Victory lifts Spurs to eighth place with 12 points while the end of Villa’s three-match unbeaten league run leaves them 10th with 10 points
Tottenham Hotspur's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in action with Aston Villa's Matt Targett at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Britain, October 3 2021. Picture: REUTERS/DAVID KLEIN
Son Heung-min failed to score for Tottenham but the industrious South Korean was the architect of their win. Victory lifted Tottenham to eighth place with 12 points while the end of Villa’s three-match unbeaten league run left them 10th with 10 points. Brentford flew out of the blocks and almost netted twice in the opening exchanges before Bryan Mbeumo made the pressure count in the 20th minute when he slotted home after Fabianski could only parry a low drive from Sergi Canos.