Premier League, Round 5TottenhamTOT 2 3 Full Time Aston VillaAST Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Referee Samuel BarrottConor Gallagher 86 Johan Manzambi 45+4Nicolas Jackson 67Emiliano Buenda 79Tottenhams miserable start to the season continued this afternoon as Aston Villa overcame an early onslaught to win in North London and pile the pressure on Roberto De Zerbi. Villa goalkeeper Zion Suzuki produced a string of fine stops as the hosts dominated the early stages but there was a sense of inevitability that it would lead to nothing before they were caught out at the other end.And thats exactly what happened as Johan Manzambi prodded in just before the break.Spurs thought they had equalised in the second half but Mohammed Kuduss effort was disallowed for offside against Andy Robertson.It was cruel but Villa showed no mercy with Nicolas Jackson and Emi Buendia scoring to increase the visitors advantage.Conor Gallagher did score Tottenhams first league goal of the season with four minutes to go, and there was still time for Jan Paul van Hecke to add a second, but it was scant consolation. Tottenham Aston Villa 2 Goals 3 64% Possession 36% 19 Total Shots 15 6 Shots on Target 6 9 Shots off Target 6 11 Corners 1 9 Fouls 12 5 Offsides 2 1 Yellow Cards 2 3 Saves 5 563 Passes 331 492 Passes Completed 278 87% Pass Accuracy 84% Home Away Table of ContentsSuzuki denies rampant TottenhamEven VAR against TottenhamThe Premier League TableSuzuki denies rampant TottenhamSpurs started superbly, pouring forward at every opportunity. Their problem was they couldnt find a way past Suzuki.The Japan international has made a strong start to his Villa career after coming in over the summer from Parma, in effect to replace Emiliano Martinez. He distinguished himself throughout a one-sided first half with his first major involvement coming after 12 minutes.A purposeful run by Sandro Tonali caused chaos and the ball fell nicely for Savio but the Brazil winger was twice denied by Suzuki.Pedro Porro limped off for Spurs but De Zerbis men maintained their dominance.Suzuki made another brilliant stop to keep out substitute Archie Grays low effort, the ball deflecting off his legs and behind.And he excelled again midway through the first half with a flying save to keep out Savios curling shot.Having spent the opening 25 minutes on the back foot, Villa almost opened the scoring with Buendia seeing a shot palmed away by Antonin Kinsky. Jackson then fizzed a drive wide.Spurs fine start was slowly evaporating and it did not come as a huge surprise when they conceded before the break. Robertson tried to keep the ball in play but only succeeded in gifting it to John McGinn. He pulled it back for Boubacar Kamara and his shot was turned in by Manzambi.Even VAR against TottenhamSpurs rallied at the start of the second period but their luck continued to be out. Kudus prodded home from close range but the wild celebrations were cut short when VAR ruled Robertson was in an offside position.That seemed to suck the heart out of Spurs and Jacksons fine finish saw thousands of home fans streaming for the exits.They missed an eventual final 23 minutes plus stoppage time.Buendia added a stunning third before Spurs finally scored their first Premier League goal in 118 days, Gallaghers shot hitting Matty Cash before going over the line.Micky van de Ven nearly scored to halve the deficit but Van Hecke did get on the scoresheet by nodding in Robertsons excellent free-kick.The Premier League Table Premier League 2026 England #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Arsenal440081712 W W W W 2 Manchester City440082612 W W W W 3 Brentford523010469 W D D D W 4 Leeds42207348 W D D W 5 Hull City42205238 D D W W 6 Brighton421113587 W D L W 7 Chelsea52121012-27 L D L W W 8 Liverpool41306426 D W D D 9 Everton41305326 D D D W 10 Ipswich4202710-36 W L L W 11 Nottingham Forest41214405 W D D L 12 Newcastle412178-15 L D W D 13 Manchester United41127704 L D W L 14 Sunderland411235-24 L D W L 15 Bournemouth403167-13 D D D L 16 Crystal Palace4103611-53 L W L L 17 Tottenham402205-52 L D D L 18 Fulham401347-31 D L L L 19 Aston Villa401317-61 W L D L 20 Coventry4004010-100 L L L L Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation Championship Topics Aston Villa F.C. 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