Tottenham Hotspur suffered a damaging defeat in their hunt for a Champions League qualification place with Aston Villa coming away from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a 2-0 win.
Second half goals from Emi Buendia and Douglas Luiz handed former Arsenal manager Unai Emery a memorable victory in just his fourth Premier League outing as manager of Villa. Buendia's strike five minutes into the second 45 made it ten games in a row where Spurs have conceded first, however there was no memorable comeback on New Year's Day.
Following Manchester United's win against Wolves, Spurs were pushed out of the top four and securing no points against Villa places Antonio Conte's team two points behind Erik ten Hag's side, who also have a game in hand. When asked whether a top-four finish would be difficult, the Italian laughed before providing a damning response.
