Spurs blow Villa away

EPL: MAKE A BIG STATEMENT AS MAN UNITED ARE HELD BY CHELSEA AT HOME

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Dominic Solanke scored twice as Tottenham blitzed Aston Villa in the second-half yesterday, winning 4-1 to move just two points behind their rivals for a top-four finish in the Premier League.

Shortly after the break, Brennan Johnson cancelled out Morgan Rogers' first-half opener for Villa, before a cascade of home goals late in the game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Solanke produced a delicate dinked finish to put Spurs ahead in the 75th minute and scored another from close range before James Maddison added gloss with a sumptuous free kick deep into stoppage time.

The result lifts Ange Postecoglou's men to seventh in the table on 16 points - two behind Villa, who missed the chance to climb into third spot.