Not a vintage start from either side. The Spurs fans take great delight in seeing Villa's Scott Sinclair miscontrol into touch, not so much fun watching Danny Rose smash the ball wildly upfield.

Ref Mike Dean does a quick head-count, looks at his watch and blows his whistle. We're rumbling.

Gabby Agbonlahor only had eight touches in that first half, and he ain't going to get another. The Villa striker has been hooked at the break as the visitors introduce Rudy Gestede for a more physical presence up top.

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Wonder if Remi Garde is tempted to make a dash to Luton Airport and catch the next flight back to Lyon following that first-half performance?

Former Aston Villa and Lyon boss Gerard Houllier says Garde, his former assistant at the French club, sought his advice ahead of the move.

"He just wanted to know more about the club," said Houllier.

"I said it was a great club, a great stadium, great training facilities and academy. As for the fan base, they support the team when they are not doing so well and I said he will have a chairman who will back him."

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Here's how that second Spurs goal played out - Danny Rose's cross headed out to scorer Dele Alli by Villa's Joleon Lescott. They have now scored five times in the first half of their last two Premier League games.

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Danny Mills
BBC Radio 5 live at White Hart Lane

"Villa have offered nothing going forward and you can see confidence is very low. Once the first goal went in, they look like they gave up."

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino, however, must be pretty calm as he delivers his half-time team-talk. The home side flew out of the blocks, nabbed the early goal and were hardly threatened by the Villa attack. And a second strike at the opposite end of the half means Spurs are marching towards their 10th Premier League match without defeat.

Villa cannot muster a response in the dying moments of the first half. Remi Garde might be tempted to go down to the away dressing room and throw a few expletives around.

Danny Mills
BBC Radio 5 live at White Hart Lane

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"Once again it comes down the left. Joleon Lescott heads it up in the air and Dele Alli is allowed time to hit it from the edge of the box. That's it now, game over for me. Good composure from the goalscorer."

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Three minutes of added time. Can Spurs find another breakthrough? Or will Villa hang on?

Roy Hodgson sees Jack Grealish give away a free-kick just outside the Villa area, then offer a bit of 'advice' to ref Mike Dean as he walks away. Dean has a quiet word in his ear. Christian Eriksen's free-kick bounces about the Villa box like a pinball, pinging of defenders. No penalty.

This hasn't been a vintage half, and Aston Villa have struggled in possession. 

In fact, their passing success rate is the fourth lowest any team has had in a Premier League match this season. Ciaran Clark has been the biggest culprit of the visitors' outfield players, with just 36.4% of his passes reaching their intended target.

The England manager is in attendance tonight at White Hart Lane, no doubt keeping an eye on the youthful midfield trio of Dele Alli, Eric Dier and Jack Grealish.

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Jordan Ayew has been on the pitch for two minutes - and he's already having his name taken by ref Mike Dean. The Ghana international is not quite up to the pace of the game, sliding late into Eric Dier and earning himself the game's first booking.

Tottenham's goal came down their left - and that is where the majority of their play has been focused, with Harry Kane drifting wide, left-back Danny Rose marauding forward and Christian Eriksen and Mousa Dembele often finding themselves in that area of the field.

Not too much Villa attacking in the Tottenham area so far.

(Tottenham's heat map is below left, Villa's is below right).

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Jordan Ayew jogs out to the right flank, with Leandro Bacuna dropping inside to cover Ashley Westwood's absence. Ayew will need to roll up his sleeves and stop the Spurs onslaught down their left.

The medics win. Ashley Westwood, Villa's most natural holding midfielder, is sensibly told he isn't fit enough to carry on. The more attack-minded Jordan Ayew trots on in his place.

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Ashley Westwood says he can carry on, the Villa doctors aren't too sure. Jordan Ayew is out to warm up. Play back under way.