DOM FIRE FOR ANGE

Villa blown away by second-half sparklers

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BIG ANGE was right all along. If you want to grow a beautiful garden, you've got to handle some fertiliser.

After 45 minutes of pure compost, Tottenham served up a fragrant bed of roses, as two-goal Dominic Solanke denied a lacklustre Villa the chance to go third.

Unai Emery's side led at the break but ultimately were given a rare taste of capital punishment - after winning nine of their previous 13 Premier League away games in London under Emery.

Tottenham, who have closed to within two points of fifth-placed neighbours Arsenal, were in full bloom.

And the chuntering that greeted Postecoglou's decision to hook skipper Heung-min Son after 56 minutes had long turned to exultation by the time James Maddison's exquisite free-kick in stoppage time completed a super second-half revival.

Solanke, warming to his role as Harry Kane's replacement, said: "It all came together in the second half. We had to adapt to the way they were playing.