Aston Villa won against Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and overcame Spurs in the top 4 in the Premier League. That was Unai Emery’s 4th victory in their last 5 matches in the league, while Spurs lost 3rd consecutive game in the league.
Giovani Lo Celso netted the 1st goal in the 22nd minute after Pedro Porro’s assist gave the home side the lead. However, in the final episode in the 1st half, Pau Torres equalized after Douglas Luiz’s assist from a foul.
ASTON VILLA OVERTAKE SPURS TO GO INTO THE TOP FOUR 😤 pic.twitter.com/3Z5y0jvt65
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) November 26, 2023
Ollie Watkins scored the winning goal in the 61st minute after Youri Tielemans’ assist. Aston Villa has continued to fly high since the beginning of the new season, and now the team is in the top 4.
😂Tottenham Hotspur become the first team in Premier League history to lead a game and lose 3 times in a row.
🤣 Spurs 1-4 Chelsea
🤣 Spurs 1-2 Wolves
🤣 Spurs 1-2 Aston Villapic.twitter.com/vqCGOxLJcd— FootballFunnys (@FootballFunnnys) November 26, 2023
Spurs suffered another injury blow as Rodrigo Bentancur was replaced in the 1st half by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
Son Heung-min really scored a hat trick of offside goals vs. Aston Villa 😭
Rough night ❌ pic.twitter.com/1U85WcXo9t
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 26, 2023
Tottenham is out of the top 4 after 3rd straight defeat in 5th place with 26 points after 13 matches, while Aston Villa is in the 4th place with 28 points after 13 games.
4th – Aston Villa will end a day in the Premier League’s top four positions at least 13 games into a season for the first time since December 27th 2009. Flying. pic.twitter.com/MpyrLWCaeT
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 26, 2023