Dominic Solanke scored twice as Tottenham roared again from a purpose all the way down to thrash top-four rivals Aston Villa 4-1 on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Solanke had not scored since late September however struck twice within the house of 4 second-half minutes earlier than substitute James Maddison added an excellent fourth from a stoppage-time free-kick to finish Villa’s 11-game unbeaten run in all competitions.
Solanke’s first purpose was a deft end over Emiliano Martinez after being performed by means of by Dejan Kulusevski and he adopted it up with a close-range strike from Richarlison’s cross.
Earlier, within the first half, Morgan Rogers had put Villa forward following poor Spurs defending at a nook, however Brennan Johnson levelled from a teasing Heung-Min Son centre quickly after half-time.
The hosts appeared to lose their momentum after their equaliser, and likewise suffered a blow when Cristian Romero limped off with an harm to hitch centre-back associate Micky van de Ven on the sidelines.
However the floodgates opened with Solanke’s first purpose, guaranteeing Spurs adopted up their Carabao Cup win over Manchester Metropolis with one other victory, having been overwhelmed 1-0 away to Crystal Palace of their final Premier League sport.
Aston Villa deserved their lead at half-time, with Amadou Onana additionally putting the put up from a header, however Unai Emery’s facet have been blown away within the second interval, the defeat guaranteeing they missed the possibility to go third.
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Tottenham’s Brennan Johnson converts Heung-Min Son’s cross for the leveller
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Dominic Solanke dinks the ball over Martinez to place Spurs forward of Aston Villa.
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Dominic Solanke strikes once more to increase Spurs’ lead in opposition to Aston Villa.
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James Maddison nets Tottenham’s fourth with an excellent free-kick
