Morgan Rogers and Emiliano Buendia impressed Aston Villa’s fightback to win 2-1 towards Tottenham on Sunday because the north Londoners suffered extra distress on dwelling turf.
Rodrigo Bentancur put Thomas Frank’s aspect forward early within the first half on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
However Rogers equalised with an excellent strike earlier than the interval and Buendia got here off the bench to seal the factors within the closing phases.
Tottenham’s woeful dwelling kind within the Premier League — 11 defeats and simply three wins in 18 league video games — has proved a serious situation for Frank since he changed the sacked Ange Postecoglou within the close-season.
Whereas nearly all of these dwelling losses got here beneath Postecoglou final time period, Frank’s quick tenure has produced blended outcomes on the membership’s 62,000-seat stadium, with boos audible after a defeat to Bournemouth in August and a 1-1 draw with lowly Wolves final month.
The top of Tottenham’s seven-game unbeaten run in all competitions left them in sixth place after the second defeat in Frank’s eight league video games.
Villa have responded to their longest winless begin to a season since 1964 with 5 successive victories, three within the top-flight and two within the Europa League, extending their unbeaten streak to eight matches.
It was particularly notable that Villa lastly beat a top-four rival away from dwelling after taking only one level from their six journeys final season to the English sides presently within the Champions League.
Unai Emery’s workforce are as much as tenth place as they attempt to climb again into the race for Champions League qualification.
Already with out James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Yves Bissouma, Future Udogie and Dominic Solanke because of health points, Frank misplaced captain Cristian Romero to an damage within the pre-match warm-up.
Regardless of that blow, Tottenham wanted simply 5 minutes to take the lead.
Mohammed Kudus’s cross was headed again throughout objective by Micky van de Ven in direction of Bentancur, who dispatched a scientific end previous Emiliano Martinez from eight yards.
Bentancur celebrated by shoving the ball beneath his shirt to create a bump in tribute to his spouse, who’s pregnant with the couple’s second baby.
Villa defender Matty Money blasted simply over from the sting of the world because the guests tried to reply within the driving rain.
Tottenham ahead Wilson Odobert threatened with a low drive that Martinez palmed away.
However Rogers hauled Villa degree in spectacular vogue after 37 minutes.
The England midfielder’s first objective this season was properly well worth the wait.
Taking goal 20 yards from objective, Rogers unloaded a shocking strike that left Tottenham keeper Guglielmo Vicario greedy at skinny air because it curled over his out-stretched arm.
Odobert’s goal-bound rocket was blocked by Ezri Konsa earlier than Martinez denied Joao Palhinha as Tottenham seemed to take cost within the second half.
However Mathys Tel joined Tottenham’s rising damage record because the ahead limped off to have a heavy bandage wrapped round his knee.
Frank’s issues have been mounting and Villa took full benefit within the 77th minute.
Money’s cross-field cross discovered Lucas Digne and he teed up Buendia, who whipped a fantastic end into the underside nook from the sting of the world.
Randal Kolo Muani, making his Premier League debut, ought to have rescued Tottenham in stoppage-time, however the on-loan Paris Saint-Germain striker scooped over with the objective at his mercy.
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