Aston Villa 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur: Son Heung-min hat-trick keeps Spurs not off route for prime four

Son Heung-min's hat-trick saved Tottenham's Premier League prime-four future of their very bear hands as Spurs produced a masterclass in scientific finishing to thrash Aston Villa.

Nonetheless they cruised to victory with a panoramic, counter-attacking 2d-half performance as Son swept dwelling two extra gorgeous finishes, both aspect of an equally honest strike from Dejan Kulusevski.

A fourth-successive exhaust moved Antonio Conte's aspect three aspects above north London rivals Arsenal - overwhelmed at dwelling by Brighton earlier on Saturday - in the creep for the fourth Champions League jam.

Villa, in the period in-between, had been left to replicate on a fourth-straight defeat, despite dominating long spells of the most major half, as returning striker Danny Ings wasted two vivid possibilities to ship them level.

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Son shines - but he's a ways from by myself for Spurs

Whereas the scoreline didn't replicate the total steadiness of play - or possibilities created - in the West Midlands, it was Spurs who possessed the distinction-making particular person talents.

Chief among them, needless to teach, was Son, who apparently never ceases to amaze - his first and third targets beautifully struck first-time efforts that both went in off the submit, with a aloof one-on-one function to beat Emi Martinez in between.

On-loan Juventus midfielder Kulusevski again impressed, teeing up Son for his hat-trick after firing an correct function via the legs of Tyrone Mings and past Martinez to position the end result past doubt.

Harry Kane took a attend seat but was aloof all for three of the targets, flicking on headers in the create-as a lot as 2, but Lloris was arguably Spurs' stand-out performer.

The France goalkeeper made unbelievable first-half stops to thwart Jacob Ramsey's solo bustle and shot, John McGinn's 25-yard thunderbolt and Philippe Coutinho's cheeky shut to-submit free-kick.

Easiest three weeks in the past, Spurs sat eighth, six aspects off fourth purpose - a jam they now proudly deal with, even supposing Arsenal attain bear a sport in hand.

Tottenham, even supposing, bear a superior purpose distinction - boosted by this exhaust - and a simpler bustle-in on paper with Brighton, Brentford, Burnley and Norwich among their final seven opponents, while Arsenal meet Chelsea, Manchester United and West Ham among their next four.

Ings' day to neglect as Villa's Spurs curse strikes again

Tottenham are very powerful becoming Villa's bogey aspect - they've received 14 of the past 18 Premier League meetings between the sides and this was their seventh-straight success at Villa Park.

No matter Son's early opener, it didn't uncover bask in ending that system for nearly all of the most major half even supposing as Villa laid siege to the mates' purpose.

Whereas Lloris deserves the plaudits for his spectacular point out, the hosts had been also responsible of profligate finishing, with Ings - aloof but to no doubt acquire his feet at Villa with factual five targets since his £25m summer switch from Southampton - the executive culprit.

Twice he was afforded unbelievable possibilities on the volley - one from a dinked Coutinho jam-portion and then an Ollie Watkins flick-on - but he scuffed both, one straight at Lloris and the opposite badly huge.

Watkins also despatched a free header over from six yards as Steven Gerrard suffered his heaviest defeat as Villa boss.

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