In Saturday's (13th) Premier League match, Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-2 to Aston Villa on the road, and after this loss, they are nine points away from fourth-ranked Manchester United. Although Tottenham still have two more league matches to go, their hopes of making the top four are very slim, and they will not be playing in the UEFA Europa League this year. The London side are under pressure to rebuild and are reportedly planning to hire former Leverkusen boss Shabibi Alonso to take charge next season.
Aston Villa took the lead with two goals from Jaeger and Lance after only eight minutes of play, while Tottenham Hotspur's performance was disappointing. In the first half, they failed to create any effective chances on goal. In the second half, Villa's Douglas Rees took a penalty to widen the gap again.
It wasn't until the 89th minute of the game that Tottenham looked to have a chance to equalize when Harry Carney scored from a penalty kick. However, Son Heung-min's stoppage time goal was ruled offside and Spurs had to accept a three-point defeat.
