
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.
After the South Korea striker commended the mates into an early lead, Spurs withstood a Villa onslaught to remain forward at the interval with mild goalkeeper Hugo Lloris making a string of unbelievable saves.
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.
Player of the match
Son Heung-MinSon Heung-Min
with an moderate of 9.23
Aston Villa
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Squad quantity23Player titlePhilippe Coutinho
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Squad quantity1Player titleMartínez
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Squad quantity2Player titleMoney
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Squad quantity41Player titleJ Ramsey
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Squad quantity7Player titleMcGinn
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Squad quantity11Player titleWatkins
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Squad quantity27Player titleDigne
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Squad quantity6Player titleDouglas Luiz
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Squad quantity4Player titleKonsa
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Squad quantity5Player titleMings
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Squad quantity20Player titleIngs
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Squad quantity10Player titleBuendía
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Squad quantity31Player titleBailey
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Squad quantity18Player titleYounger
Tottenham Hotspur
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Squad quantity7Player titleSon Heung-Min
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Squad quantity1Player titleLloris
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Squad quantity21Player titleKulusevski
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Squad quantity10Player titleKane
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Squad quantity4Player titleRomero
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Squad quantity30Player titleBentancur
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Squad quantity15Player titleDier
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Squad quantity3Player titleReguilón
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Squad quantity33Player titleDavies
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Squad quantity5Player titleHøjbjerg
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Squad quantity27Player titleLucas Moura
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Squad quantity23Player titleBergwijn
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Squad quantity2Player titleDoherty
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Squad quantity12Player titleEmerson Royal
Line-ups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-3-1-2
1Martínez
2Money4Konsa5Mings27Digne
7McGinn6Douglas Luiz23Coutinho
41J Ramsey
20Ings11Watkins
- 1Martínez
- 2Money
- 4Konsa
- 5Mings
- 27DigneSubstituted forYoungerat 80'minutesBooked at 82mins
- 7McGinn
- 6Douglas Luiz
- 23CoutinhoSubstituted forBuendíaat 70'minutes
- 41J Ramsey
- 20IngsBooked at 21minsSubstituted forBaileyat 70'minutes
- 11Watkins
Substitutes
- 8Sanson
- 10Buendía
- 15Traoré
- 16Chambers
- 18Younger
- 19Nakamba
- 25Olsen
- 31Bailey
- 33Chukwuemeka
Tottenham
Formation 3-4-3
1Lloris
4Romero15Dier33Davies
12Emerson Royal30Bentancur5Højbjerg2Doherty
21Kulusevski10Kane7Son Heung-Min
- 1Lloris
- 4Romero
- 15Dier
- 33Davies
- 12Emerson RoyalBooked at 74mins
- 30Bentancur
- 5HøjbjergBooked at 29mins
- 2DohertySubstituted forReguilónat 21'minutes
- 21KulusevskiSubstituted forBergwijnat 84'minutes
- 10KaneBooked at 90mins
- 7Son Heung-MinSubstituted forLucas Mouraat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Reguilón
- 6D Sánchez
- 8Winks
- 14Rodon
- 19R Sessegnon
- 22Gollini
- 23Bergwijn
- 27Lucas Moura
- 42White
Dwell Textual bid
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Match ends, Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 4.
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Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 4.
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Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía tries a via ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
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Strive saved. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a delicate angle on the right is saved in the bottom correct corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a opposed.
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Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a harmful low.
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Nook, Aston Villa. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
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Strive overlooked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is shut, but misses the pinnacle left corner.
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Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Snide by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Snide by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
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Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Steven Bergwijn replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
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Ashley Younger (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a harmful low.
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Snide by Ashley Younger (Aston Villa).
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Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Snide by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
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Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Younger replaces Lucas Digne due to an injury.
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Son Heung-Min.
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Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Sergio Reguilón tries a via ball, but Ben Davies is caught offside.
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