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Tottenham’s hopes of securing European football will be decided on the final day of the Premier League season after Aston Villa came from behind to claim victory in front of 10,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
As speculation increases about Harry Kane’s future before the summer transfer window, chants of “He’s one of our own” were sung by the returning home fans, who were welcomed back by Steven Bergwijn’s thumping eighth-minute opener after he had stolen possession from Marvellous Nakamba.
Villa’s response deserved an equaliser and it was Sergio Reguilon who delivered it as the Spurs left-back sliced Nakamba’s cross into the top corner of Hugo Lloris’ goal.
Ollie Watkins completed the turnaround before half-time, collecting Reguilon’s weak clearance and holding off the challenge of Eric Dier before finding the bottom corner to continue his fine first season in the top flight.
Watkins was thwarted by Lloris either side of half-time, and although Spurs did test Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez more regularly following the restart through Bergwijn and Kane, they failed to find an equaliser.
Defeat leaves Spurs in sixth, level on points with both West Ham United – who face West Bromwich Albion later – and Everton going into Sunday’s final round of fixtures.
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Tottenham Hotspur
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Squad number2Player nameDoherty -
Squad number9Player nameBale
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Squad number28Player nameNdombele
Aston Villa
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Squad number26Player nameMartÃnez
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Squad number4Player nameKonsa
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Squad number30Player nameHause
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Squad number5Player nameMings
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Squad number18Player nameTargett
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Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
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Squad number19Player nameNakamba
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Squad number15Player nameTraoré
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Squad number10Player nameGrealish
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Squad number21Player nameEl Ghazi
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Squad number11Player nameWatkins
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Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
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Squad number52Player namePhilogene-Bidace
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Squad number60Player nameChukwuemeka
Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Lloris
- 25TangangaSubstituted forDohertyat 83′minutes
- 4Alderweireld
- 15Dier
- 3Reguilón
- 8WinksSubstituted forNdombeleat 74′minutes
- 5HøjbjergBooked at 43mins
- 23BergwijnSubstituted forBaleat 72′minutes
- 20Alli
- 7Son Heung-Min
- 10Kane
Substitutes
- 2Doherty
- 6D Sánchez
- 9Bale
- 11Lamela
- 12Hart
- 18Lo Celso
- 24Aurier
- 27Lucas Moura
- 28Ndombele
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 26MartÃnez
- 4Konsa
- 30Hause
- 5Mings
- 18Targett
- 7McGinnBooked at 90mins
- 19NakambaSubstituted forChukwuemekaat 89′minutes
- 15TraoréSubstituted forPhilogene-Bidaceat 90+3′minutes
- 10GrealishSubstituted forDouglas Luizat 73′minutes
- 21El Ghazi
- 11Watkins
Substitutes
- 3Taylor
- 6Douglas Luiz
- 9Wesley
- 12Steer
- 20Barkley
- 27El Mohamady
- 41Ramsey
- 52Philogene-Bidace
- 60Chukwuemeka
Live Text
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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 2.
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Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 2.
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Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano MartÃnez tries a through ball, but Jaden Philogene-Bidace is caught offside.
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Carney Chukwuemeka (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
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Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Carney Chukwuemeka (Aston Villa).
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Substitution, Aston Villa. Jaden Philogene-Bidace replaces Bertrand Traoré.
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Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dele Alli tries a through ball, but Gareth Bale is caught offside.
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John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
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Attempt missed. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dele Alli with a headed pass.
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Substitution, Aston Villa. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Marvelous Nakamba.
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Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Doherty with a cross.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Kortney Hause.
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Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa).
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Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
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Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Matt Doherty replaces Japhet Tanganga because of an injury.
