In the Premier League 7th round Tottenham Hotspur defeated Aston Villa at home stadium. Harry Kane almost opened his Premier League account when he struck a quickly taken free-kick that caught Emiliano Martinez off his line before the Argentinian keeper slotted the ball away.
Minutes later the hosting side scored the opening goal in the 27th minute of the football match when Son Heung-min contributed his 11th home goal involvement in 12 Premier League matches – the star striker won the ball back, drove forward, and squared the ball to Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who put it into the bottom corner.
As Ollie Watkins ghosted behind Eric Dier to slot in Matthew Targett’s whipped cross Dean Smith’s side showed no signs of accepting defeat. Before Villa could settle, Son was on the attack again setting Spurs’ second up sprinting into the penalty area where he found Lucas Moura at the back post – the Brazilian slotted the ball into an empty net.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s men finally claimed a victory after three Premier League defeats in a row and has been placed 8th in the standings. Watch football highlights of the Premier League match in which Tottenham defeated Aston Villa.
In other matches of the day Crystal Palace held a draw with Leicester City by a 2-2 match score. Leicester scored their two goals in the first half with Iheanacho finding the net in the 31st minute and only 6 minutes later Vardy doubled the lead.
On the same night, West Ham United lost to Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo opened the scored board in the 20th minute with Jarrod Bowen equalizing in the 80th minute. Until the 90th minute, the football result was 1-1 but in the extra time, Yoane Wissa changed it to 1-2.
Crystal Palace – Leicester City 2:2
Goals: Olise 62’, Schlupp 72’ – Iheanacho 31’, Vardy 37’
Tottenham Hotspur – Aston Villa 2:1
Goals: Hojbjerg 27’, Lucas 71’ – Watkins 67’
West Ham United – Brentford 1:2
Goals: Bowen 80’ – Mbeumo 20’, Wissa 90+5’
