Aston Villa fought back to defeat Tottenham 2-1 on Sunday, but Morgan Rogers and Emiliano Buendia provided more misery for the north Londoners.
At the start of the first half, Rodrigo Bentancur gave Thomas Frank’s side a 1-0 lead.
Before the break, Rogers had already struck the equalizer, and Buendia came off the bench to give the game a final whistle.
Since replacing the fired Ange Postecoglou in the close-season, Frank’s struggled with Tottenham’s woeful home form in the Premier League, which includes 11 defeats and just three victories in 18 league games.
Although Postecoglou’s last term saw the majority of home losses, Frank’s short tenure at the club’s 62, 000-seat stadium has had mixed results, with boos audible following defeats to Bournemouth in August and a 1-1 draw with lowly Wolves last month.
Tottenham finished seventh overall after suffering a second defeat in Frank’s eight league games as a result of their seven-game unbeaten run.
Villa have won five straight victories, three in the top flight, and two in the Europa League, extending their unbeaten streak to eight matches, ending their longest winless start to a season since 1964.
After only one point from their six previous visits to English rivals currently in the Champions League, Villa finally defeated a top-four rival away from home.
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As they re-enter the race for Champions League qualification, Unai Emery’s team is tenth place.
Due to fitness issues, Frank’s pre-game warm-up included a broken wrist, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Yves Bissouma, Destiny Udogie, and Dominic Solanke.
Tottenham only needed five more minutes to take the lead despite that blow.
Micky van de Ven headed the cross for Mohammed Kudus before sending it back across the net and past Bentancur, who had a skillful finish past Emiliano Martinez from eight yards.
In honor of his wife, who is expecting the couple’s second child, Bentancur celebrated by tucking the ball under his shirt to make a bump.
Matty Cash, a Villa defender, fired a quick strike into the area as the visitors attempted to stop the rain.
Wilson Odobert, a Tottenham forward, threatened with a low drive that Martinez palmed away.
However, after 37 minutes, Rogers was magnificent and level.
The wait for the England midfielder’s first goal this year was well worth it.
Guglielmo Vicario’s frustration with his outstretched arm was apparent when Rogers unloaded a stunning strike 20 yards from the goal.
Ezri Konsa blocked Odobert’s goal-bound rocket before Martinez denied Joao Palhinha as Tottenham attempted to lead in the second half.
However, Mathys Tel was forced to leave Tottenham with a large bandage around his knee as he limped off.
Villa capitalized on Frank’s problems in the 77th minute to make the most of them.
Lucas Digne was found by Cash’s cross-field pass, and he teed up Buendia, who fired a fine finish into the bottom corner from the edge of the area.
In stoppage time, Tottenham should have been saved, but the on-loan Paris Saint-Germain striker scooped over with the goal at his mercy.
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