Rogers ends goal drought to add to Spurs' home woes

It is one of the curiosities of Thomas Tuchel's rapidly evolving England side that until yesterday the man in possession of the No 10 shirt had not scored all season.

- Matt Hughes

Morgan Rogers put paid to that statistic with a sumptuous strike to equalise for Aston Villa, before the more prolific substitute Emiliano Buendía scored his third goal in four games to win the match with a lovely finish, condemning the home side to leave the field to a chorus of boos.

It has become a familiar sound at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium over the past 12 months, which even the positivity generated by Thomas Frank's arrival and an unprecedented £200m summer transfer spend has been unable to shift.

After taking a fifth-minute lead through Rodrigo Bentancur, this was a golden opportunity for Tottenham to move up to second and put pressure on Arsenal, but they faded badly in the second half as their creative spark Mohammed Kudus tired, and did not respond after failing behind with 13 minutes remaining.

More worryingly the defeat conforms to a pattern of Tottenham starting well but flattering to deceive, with home games against Bournemouth, Burnley, Wolves and Villa bringing just a solitary victory. Over a longer period, their home record is just three wins in 18 games, leaving Frank to face the line of questioning that stalked his predecessor, Ange Postecoglou.