
Tottenham's European hopes were dealt a major blow as they went down 2-1 to Aston Villa, increasing the possibility of a first season without continental football since 2010 or, perhaps worse, a place in the Europa Conference League.
A neat finish by Jacob Ramsey and Douglas Luiz's 25-yard free-kick earned Villa a deserved victory, which moved them level on points with sixth-placed Spurs with two games to play; Brighton are just two points behind both with three, albeit tricky, games in hand.