Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur result, stats and report

Tottenham Hotspur dominated possession, corners, and shots but lost 3-2 to Aston Villa at home, with two late goals unable to overturn a Villa side that took their chances ruthlessly. Connor Maguire breaks down exactly how this happened.

Aston Villa were beaten 3-1 by Coventry in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night, with Tammy Abraham scoring twice and Ross Barkley adding a header in a result that will sting. Villa had no answers and no excuses.

Tottenham have gone five Premier League matches without a win, scoring just twice in the process. Coventry arrive at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with problems of their own, but this is a game Spurs simply have to win.

Aston Villa host Fenerbahçe in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night, looking to build on their opening win while facing a Turkish side that has not lost in seven European matches.

Alejandro Garnacho has managed just 31 minutes across three substitute appearances in two months at Aston Villa, with academy product George Hemmings and £47m signing Ibrahim Mbaye both preferred by Unai Emery. Reports suggest his loan could be cut short in January, though the deal's conditional obligation to buy complicates any quick exit.

Aston Villa and Tottenham have spent a combined £500m rebuilding their squads this summer, yet sit in the Premier League's bottom four with just three points and one goal between them. Their meeting at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday arrives just before a three-week international break offers no chance to fix things.