J. Vertonghen enters the game and replaces S. Bergwijn.
Spurs decide to shore things up for the final seconds. Bergwijn off. Vertonghen on.
FULL TIME: ASTON VILLA 2-3 TOTTENHAM
90' +4
Son Heung-Min has scored a goal for Tottenham Hotspur!
GOAL! 3-2 TOTTENHAM! Heartbreak for Villa! Engels can't trap a simple ball forward and accidentally sends Son clean through on goal! Son dashes into the box and calmly rolls the ball under Reina into the far bottom corner. That's his second of the game.
90' +3
Lo Celso uses the free-kick as an opportunity to shoot but can't find the target from outside the box. Will Tottenham get one last chance here?
90' +2
M. Nakamba gets yellow.
Nakamba gets a late yellow card for a hard and late tackle on Bergwijn.
90' +1
Engels acrobatically puts another Spurs delivery out for a corner. Reina bravely comes out to punch it away. Trezeguet thinks he's won a throw off Winks but the decision goes Spurs' way. Villa are holding on for the draw now.
90'
Tottenham look in control as we enter added time. There'll be four added minutes here.
88'
Tottenham think they can win this. Lucas slides the ball to Aurier. Targett slides in to block yet another Aurier cross. Hause gets rid as soon as he can.
86'
F. Guilbert gets yellow.
Guilbert earns himself a yellow card for a foul on Bergwijn.
83'
Gedson Fernandes enters the game and replaces D. Alli.
Borja Bastón enters the game and replaces M. Samatta.
Before that corner gets taken, there'll be substitutions. Spurs go first. Alli trudges off. Fernandes, their 21-year-old loanee from Benfica, comes on.
Villa respond. Samatta has had a quiet game. Their new arrival Borja replaces him up front.
82'
Tottenham have survived that spell of Villa pressure. Lucas sees off Luiz and Targett gets in the way of Aurier's ball in. Spurs corner.
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81'
Trezeguet wriggles his way towards the penalty box from Grealish's spectacular dipping cross.Aurier gets across before the Egyptian can capitalise on it. Targett fires a routine cross straight at Lloris seconds later.
80'
Lloris elects to punch away Targett's corner. Winks humps the ball upfield but there's no one in lilywhite there to get on the end of it.
78'
Villa keep coming. Guilbert tries firing in a cross with his left foot but it's nothing that Lloris can't handle. Shortly after, Trezeguet shoots from distance and it ricochets out for a Villa corner.
77'
Luiz spots Grealish to his left and Grealish fizzes a cross towards the centre of the box. Sanchez sticks a leg out to intercept before Trezeguet can reach it.
76'
Tottenham clear the free-kick on the first try. Villa are still putting together some nice passages of play but aren't creating many chances of note.
75'
Grealish holds the ball up to the right of the penalty area. Winks charges in to trip him over. It must be tough to be so good. Villa have a free-kick just outside the box.
71'
Spurs look dangerous every time they get forward now. Luiz fouls Alli in the centre of the park to slow the game down for a second.
70'
Trézéguet enters the game and replaces A. El Ghazi.
Villa substitution. El Ghazi gets a deserved rest. Trezeguet replaces him.
68'
Villa huff and puff a bit more. El Ghazi nods a tame header wide from open play and Villa soon win yet another corner. Sanchez hooks the ball away.
64'
Villa win another corner down their left. The ball comes in from Grealish and Engels' header is going wide. El Ghazi gets on the end of it to head at goal from close range but Lloris snaffles it up at the second attempt.
60'
M. Nakamba enters the game and replaces D. Drinkwater.
G. Lo Celso enters the game and replaces E. Dier.
Villa make their first change of the game. Drinkwater - who the game has largely passed by - is replaced by Nakamba.
Tottenham also make a substitution. Dier goes off. Lo Celso comes on for him.
