Overview
- Tottenham lost 3-2 to Aston Villa at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, leaving the club with two points from five Premier League games and inside the relegation places.
- Villa went 3-0 up through Johan Manzambi, Nicolas Jackson and Emi Buendia before Conor Gallagher and Jan Paul van Hecke scored late to end Spurs’ long league goal drought.
- Mohammed Kudus had a goal ruled out after a VAR review for offside, and the game exposed defensive lapses and a recurring failure to convert chances.
- Manager Roberto De Zerbi called the squad “too fragile,” accepted responsibility for the result and said the team must grow stronger and more focused.
- Transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano says the board still backs De Zerbi and views the summer rebuild as a process after more than £300 million was spent on signings, while fans and pundits continue to call for change before the league resumes on October 10.