Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur (26 Nov, 2023) Game Analysis\u060c<\/p>\n
Tottenham Hotspur slipped to a third successive Premier League defeat as they were beaten 2-1 at home by Aston Villa in a thrilling, chance-filled clash on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Villa’s first win on the road in just over two months moved them past Tottenham into fourth place in the table, but that didn’t seem likely at first.<\/p>\n
– Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n The hosts earned a deserved lead thanks to Giovani Lo Celso’s deflected shot in the 22nd minute and could have been comfortably in front before Pau Torres equalized with a flying header from deep in first-half injury time.<\/p>\n Chances continued to flow both ways after the break, but it was Villa who took the lead with a fine finish from Ollie Watkins just after the hour mark after being set up by Youri Tielemans.<\/p>\n Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez made two superb saves, Ben Davies headed a golden chance over the bar and Pedro Porro hit the post for the unlucky hosts who also suffered another blow as Rodrigo Bentancur limped off in the first half.<\/p>\n For Tottenham, who were unbeaten in their first 10 Premier League matches under new manager Ange Postecoglou until a 4-1 home defeat to Chelsea, the wheels appear to have come off.<\/p>\n They dropped to fifth place with 26 points and will face champions Manchester City next weekend.<\/p>\n The injury-hit Spurs are also the first team since Leicester City in 2014 to lose three consecutive Premier League matches despite being 1-0 up, having also been ahead against Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers.<\/p>\n \u201cA tough result but I couldn’t be happier with the way the boys played,\u201d Postecoglou said <\/p>\n