No fightback for Tottenham today. They were sh*t.
Date published: Sunday 1st January 2023 4:04 -Emiliano Buendia and Douglas Luiz got on the scoresheet as Aston Villa picked up a deserved victory over Tottenham Hotspur on New Year’s Day.
Spurs struggled to create chances throughout and were booed off after a third home defeat from their last five games. Villa boss Emery had never previously lost to slow-starters Spurs and nearly watched Ollie Watkins fire the visitors ahead when he raced through down the left but he dragged his 14-yard shot wide.
Chances had been few and far between before Young was well placed to clear Harry Kane’s header off the line in the 40th minute after Ivan Perisic had rounded Robin Olsen in the Villa goal. Perisic sent an effort over on the turn moments later before Conte turned to his limited options on the bench and introduced Ryan Sessegnon in place of Bryan Gil after he struggled to make an impact on his first Premier League start.