An early goal from Moussa Dembele and a strike from Dele Alli have given Tottenham Hotspur a 2-0 lead over Aston Villa at the halfway stage of their Premier League meeting this evening.
It took Spurs less than three minutes to take the lead as Dembele shrugged off the challenge of Ciaran Clark, before driving into the box and firing a strike through the legs of Brad Guzan.
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Despite their poor start to the match, Villa almost conjured up a quick response as Scott Sinclair burst past a couple of challenges and unleashed a stinging drive that was palmed away by Hugo Lloris.
Harry Kane then threatened with a deflected strike that forced Guzan to tip the ball over, and from the resulting corner, Danny Rose flashed a strike inches above the bar.
Although they dominated for large spells, Tottenham struggled to create any further chances until first-half stoppage time when Alli pounced on a headed clearance from Joleon Lescott, before drilling a low strike into the bottom corner to double their lead.
Alex Meyers
