Published: 17:47, 19 October 2025 | Updated: 17:47, 19 October 2025

Emi Buendia's exquisite goal was worthy of winning any Premier League contest. Not simply the finish, curled inside the post from the fringes of the penalty area with his left foot but all that went before.

Matty Cash fizzed a diagonal pass to the right wing on the volley where Lucas Digne, who had just taken a corner from that side of the pitch, pulled it out of the air with a sublime touch and rolled it to Buendia who did the rest.

It marked Aston Villa's fifth win in a row, lifting them into midtable and leaving Unai Emery to enthuse about the way his players competed, but Tottenham were left to rue the missed opportunity, losing touch with neighbours Arsenal at the top and continuing a miserable run of form at home.

Spurs have taken only four points from four Premier League home games under Thomas Frank extending a terrible record in 2025. They have won only three of the last 13 at home in the league, losing eight. Wins have...