Who can really blame the supporters in these parts for returning to the well to sing the name of Unai Emery? The Aston Villa manager has changed what was deemed plausible inside six months. Villa preyed on a wishy-washy Tottenham to move level on points with the visitors, an early strike by Jacob Ramsey and a second-half free-kick by Douglas Luiz sufficient to kill off Spurs. For Villa, this deserved victory was a 2-1 trouncing.
Until Harry Kane lashed a penalty past Emi Martínez with a minute of normal time to play after the Villa goalkeeper was deemed to have fouled the striker following a VAR review, Villa were a third goal away from leapfrogging Spurs into sixth.
