Tottenham v Aston Villa player ratings: Lloris 5, Son 3; Luiz 8, Bailey 5

Spurs' Premier League top-four hopes take hit after 2-0 home defeat

TOTTENHAM RATINGS: Hugo Lloris 5: First game since World Cup final heartbreak with France. Villa's first shot on target did not arrive until 50th minute but when it did, Lloris could only parry Luis’s effort out leading to Buendia opening the scoring. No chance with second. Getty

Clement Lenglet 5: Easily beaten by Watkins early in game and relieved to see Villa man shoot wide. Booked in 31st minute for hauling down Bailey. Both Lenglet and defensive colleague Romero failed to react quick enough after Lloris spilled shot that resulted in opening goal. Reuters

Ben Davies 6: Became third Spurs defender to pick up first-half booking for jumping into challenge on Young. Part of backline that looked fragile in second period. Getty

Cristian Romero 5: Playing first game since winning World Cup with Argentina and straight into action with crunching tackle from behind on Luiz. Booked within half an hour for similar challenge on Watkins. Lucky to escape seeing red for late shove on Coutinho. Reuters

Ivan Perisic 6: Supplied lovely cross for Kane that almost resulted in Spurs striker opening scoring five minutes before break. Put second-half shot over the bar on the stretch that would have levelled the scores. EPA

Matt Doherty 6: Nice piece of skill to put ball through Mings's legs early on. Good tracking back and recovery challenge to block Watkins effort on goal. AFP

Yves Bissouma 4: Having former Brighton man in same centre of midfield as Hojbjerg is probably not the best of plans with both failing to produce any creative spark here. Failed to track back as Luiz ran through to put Villa two up. Booked for clumsy challenge on Kamara and will miss next game. Reuters

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 4: Game to forget for Dane. One wayward pass from middle of park that flew well wide of teammate and out for throw-in summed up his day. Spurs desperately missed attacking flair of Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur in midfield. AFP

Bryan Gil 6: In for the injured Kulusevski, young Spaniard made first Premier League start and showed flashes of skill without managing any major moments of note. Hooked just after hour mark. EPA

Son Heung-min 3: Ditched protective mask for fractured eye socket soon after game started but failed to inspire South Korean in first half, when his distribution and dead-ball kicks were poor. Arguably even worse after break. Getty

Harry Kane 5: Was 20th minute before England captain even touched ball, but denied goal 20 minutes later when Young cleared his header off line. No other opportunities to score as Villa’s defence kept him well in check. AFP

SUBS: Ryan Sessegnon (On for Gil 63’) 5: Missed last couple of games with hamstring problem and looked rusty after coming on. PA

Pape Sarr (On for Bissouma 81’) N/A. AP

Emerson Royal (On for Doherty 81’) N/A. AFP

Oliver Skipp (On for Hojberg 90’) N/A. AFP

Djed Spence (On for Perisic 90’) N/A. AFP

ASTON VILLA RATINGS: Robin Olsen 7: Kept place in goal despite Emiliano Martinez being back on the bench after World Cup duty and enjoyed very easy day at office as Tottenham offered little attacking threat, particularly in second half. EPA

Ashley Young 7: Veteran wideman looked like his game might be over after injuring leg in clash with Davies but managed to play on, which was lucky for Villa as it was Young who headed Kane chance off line later in half. Reuters

Ezri Konsa 8: Beaten to header by Kane in first half that needed Young to clear but did little else wrong at back, ably assisted by a passive Tottenham attack. Booked for time wasting in second half – much to defender’s fury. EPA

Tyrone Mings 7: Nutmegged by Doherty early in game and needed rescuing by Kamara to prevent Spurs wideman shot on goal. Comfortable up against England teammate Kane. Booked for late challenge on Spurs striker in second half. AFP

Lucas Digne 6: Very solid work defensively although not the usual surging runs forward the French full-back is capable of. PA

John McGinn 7: Perfect through-ball from captain to pick out Luiz who ran through to score Villa’s second. Seemed to pull his hamstring minutes later and limped off pitch which will be concern for Villa. AP

Douglas Luiz 8: Had Villa’s first shot on target five minutes after half-time with whipped effort that Lloris made mess of leading to Buendia scoring. Brilliant touch and finish to put Villa 2-0 up. Tweaked his knee shooting at goal soon after to give visitors another injury worry. AFP

Boubacar Kamara 8: Brilliantly timed challenge to deny Doherty early chance to score and bossed the midfield throughout. Far more dynamic than his Spurs counterparts in centre of park. EPA

Emi Buendia 7: One curling shot way off target in first half, more joy with first effort after break when his low finish put Villa in front. Reuters

Leon Bailey 5: Frustrating day for Jamaican who felt aggrieved that several challenges on him failed to result in free-kick. Little threat on goal from player whose promising new partnership with Watkins in attack failed to click into gear at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. AFP

Ollie Watkins 8: Created chance for himself in opening 10 minutes by cutting inside from left but could only fire weak shot wide of target. Razor sharp reactions to pick up Lloris spill and set-up goal for Buendia. Led line well for Villa. Reuters

SUBS: Matty Cash (On for Bailey 66’) 7: Fresh from playing likes of Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe at World Cup. Pole slotted straight into team who had taken control of game. Getty

Philippe Coutinho (On for McGinn 77’) N/A. Reuters

Danny Ings (On for Konsa 82’) N/A. AP

Calum Chambers (On for Luiz 82’) N/A. Booked for time wasting. Reuters

Jan Bednarek (On for Buendia 82’) N/A. Getty

Tottenham Hotspur's Champions League hopes took a hit after they fell to a disappointing 2-0 home defeat against Aston Villa on Sunday.

Antonio Conte's side could have returned to the top-four with victory at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium but second-half goals from Emi Buendia and Douglas Luiz means they remain in fifth place.

It was a desperately under-par performance from Spurs, particularly in the second half, while Aston Villa secured back-to-back away league games as they continue their improvement under new manager Unai Emery.

Tottenham striker Harry Kane came closest to scoring in a first-half lacking in quality, when the England captain's header was headed off the line by Ashley Young.

The first goal arrived just after the break when Hugo Lloris, starting his first game since losing the World Cup final with France, spilt a Douglas Luiz strike that was then collected by Ollie Watkins who set-up Buendia to score with a low finish.

Luiz started and finished the move for number two, sliding a pass to John McGinn before surging on to pick up a glorious throughball from the Villa captain before chipping past Lloris.

Spurs were booed off at the final whistle, with some supporters directing angry chants at chairman Daniel Levy.

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