as they claimed their first league win since May.

Tottenham Hotspur came from a goal down to earn a comfortable 4-1 win over London rivals West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday.

Tensions boiled over late on as West Ham winger Mohammed Kudus, who had opened the scoring, was sent off after he kicked and pushed Spurs's Micky van de Ven and Pape Matar Sarr.

Spurs trailed following Kudus' 18th minute goal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium but powered back with a brilliant second-half performance -- a reverse of their fortunes last time out when they collapsed against Brighton.

Dejan Kulusevski leveled the game in the 36th and after the break the home team took control. Yves Bissouma struck in the 52nd before and Alphonse Areola scored own goal three minutes later.

Son Heung-min added a fourth in the hour mark, sealing a well-earned three points for manager Ange Postecoglou's side.

Information from the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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