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Aston Villa come from behind to beat Tottenham 3-2 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Nicolas Jackson and Emiliano Buendia strike after an early setback as Unai Emery's rebuilt side claim a dramatic away win.

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Aston Villa produced a stirring comeback to beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in the Premier League this afternoon, overturning an early deficit at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The victory follows Wednesday's comfortable League Cup success at Coventry City and gives Unai Emery's side another significant away win in what has been a demanding opening month of fixtures.

Spurs began brightly and took the lead, but Villa responded swiftly. According to Football365, Nicolas Jackson found the net after getting the better of two highly rated central defenders, levelling matters before Emiliano Buendia restored the visitors' advantage with a curling effort into the top corner amid growing frustration from the home crowd.

The decisive shift in momentum came shortly after Andy Robertson prevented Rodrigo Bentancur's misdirected header from drifting out of play for a corner. Within seconds of that intervention, Villa broke forward and opened the scoring, a sequence the publication described as the moment the contest effectively turned beyond Tottenham's reach.

Emery named six of his summer arrivals in the starting eleven, demonstrating how quickly the new recruits have settled into his system. Ibrahim Mbaye, who arrived from Paris Saint-Germain on the final day of the transfer window, was introduced late on as Villa saw out the result against a Spurs side that remains without a league victory this season.

Tottenham did manage to find the net twice, registering their first Premier League goals of the campaign, but both strikes came when they were already trailing significantly. Roberto De Zerbi's team started well yet failed to convert early pressure into a lasting advantage, hampered by poor finishing, a correct VAR decision and strong opposition goalkeeping.

Football365 contrasted the two squads sharply, noting that while Tottenham possess players decorated with major European and domestic honours, they looked fragile once the tide turned. Villa, by comparison, appeared structured and resilient even though the club lost several established figures during the summer months.

The result means Villa head into the next break having won three of their past four matches across all competitions. Attention now turns to the visit of Brentford to Villa Park on Saturday 10 October, where Emery will look to build further on a promising run that includes Tuesday's Champions League victory at Club Brugge.

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Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa — 2-3

Premier League · Saturday 19 September

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