Aston Villa secures first Premier League win, defeating Spurs 3-2

Aston Villa finally got off the mark in the 2026-27 Premier League season on September 19, beating Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in a match that was far more comfortable than the scoreline suggests. Three unanswered goals gave Villa a cushion that two late Spurs strikes could only dent, not destroy. The result lifts Villa to 15th place with four points from five matches. Tottenham, meanwhile, sank into the relegation zone with just two points and a goal difference of minus-6, marking the club’s worst-ever start to a Premier League campaign after five games. Three goals, three different stories Johan Manzambi broke the deadlock in first-half stoppage time, scoring in the 45th minute plus four to send Villa into the break with momentum. Nicolas Jackson doubled Villa’s advantage in the 67th minute, and Emi Buendia made it three in the 79th. Tottenham refused to sleepwalk through the final minutes. Conor Gallagher pulled one back in the 86th minute, ending a 492-minute league goal drought for Spurs, and Jan Paul van Hecke added a second deep into added time at 90 plus eight minutes. The approximately 60,920 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium watched their side mount something resembling a comeb...