Aston Villa continued their impressive run of form with a hard-fought 2-1 comeback victory over Tottenham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Rodrigo Bentancur appeared to set the tone early for the hosts, capitalizing inside the box to score a deflected shot just five minutes into the game.
Villa gradually found their rhythm and equalized just before halftime through Morgan Rogers, who fired a spectacular right-footed shot from distance that left Guglielmo Vicario stationary. It was a highlight in what had been a messy, rain-drenched first half.
As the game remained tightly contested in the second half, Unai Emery made strategic use of his bench - with substitute Emiliano Buendía making a significant impact.
With thirteen minutes remaining, the Argentine connected with a smart play down the left side involving Matty Cash and Lucas Digne, before sending a precise low shot through the defense into the far corner.
This goal secured Villa?s fifth straight win across all competitions and prolonged Spurs? disappointing streak at home without a league win in their last three games.
Emery?s squad moves up to tenth in the Premier League standings and heads into their midweek Europa League match against Go Ahead Eagles with high morale, while Tottenham, now in sixth place, prepares for a challenging Champions League match away against Monaco on Wednesday.
Incidents: The story of the match1': The match begins3': Mohammed Kudus commits a foul against Tottenham Hotspur.Tottenham Hotspur takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Aston Villa. Rodrigo Bentancur scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, sending the ball into the left corner of the net. The assist comes from João Palhinha, who heads the ball following a corner kick.5': GOAL Tottenham: Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham) scores! Rodrigo Bentancur scores his first goal in the competition (7 matches)14': Mohammed Kudus commits a foul on a Tottenham Hotspur player.15': Missed chance. Matty Cash of Aston Villa fires a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area but it goes wide to the left. The assist is provided by Evann Guessand.17': Donyell Malen commits a foul against Aston Villa.18': Xavi Simons of Tottenham Hotspur commits a foul.22': Micky van de Ven of Tottenham Hotspur commits a foul.23': Evann Guessand commits a foul against Aston Villa.29': Mathys Tel of Tottenham Hotspur commits a foul.It's now Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 1. Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa scores with a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, sending the ball into the top center of the goal.37': GOAL Aston Villa: Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) scores! Morgan Rogers scores his first goal in the competition (8 matches)40': Boubacar Kamara of Aston Villa commits a foul.42': Mathys Tel of Tottenham Hotspur commits a foul.45': John McGinn of Aston Villa commits a foul.45 +1': Missed attempt. Micky van de Ven of Tottenham Hotspur tries a header from the center of the box, but it goes high and to the left. The cross comes from Wilson Odobert.45 +4': Xavi Simons of Tottenham Hotspur commits a foul.47': Xavi Simons of Tottenham Hotspur commits a foul.77': GOAL Aston Villa: Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) scores! Emiliano Buendía scores his second goal in the competition (7 matches)998': The referee blows the whistle to end the match
