Tottenham’s dismal home record in 2025 was dealt another blow as Aston Villa came from behind to win in north London.
Emiliano Buendia’s curling winner secured victory as Unai Emery’s side climbed in to the top half of the Premier League table. Villa had fallen behind inside five minutes after Rodrigo Bentancur capitalised on a loose ball in the box, but a stunning finish from Morgan Rogers provided an equaliser before half-time, allowing Buendia to produce a fine winner late on.
Spurs have won just three times in the league at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in this calendar year, with Thomas Frank so far unable to arrest a trend that developed under predecessor Ange Postecoglou. Defeat here, which saw the club fail to move up to second behind rivals and table-toppers Arsenal, was perhaps even more damaging given the late withdrawal of injured captain Cristian Romero, who had been named in the starting side before pulling up in the warm-up.
Re-live the action from Villa Park with our live blog below:
FULL-TIME! Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa
FULL-TIME! Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa
The final whistle goes and Spurs have fallen to a home loss against a resurgent Villa side!
The visitors move to 10th with the win, while Spurs stay in sixth with 14 points.
Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa
90 +6 mins
Spurs are creating some openings as the final whistle looms but once again it’s a mistake as Sarr strays offside moments after Villa just about managed to deal with a dangerous Johnson cross.
Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa
90 +5 mins
More good work from Kudus as his cross is headed away but only to the feet of Brennan Johnson, who takes the touch before rifling the half-volley well over.
Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa
90 +4 mins
Kolo Muani! The Frenchman has the chance to make the headlines as Richarlison heads down a cross towards him, but he takes a swing and fails to make contact from inside the box!
Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa
90 +2 mins
We’re into the first of seven added minutes here, though still it is Villa who look more likely to score. They’re in control at the moment.
Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa
Another chance for Villa as Maatsen takes it away from Sarr in midfield. They’re 2-v-2 with Spurs having put too many men forward, and the defender finds Watkins with a good through ball.
He’s 1-v-1 with van de Ven and the Dutchman does brilliantly to get the block in, though McGinn is furious that his teammate didn’t find his overlapping run.
Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa
Villa have half a chance now as Watkins dispossesses Palhinha before shipping the ball on. It comes back to him in the box and he tries to find a teammate with the cross, but the visitors are penalised for a foul.
Spurs come again and there’ll be another long throw opportunity for Danso – it’s cleared easily though.
