Match ReportBBC SportUnverified source· 19 Sept 2026
Fragile Spurs sink to Villa defeat as wait goes on
Tottenham's problems deepened with a home loss to Aston Villa that leaves them still chasing a first league win.
Tottenham— – —
NS · Premier League
Aston VillaCompetition
Premier League
Score
Tottenham 2-3 Aston Villa
Scorers
Manzambi, Jackson, Buendia; Gallagher, Van Hecke
Venue
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
What happened. Tottenham lost 3-2 at home to Aston Villa, conceding through Johan Manzambi, Nicolas Jackson and Emi Buendia before late replies from Conor Gallagher and Jan Paul van Hecke. Spurs remain without a Premier League win this season and sit in the bottom three.
- Spurs have lost three of their opening five league games.
- They have spent over £300m in the summer.
- They have failed to win any of their last 36 league games when conceding first.
“Too fragile”
— Roberto de Zerbi
Tottenham enter a three-week international break still searching for their first Premier League victory of the campaign.
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