59'
Villa play themselves into trouble on the edge of their box. Bergwijn fires a left-footed low shot straight into the arms of Reina.
58'
Targett fires in another excellent effort from the corner and Hause beats two Spurs defenders to head over.
57'
Winks tries to find Son with a cheeky chip over Villa's defence. Son goes down under pressure from Hause. No penalty. Meanwhile, Villa go up the other end and win a corner.
55'
Tottenham go forward in an attempt to regain the lead. The visitors win a corner as Aurier's cross is blocked by Hause. Dier can't get a clean shot away when it comes in. Villa clear.
53'
B. Engels has scored a goal for Aston Villa! Assist by J. Grealish.
Villa are doing their best to create another scoring chance. Grealish drops deep to find El Ghazi's run behind Spurs' defence. El Ghazi plays the ball off Aurier for a corner.
Grealish's corner was right on the money. Engels got on the end of it and punished Tottenham. There's no telling who's going to win this.
GOAL! 2-2 VILLA! What a game this is, and what a simple goal for Tottenham to concede! Grealish sweeps the corner in from the left and Engels rises high to nod it past Lloris.
49'
Don't count against Spurs scoring again on the break. Son gallops free down the right and approaches Villa's box. The South Korean fires a low cross in the direction of Alli. Villa intercept and get it away.
46'
Villa start a little more cautiously. Grealish picks up the ball deep and gets caught by a sliding challenge from Lucas. Villa free-kick.
45' +3
HALF TIME: ASTON VILLA 1-2 TOTTENHAM
Reina looks furious that Tottenham have scored from that. Villa were far too slow to get into the box to clear from his decent save.
That was a poor initial penalty by Son, in truth. Tottenham won't care a bit.
45' +2
Son Heung-Min has scored a goal for Tottenham Hotspur!
Penalty saved by Pepe Reina!
GOAL! 2-1 TOTTENHAM! Son is the one to take the penalty. Reina dives to his right to keep out the South Korean's shot but Son rushes in to scramble the rebound into the net. He becomes the first Asian player to score 50 Premier League goals!
45'
Villa get the second half of this match going. No changes at half-time.
40'
El Ghazi swings a ball into the box for Samutta to chase. It's too powerful though and bounces straight through to Lloris.
39'
Alli escapes the attention of Drinkwater but can't find the right pass for Son. Grealish tries to beat Aurier down the left but can't get past the Ivorian. This game is great fun.
37'
El Ghazi has a pop from range and stings the palms of Lloris who pushes it away. El Ghazi gets a second bite of the cherry seconds later as his cross hits Sanchez before landing safely with Lloris. Villa appeal for handball. The ref isn't interested.
33'
Villa get a third corner. Spurs finally clear and they can counter! Lucas powers down the left into the box and Hause gets across to block his shot.
32'
Grealish's corner leads to a goalmouth scramble! Hause wins the header but not cleanly. Lloris rises high to paw it away for another Villa corner.
31'
Villa are no doubt frustrated by that goal. They've been the better team in the opening half hour of this match. Luiz shoots from range but it's blocked. He then feeds Targett wide left and Targett fires a cross into a dangerous area. Aurier sticks out a foot to divert it out for a corner.
27'
T. Alderweireld has scored a goal for Tottenham Hotspur! Assist by E. Dier.
GOAL! 1-1 TOTTENHAM! Spurs' corner doesn't beat the first man but Villa can't clear it. Alderweireld makes up for his own goal by smashing the bouncing ball into the net on the turn from a tight angle!
Dier can claim the assist for that one but Alderweireld had no right to score from there. Reina couldn't do anything about it.
26'
Another Villa attack breaks down as Drinkwater fouls Lucas just in front of Tottenham's box. Spurs take the free-kick quickly and Bergwijn slides in Aurier, whose cross is blocked by Targett. Spurs corner.
25'
Tottenham clear the first corner and hand Villa another. This time Grealish's delivery bounces way wide of the far post.
