Tottenham scored twice in nine
minutes to set up a deserved 2-0
victory over Aston Villa at White Hart
Lane.
Steven Caulker (58) netted from close
range to put the hosts in front and
Danny Lennon used his pace to get
into the box and score the second.
Spurs made the breakthrough as
Gareth Bale's corner found Jermain
Defoe who took a touch before taking
a crack at goal where the ball
inadvertently came off Caulker's heel
and into the net.
Villa were breeched once more when
wide man Lennon burst into the box
on to a Clint Dempsey cut-back and
dispatched his angled shot past Brad
Guzan to secure the points.
Another talking point from the match
was the English top flight debut of
Hugo Lloris at the expense of Brad
Friedel who, after a record run of 310
consecutive Premier League starts,
dropped to the bench.
Bale curled an early shot just wide and
Defoe fired over the bar from close
range before Jan Vertonghen was
inches away from turning another
effort over the line as Tottenham took
the game to Villa.
After the goals Dempsey should have
put the game beyond doubt 15
minutes from the end, but he
somehow missed a free header from
eight yards.
Three minutes later Villa's Joe Bennett
was carried off on a stretcher after
clattering in to the advertising boards.
Bale lashed another powerful drive
inches wide of a sprawling Guzan and
the Villa keeper did well to push a
Moussa Dembele shot on to the bar in
the dying minutes.
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