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Olivia Holdt claims a hat-trick as Tottenham score seven times in the second half to condemn 10-player Crystal Palace to their first defeat since being promoted back to the Women's Super League.

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Thanks for tuning in to our live coverage on another hectic day of Women's Super League action.

Seven goals in the second half (and a hat-trick) for Tottenham. A stoppage-time winner for Everton and a smash-and-grab point for Aston Villa.

That's all for this live text.

We'll be back on Tuesday when the Women's Champions League's league phase begins with Manchester City and Arsenal both in action. Chelsea then play on Wednesday.

'I'm just happy to come in, score three goals and help the team'

FT: Crystal Palace 0-7 Tottenham

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham's Olivia Holdt speaking after her hat-trick: "I’m very happy, very pleased. As you said it was my first start this season so I'm just happy to come in, score three goals and help the team to get the win."

On playing against ten for the majority of the game: "I was thinking when they got the red card, this could actually be tougher for us because then they could go down in a really low block and just defend but as the game kept going and we created more and more chances and came in at half time and got together and talked [about] our plan... when the first goal came then it was nice."

On her celebration for the first goal [shushing]: "I like to celebrate my goals. I saw the Crystal Palace fans and I like to have a bit of fun and then I thought why not."

On competition for places in the squad: "Competition is healthy and it'll only make the team better and compete every week. I think today Vic [Victoria Pelova] got her first start as well scoring two goals so I think the competition is really healthy and will help us get a really good season."

Former Chelsea and England midfielder Joe Cole questioned Tottenham's transfer business after their spend of about £302m.

After Sandro Tonali, £85m went on bringing in Mateus Fernandes from West Ham. The Portuguese midfielder was subbed at half-time and Roberto de Zerbi said he "didn't like" Fernandes' performance, while £75m was spent on Savio from Manchester City.

Omar Marmoush will cost £60m once his loan becomes permanent, but Spurs need their big-money buys to prove their worth and perform sooner rather than later.

"Spurs are dominant, chances, and you felt the tension growing - all of a sudden Spurs were just wanting to get to half-time. Once you defend with anxiety, things happen," Cole told TNT.

"When these things go against you, they go against you. Van de Ven going off was a factor, they didn't deal with it well. When you are anxious you make rash decisions.

"Villa defended well but didn't deserve to go in a goal up, and then this place deflated.

"They are not picking up points, a club flirting with relegation two years in a row, I feel they have overpaid for every player they bought this summer - you can't rule them out from being in and around the relegation battle."

De Zerbi, though, defended Tottenham's summer window spending despite their current malaise.

"I am happy with the squad, but the market was long, the situation changed many times," he said.

"There was also financial fair play and we have to respect that. We didn't sell the players we thought there was a possibility to sell.

"The club and the coach, we are not sleeping, we know the characteristics of the players. If we didn't make any different decisions it was because we couldn't."

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Aston Villa pick up their first win of the Premier League season, holding off a late push from a Tottenham Hotspur side who remain without a victory in the league.

MATCH REPORT: Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Aston Villa

It was all so predictable.

The closer Tottenham went to scoring the more it seemed likely they would concede.

"Too fragile" was how boss Roberto de Zerbi described his side after the 3-2 defeat by Aston Villa.

Comfortable and on top until Johan Manzambi's scrappy opener for the visitors - while Spurs were temporarily down to 10 men as Micky van de Ven had treatment - they never recovered.

It only got worse as goals from Nicolas Jackson and Emi Buendia put the visitors 3-0 up.

De Zerbi's men now go into a three-week international break still waiting for a first Premier League win this season as Conor Gallagher and Jan Paul van Hecke's late goals - the club's first in the league - were of little consolation.

In the bottom three after spending over £300m in the summer there appears to be no end in sight to Spurs' struggles.

Tottenham have failed to win any of their last 36 Premier League matches when conceding first so the writing was on the wall at half-time.

They dominated the opening 20 minutes and Villa keeper Zion Suzuki denied Savio and Archie Gray but, without a goal, they were always going to be vulnerable at the other end.

And so, in first-half injury time, a Villa goal was almost inevitable.

Andy Robertson tried to stop a corner but only gifted the ball to John McGinn and, after Boubacar Kamara's effort, Manzambi prodded in from close range. It added the insult to Van de Ven's injury, a blow to the face that kept him off the pitch.

Some Tottenham fans missed the goal as they headed for their half-time refreshments but several thousand did not bother to stay until the end.

They streamed out of the stands after Buendia's brilliant 25-yard bullet found the top corner in the 79th minute, missing Gallagher and Van Hecke's late efforts.

De Zerbi said: "My focus is why we concede the first goal with 10 players, we can stay stronger, communicate more and more, defend in a compact way.

"I put [Rodrigo] Bentancur as a centre-back in that minute and Mateus Fernandes as a midfielder. If we have a red card we can play 70 minutes with 10 players.

"In the second half we scored the goal with [Mohammed] Kudus, offside, I don't know if some players lost energy but we conceded an unacceptable goal. We knew this season Aston Villa are playing 86% more long balls than last season.

"We had many meetings [about it] and we have to explain another game like Newcastle where we played the first half well and then we lose. It's my responsibility.

"I take my responsibility but in that moment of the game we have to defend, we have to defend compact, the leaders have to be leaders.

"I am very sad and frustrated with the performance. We cannot lose this game in this way. The second goal we conceded was incredible."

"Sacked in the morning" chanted the Villa fans to De Zerbi who, at times, looked out of ideas once his side fell 2-0 behind.

It was Tottenham's worst start to a top-flight season since 2008-09, when they also had two points after five games.

Juande Ramos was dismissed as manager after three more defeats before Harry Redknapp lifted them up to eighth. Spurs have also now gone five league games without a win at the start of a season for the first time since 1986.

Former Brighton striker Glenn Murray, however, says De Zerbi needs time.

"He is trying to build something, it will take time," he told BBC's Final Score. "Taking the emotion out of it, looking at the stats, they have had more shots in three of the past four games, more possession and more touches in the opposition box.

"They are positives, be patient, the metrics are there to say he will turn it around. They need to be patient with Roberto De Zerbi, with all the signings, it takes time to gel and get to know each other."

A decisive moment came when Kudus thought he had levelled on the hour, but Robertson was ruled just offside having delivered the cross. Seven minutes later Jackson scored from Suzuki's long launch downfield and it was game over.

Villa's rebuild, the club committing to spending more than £250m was out of necessity because of their own high-profile exits.

There was an expectation change was forthcoming and the Europa League winners were always going to go through a period of transition.

But a first league victory was vital for them too after three defeats in their opening four games.

While Villa look in better shape as new players settle, Spurs have thrown money at their problems after two relegation battles, but are no closer to solving them.

Sandro Tonali, the £100m midfielder from Newcastle, was overshadowed by Villa's tenacious skipper McGinn - a £2.75m buy from Hibs eight years ago.

Brazil winger Savio was denied three times by the impressive Suzuki but faded, while Omar Marmoush was signed to bring goals, but provided nothing.

De Zerbi added: "I didn't speak with the players [afterwards], I didn't want to say anything. The players who go to the national team, they have to play and work.

"The others, [James] Maddison, Gallagher, [Dominic] Solanke, Tosin [Adarabioyo, [Marcos] Senesi, Savio have to work more because their physical condition, I didn't like in this game."

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