23'
Villa continue to look for a second goal. After a few attempts, Grealish latches onto Drinkwater's pass into the box and centres for Samatta. It ends in a Villa corner. Dier is furious.
21'
El Ghazi whips another cross into Tottenham's box and Samatta gets in front of Spurs' two centre-backs to head powerfully over. The Dutch winger's causing the visitors problems at the moment.
19'
Spurs clear the resulting corner as Alderweireld blocks Samatta's shot. The visitors counter and Alli nods a header harmlessly wide from Bergwijn's cross. This is entertaining end-to-end stuff so far.
17'
Spurs are starting to wake up. Lucas receives the ball from Son and rolls a low shot wide.
12'
Villa are on top at the moment. Drinkwater finds Grealish who tiptoes his way to the edge of the box. Villa's captain finds Samatta with a low pass but Alderweireld quickly boots it away before the Tanzanian can control it.
10'
That early goal has given Villa a platform to build on. Grealish skips inside from the left and curls a shot just wide of the right-hand post.
9'
T. Alderweireld is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
GOAL! 1-0 VILLA! It's an Alderweireld own goal! El Ghazi beats Davies and swings a dipping cross right into the path of Alderweireld. With Samatta lurking behind him in the six-yard box, Alderweireld can only poke it into his own net. Villa lead!
8'
Alderweireld swings a direct ball forward towards Son who loses the header. El Ghazi counters down the right wing and...
4'
El Ghazi and Targett stand over the free-kick, about 30 yards from goal. El Ghazi steps forward and swishes a decent right-footed effort over the crossbar.
3'
Son is escorted off the pitch briefly but is fine to come straight back on. Aurier loses possession and Villa come forward down their right. The home side get a free-kick as Aurier brings Grealish down off the ball.
1'
The visitors Tottenham get this match underway!
The game starts brightly. Samatta goes down the inside-left channel and is intercepted. Son bursts forward on the counter, checks inside past Engels and gets clattered by Konsa, who wins the ball fairly.
Hello! Welcome to our live text commentary of this Premier League match between Aston Villa and Tottenham at Villa Park, Birmingham.
Aston Villa return from the winter break ready to fight for survival. Dean Smith's team start this game 17th in the Premier League, just outside the relegation zone. While they've had no problems scoring, especially at home, Villa need to tighten up their defence if they want to avoid relegation.
Villa's opponents here are Tottenham, whose back-to-back wins have put them back in contention for a top-four finish. Spurs have a strong recent record at Villa Park, winning in all of their last four league visits. Can Villa get the unexpected win they need to keep them out of trouble?
ASTON VILLA (3-4-3): Pepe Reina; Bjorn Engels, Ezri Konsa Ngoyo, Kortney Hause; Frederic Guilbert, Daniel Drinkwater, Douglas Luiz, Matt Targett; Anwar El Ghazi, Mbwana Samatta, Jack Grealish (c).
SUBS: Conor Hourihane, Marvelous Nakamba, Borja Baston, Neil Taylor, Ahmed El Mohamady, Trezeguet, Orjan Nyland.
TOTTENHAM (4-2-3-1): Hugo Lloris (c); Serge Aurier, Davinson Sanchez, Toby Alderweireld, Ben Davies; Harry Winks, Eric Dier; Lucas Moura, Dele Alli, Steven Bergwijn; Son Heung-Min.
SUBS: Gedson Fernandes, Japhet Tanganga, Jan Vertonghen, Oliver Skipp, Giovani Lo Celso, Tanguy Ndombele, Paulo Gazzaniga.
The two sides are out on the Villa Park pitch. Villa are wearing their traditional claret and blue shirts and white shorts. Tottenham are also in their home kit. Let's go!
Tottenham march on under Mourinho then. They look more likely to return to the Champions League with each passing game. The scrap for the Premier League's European places is worth keeping an eye on. That's all for now. Goodbye!
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