Unai Emery's side come into the match on the back of two disappointing results after being held to a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth last weekend and being dumped out of the Carabao Cup at home by Crystal Palace on Wednesday night. Spurs, meanwhile, reacted to their defeat at Selhurst Park by defeating Manchester City 2-1 in midweek.

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A brace by Dominic Solanke and a superb free-kick by James Maddison helped Spurs spark a comeback and overwhelm the sixth-placed Villa, snapping their seven-match-long unbeaten streak. Tottenham are seventh in the table with 16 points to their name now.

Join John Brewin for live updates as the two top four hopefuls lock horns at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. One of the best days in Ange-ball lore, and one that came against the grain. Tottenham lifted themselves from a torpid first half and Dom Solanke’s two goals were the difference.

Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold highlighted one Spurs man's display in their 4-1 win against Aston Villa.

The Lilywhites were a goal down to Aston Villa, courtesy of Morgan Rogers' prod home from, you guessed it, a corner, and were well and truly second best against what appeared to be a well-drilled Unai Emery side.

OK, so it was not exactly the birthday Unai Emery had hoped for. An ultimately heavy 4-1 loss in north London does not change that. The Spaniard has transformed a team that appeared relegation candidates in to Champions League leaders.