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Villa Expose Familiar Flaws as Tottenham Slump Continues
Johan Manzambi scored on his first start and Villa added two second-half goals as Tottenham’s early-season struggles continued.
On Saturday, Aston Villa claimed their first Premier League win of the season with a 3-2 victory at Tottenham Hotspur, ending a difficult start to the campaign.
Summer signing Johan Manzambi marked his first start with an opening goal in first-half stoppage time, capitalizing after Spurs defender Micky van de Ven left the pitch receiving treatment for an eye injury.
Nicolas Jackson doubled Villa's advantage in the 67th minute, finishing clinically, while Emi Buendia struck from 22 yards out 11 minutes from time to seal the commanding victory.
Despite late goals from Conor Gallagher and Jan Paul van Hecke, Tottenham remains in the relegation zone with two points from five games after another damaging defeat.
Villa captain John McGinn told TNT Sports, "Aye, it's a relief because I was thinking leading up to the game, the international break is a longer one than normal, you don't want to be in the bottom three.
The Aston Villa team won its first victory in the English Super Bowl of Football, overcoming the host of Tottenham Hotspire with a score (3-2), in the match that I gathered today on Saturday.