Overview
- Tottenham, which won 2-1 at Villa Park on Sunday, climbed to 17th on 37 points with three games left and now sit one point above West Ham.
- Conor Gallagher scored in the 12th minute and Richarlison added a 25th-minute header, while Emiliano Buendia’s stoppage-time goal was Villa’s only shot on target.
- Roberto De Zerbi has taken seven points from his first three league games, giving Spurs back-to-back wins for the first time since August despite a long injury list.
- Unai Emery rotated seven starters ahead of Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg, and a flat display drew boos as Villa stayed fifth on 58 points in the chase for a top-five finish.
- The result puts pressure on West Ham before they host Arsenal, and it sets up Spurs’ run-in against Leeds, Chelsea and Everton while Villa turn to Nottingham Forest in Europe.