Villa win at sorry Spurs
Darren Bent's late consolation could not save Spurs
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Monday, 15, Sep 2008 10:43
Tottenham remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table after being beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa at White Hart Lane.
Goals from Nigel Reo-Coker and Ashley Young gave the visitors the points, while Darren Bent scored a late consolation for Spurs who were booed off the field at the final whistle.
Reo-Coker opened the scoring after just five minutes as Young freed Gabriel Agbonlahor on the left-hand side. Agbonlahor's crossed was flicked-on by John Carew and Reo-Coker slotted the ball past Heurelho Gomes at the back post.
Juande Ramos had given debuts to Roman Pavlyuchenko and Vedran Corluka, but saw the under-performing Luka Modric limp-off after 29 minutes to be replaced by Jermaine Jenas, but it was not enough to inject life into the home side's performance.
Villa were dominant and Young doubled Villa's lead ten minutes into the second-half.
Gareth Barry did brilliantly to evade two Tottenham players inside his own half. The England man then fed Young, whose shot from 15 yards squirmed under the body of Tottenham goalkeeper Gomes and into the net.
Villa could and probably should have had a third, before Bent pulled one back for Tottenham with three minutes remaining.
A shot from Jenas appeared to be heading wide but struck Bent and found its way past Brad Friedel in the Villa goal.
It set up a grand-stand finale, and substitute David Bentley very nearly got an undeserved equaliser deep into injury-time.
Villa held on, however, for an impressive win which moves Martin O'Neill's side into the top four.