Jack Pitt-Brooke and Jacob Tanswell analyse the main talking points from Tottenham Hotspur's 4-0 win over Aston Villa
unceremoniously yanked back within touching distance in the race for a top-four finish in the . Spurs are now two points off fourth-placed Villa with a game in hand after taking all three points at Villa Park, with and both scoring within three second-half minutes. and then both struck late on to wrap things up, long after the hosts’ captain had been sent off for booting .
Villa’s counter-attacking game plan meant that they focused their attention on hitting the ball long to Ollie Watkins in the first half and while did not always look himself out there, often letting the ball bounce or being uncharacteristically hesitant in the tackle, Van de Ven was immaculate. At the very start of the game, he had to bail out Romero, who had let Watkins skip past him. Van de Ven was able to use his recovery pace to get out of trouble and was always assured in possession too.
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