Aston Villa turn up heat on European rivals Tottenham with vital win

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Jacob Ramsey and Douglas Luiz ignited Aston Villas Europa League charge after a vital win over rivals Tottenham.Unai Emerys side moved level on points with sixth-placed Spurs with two games left in the race for Europe following Saturdays 2-1 victory.They were superior in every way, with Emi Buendia hitting the bar, and remain in the hunt for a surprise European spot after recovering from succe sive defeats following strikes from Ramsey and Luiz despite Harry Kanes late penalty. Wretched Tottenham, aimle s and lifele s, looked anything but a side Rick Mahorn Jersey competing for the top six.Just 13 months ago at Villa Park they ran riot as a Son Heung-min hat-trick inspired a 4-0 win but, despite a brief second-half improvement, it was a performance which underlined their continued regre Detroit Pistons Jersey sion.In his programme notes Emery said it was the game Villa had been fighting for and it was worth the wait as the hosts grabbed the lead after eight minutes.Ramsey spread play wide to Leon Bailey, Villas only change from last weeks derby defeat at Wolves, and motored into the box to meet Baileys low cro s ahead of Pedro Porro and find the corner.There was little or no reaction from Tottenham. The away fans focus was on continued chanting for the exit of chairman Daniel Levy while their side remained pa sive, even with the ball.With the lead, Villa were the more cohesive unit with Spurs only chance ending with a much-delayed offside flag when Son hit the post after running clear.Tottenham drifted through the half, almost in a daze, and needed Fraser Forster to stop them falling further behind after 32 minutes.Porros error was seized on and Ollie Watkins darted into the area to centre for Bailey, only for the goalkeepers fine save to keep him out.It felt like a second would seal the game for the hosts and they almost doubled their lead five minutes before the break when a diving Watkins just mi sed Alex Morenos teasing cro s.A non-existent Tottenham midfield was being cut through by Villa and the bullish Buendia hit the bar having collected a return pa s from Ramsey after breezing through the centre.Normal service continued in the second half, John McGinn slicing wide from distance and Forster denying Buendia, as Spurs floundered.Yet they were presented Chauncey Billups Jersey with a glorious chance to level out of the blue when Oliver Skipp robbed Luiz and the ball rolled to Kane.The England captain had time and space but shot too Grant Long Jersey close to Emi Martinez from just inside the box.It was a let-off for Villa and sparked an improvement in the visitors as their hosts retreated and began to invite pre sure, with Dejan Kulusevski curling wide.But any comeback hopes were snuffed out by Luiz with 18 minutes left.Cristian Romero clattered Watkins 25 yards out and all Forster with his positioning in question could do was help Luizs free-kick into the top corner.There was still time for Kane to score a 90th-minute penalty after he was fouled by Martinez following a lengthy VAR check but it was too late.
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