The summer signing, who cost £65 million, scored two goals in four minutes in the second half to help Ange Postecoglou’s team move up to seventh place in the table. This was his second hat trick in the league this season.
Solanke scored Spurs’ first goal by lifting the ball over Emiliano Martinez as he ran toward it after Dejan Kulusevski’s pass. Richarlison then found a teammate to slot in and end Villa’s comeback.
Morgan Rogers gave Villa the lead with the first shot on goal after 32 minutes. He did this because Spurs failed to deal with Lucas Digne’s corner kick.
The away team was very well organized and able to handle a lot of pressure in the first half. Less than two minutes earlier, Amadou Onana’s header hit the post, denying them an early goal.
But only four minutes after the break, that good work was undone when Brennan Johnson met Son Heung-min’s great cross from the left. This changed the mood at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and set the stage for his team’s latest comeback.
Then, substitute James Maddison scored a wonderful free kick deep into stoppage time to make it 4-1. Spurs repeated their 4-1 win from a goal down against West Ham in their last home league game.
After losing at Crystal Palace last week, Tottenham’s win closed the gap to the top four. Fourth-placed Arsenal is now two points ahead of fifth-placed Villa, who missed the chance to move into third place.
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