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Brennan Johnson's fourth goal of the season doubled Spurs' second-half leadTottenham boosted their hopes of a top-four Premier League finish with an emphatic victory over 10-man Aston Villa at Villa Park.
In an encounter billed as pivotal in the race for a spot in next season's Champions League, early second-half goals from James Maddison and Brennan Johnson set Spurs on their way.
And a seemingly leg-weary Villa side, who played at Ajax on Thursday evening, rarely looked capable of clawing their way back into the contest once captain John McGinn was dismissed for a reckless tackle on visiting left-back Destiny Udogie in the 65th minute.
With Spurs in complete control in the closing stages, stoppage-time goals from Son Heung-min and Timo Werner only served to rub salt into Villa's wounds.
The hosts remain fourth in the table but are now only two points above Ange Postecoglou's Spurs, who have a game in hand.
An underwhelming first period had seen the teams cancel each other out with Johnson's low attempted cross from the left, which was easily gathered by home goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, the closest thing to resembling a shot on target.
However, Pape Matar Sarr's superb cross from the right saw Maddison prod in shortly after the break and when home defender Ezri Konsa carelessly gave possession away deep in his own half, Johnson collected Son's pass to double Tottenham's lead.
With the home stands already emptying early into 10 added minutes, South Korea forward Son swept home his 159th goal for the north London club and provided Werner's opportunity, with the German's placed close-range shot finding the right corner.
More to follow.
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Player of the match
Son Heung-minSon Heung-min
with an average of 8.50
Aston Villa
Squad number1Player nameE Martínez
Squad number11Player nameWatkins
Squad number2Player nameCash
Squad number14Player nameP Torres
Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
Squad number17Player nameLenglet
Squad number4Player nameKonsa
Squad number31Player nameBailey
Squad number12Player nameDigne
Squad number8Player nameTielemans
Squad number19Player nameDiaby
Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
Squad number22Player nameZaniolo
Squad number47Player nameIroegbunam
Squad number15Player nameÁlex Moreno
Squad number3Player nameDiego Carlos
Tottenham Hotspur
Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-min
Squad number10Player nameMaddison
Squad number38Player nameUdogie
Squad number29Player nameSarr
Squad number22Player nameJohnson
Squad number17Player nameRomero
Squad number37Player namevan de Ven
Squad number16Player nameWerner
Squad number23Player namePorro
Squad number30Player nameBentancur
Squad number13Player nameVicario
Squad number8Player nameBissouma
Squad number21Player nameKulusevski
Squad number6Player nameDragusin
Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
Line-ups
Aston Villa
Formation 5-3-2
1E Martínez2Cash4KonsaSubstituted forDiego Carlosat 85'minutes17LengletSubstituted forZanioloat 58'minutes14P Torres12DigneSubstituted forMorenoat 58'minutes7McGinnBooked at 65mins6Douglas Luiz8TielemansSubstituted forDiabyat 58'minutes31BaileySubstituted forIroegbunamat 69'minutes11WatkinsSubstitutes
3Diego Carlos15Moreno19Diaby22Zaniolo24Durán25Olsen27Rogers29Kesler-Hayden47IroegbunamTottenham
Formation 4-2-3-1
13Vicario23Porro17Romero37van de VenSubstituted forDragusinat 49'minutesBooked at 61mins38Udogie8Bissouma29SarrBooked at 19minsSubstituted forBentancurat 70'minutes21Kulusevski10MaddisonSubstituted forWernerat 87'minutes22JohnsonSubstituted forHøjbjergat 88'minutes7Son Heung-minSubstitutes
5Højbjerg6Dragusin12Emerson Royal16Werner18Lo Celso30Bentancur33Davies40Austin44ScarlettLive Text
Match ends, Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 4.
Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 4.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 4. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa).
Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a through ball.
Goal! Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 3. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Brennan Johnson.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner replaces James Maddison.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Diego Carlos replaces Ezri Konsa.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
