Spurs drop into relegation zone after Villa claim first win
Tottenham's worrying start to the campaign continued as they slipped into the bottom three of the Premier League following a loss to Aston Villa. The visitors secured their first victory of the season at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, compounding the pressure on the Spurs squad. The result highlights the scale of the challenge facing Tottenham after a difficult run of early-season results.
Read the full story at skysports.comA relegation-zone placing for Tottenham is the kind of headline that crystallises a crisis, and doing so at home to a side still searching for their first win makes it even more damning. Aston Villa, meanwhile, will take enormous confidence from not just three points but the manner of securing them against a wounded opponent. The early-season table is rarely a final verdict, but for Spurs the margins are shrinking quickly and the pressure on the dressing room will be palpable from the next fixture onward.
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