Aston Villa climbed to fourth spot in the Premier League with a 2-1 win over Tottenham at White Hart Lane. A first goal in a year from Nigel Reo-Coker and a slightly fortious Ashley Young strike were enough to see the Villians take all three points back to Villa Park.
The defeat leaves Spurs rooted to the foot of the table and still searching for their first win of the campaign.
Reo-Coker scored his first goal for the club after just five minutes when he slotted him Gabriel Agbonlahor's cross from close range. Young doubled the score on 54 minutes when his solo run produced a shot that squirmed under the body of Heurelho Gomes and trickle into the net. Darren Bent handed Spurs a lifeline on 87 minutes when he deflected a Jermaine Jenas shot past Brad Friedel, but Villa held on for the win.
With Fabio Capello's backroom staff in the stands, it was three Englishmen who helped break the deadlock early on. Young had fed gbonlahor down the left before his low cross from the left was tucked home by Reo-Coker. Villa fielded seven English players in their starting 11, proving to the rest of the Premiership that you dont need to go spending millions on foreign talent. Spurs summer recruit Luka Modric had a shot saved by Friedel soon after the goal, his only contribution before hobbling off with a knock. Reo-Coker then had a cross deflected which hit the post and Gomes kept Villa at bay with two high class saves.
Tottenham found themselves two goals adrift within nine minutes of the restart as Barry fed winger Ashley Young who breezed past Michael Dawson and saw his 20 yard shot squeeze under keeper Gomes.
Bent grabbed a consolation goal after he failed to get out of the way of Jenas's drive but it wasnt enough and Villa took all three points and moved upto fourth.
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