Spurs move out from relegation zone after win to Aston Villa
Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham Hotspurs: Roberto De zerbi's side move out of the relegation zone after crucial win at Villa Park
Report and free match highlights as Tottenham produced arguably their best performance of the season to beat Aston Villa and move out of the relegation zone; Goals from Conor Gallagher and Richarlison mean Spurs are now one point above 18th-placed West Ham with three games left
Tottenham breathed new life into their battle to stay in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory at Champions league-chasing Aston Villa to move out of the relegation zone.
West Ham's 3-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday opened the door for Spurs, and Roberto De Zerbi's side stepped confidently through it as the battle to beat the drop took a plot twist.
Aston Villa, who made seven changes from their Europa League semi-final first leg defeat to Nottingham Forest, were second best from the very first whistle as first-half goals from Conor Gallagher and Richarlison as good as finished the game as a contest.
The expected Villa resurgence never came in the second half and despite Emi Buendia's stoppage-time header, Spurs finished the job with what was arguably their best performance of the season at such a crucial point in the campaign.
Spurs, who now have back-to-back wins in the league since their first two games of the season, are now one point above 18th-placed West Ham with three games of the season left to play.
Meanwhile, Villa, who stay fifth with a six-point cushion to Bournemouth in sixth, have suffered three straight defeats in all competitions and now have to produce a response from a lacklustre display to overcome a one-goal deficit in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final against Forest on Thursday.
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