Tottenham faced their third consecutive defeat as they succumbed to a 2-1 loss against Aston Villa. The match, filled with VAR controversy and intense action, saw Spurs miss several scoring opportunities, eventually allowing Villa to leapfrog them into fourth place in the Premier League.

Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham’s manager, opted for an attacking lineup, emphasizing a bold and dynamic style of play. Despite a strong start and Giovani Lo Celso’s early goal, Villa’s Pau Torres equalized with a header just before halftime. Unai Emery’s tactical adjustments during the break proved effective, leading to Ollie Watkins scoring the winning goal for Aston Villa in the second half.

The entertaining match paid homage to the late Terry Venables, the former Spurs manager, with the crowd honoring him before kick-off. Despite Spurs’ thrilling attacking play, they suffered another defeat, raising concerns about their form. The loss comes ahead of a challenging fixture against Manchester City in the following week.

Here is the highlight video of Tottenham Hotspur vs. Aston Villa, which ended with a 1-2 victory for Leicester.

Tottenham Hotspur performance and stats

Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Angelos Postecoglou
Premier League
Rank 5th
Win 19
Draw 6
Loss 12
Goals 71-61
Diff 10
Top 3 Scorers
H.Son (17)
Richarlison (11)
D.Kulusevski (8)
This season
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Tottenham Hotspur is currently 5th in the Premier League with 26 points.

In the last 13 games, it has won 8 times, drawn twice, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-2 against Aston Villa.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 25 goals and conceding 17.​

Tottenham Hotspur will play the next match in Premier League against Manchester City on Saturday 2nd of December in Manchester.​

Aston Villa performance and stats

Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery Etxegoien
Premier League
Rank 4th
Win 20
Draw 8
Loss 9
Goals 76-56
Diff 20
Europa Conference League
Rank 1st
Win 4
Draw 1
Loss 1
Goals 12-7
Diff 5
Top 3 Scorers
O.Watkins (8)
L.Bailey (4)
J.McGinn (3)
This season
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Aston Villa is currently 1st in the Europa Conference League with 9 points.

In the last 6 games, it has won 5 times and lost once. In its last match, Aston Villa won 2-1 against AZ.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 9 goals and conceding 5.​

Aston Villa will play the next match in Europa Conference League against Legia Warszawa on Thursday 30th of November in Birmingham. The prediction is Aston Villa winning the match.​

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