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FT: Tottenham 3-1 Aston Villa
Image source, ReutersThose were Harry Kane's first goals at Tottenham's new stadium. You'd fancy there will be plenty more...
Summary
Kane scores twice as Spurs beat Villa 3-1
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Postpublished at 19:23 British Summer Time 10 August 2019
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Danny Cheng: Eriksen, please don't leave Spurs. Tanguy and Harry may get all the headlines, but you've been the game changer, always have been!
Geraint Jones: Mr Levy, DO NOT sell Eriksen. End of message.
Steve Huish: Spurs should break the bank to keep Eriksen. Came on and totally changed the game.
'Kane at his best'published at 19:21 British Summer Time 10 August 2019
Tottenham 3-1 Aston Villa
Bradley Allen
Ex-QPR striker on BBC Radio London
Image source, Getty ImagesKane at his best there for the third. He has just used the defender as a decoy and beautifully curled the ball into the back of the net. Whether it's Champions League or the top of the Premier League they are fighting for, you need competition for places and you have that at Spurs. Top teams have that. They give the manager healthy selection problems and that's what you need to win trophies.
FULL-TIMEpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 10 August 2019
Tottenham 3-1 Aston Villa
And that's it.
Aston Villa give Tottenham an opening-day scare, but it's the home side who take the three points.
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Josh Earl: Harry Kane doing what Harry Kane does, again. Truly brilliant finish for Kane's 2nd goal, made it look incredibly easy.
Lillie O'Neill: who needs a backup striker when we have Kane.
Anthony: That’s why I love Harry Kane, he makes things look so easy, you’d always back him in those positions... WORLD CLASS.
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 90+2 mins
Tottenham 3-1 Aston Villa
Job done for new Tottenham signing Tanguy Ndombele. He's replaced by Oliver Skipp.
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Evan Pritchard: Those are exactly the kind of bounces that are needed to win a title.
JChesterUnited: Spurs incredibly lucky, foul in the build up and a series of huge deflections giving Kane a tap in.
GOAL - Tottenham 3-1 Aston Villapublished at 89 mins
Harry Kane (89 mins)
Image source, ReutersGame over.
Wonderful finish from Harry Kane, sliding a low effort past a diving Tom Heaton in the Villa goal from the edge of the box.
What August curse?
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Tottenham 2-1 Aston Villa
Villa are looking stretched and bit shell-shocked now.
Lucas Moura strides forward and winds up a right-footed effort, but that's high and wide.
'He will be relieved'published at 19:15 British Summer Time 10 August 2019
Tottenham 2-1 Aston Villa
Bradley Allen
Ex-QPR striker on BBC Radio LondonIt's been coming. Spurs have been mighty impressive in this second half. It broke to Kane's feet and he was not going to miss that chance. He will be relieved. You can see in his celebrations and the fans celebrations what that goal meant to him. He has certainly not had the game of his life but that won't matter if he has scored the winner.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 88 mins
Tottenham 2-1 Aston Villa
It wouldn't be an Erik Lamela performance without a yellow card, and he gets one as he trots off slowly to be replaced by Georges-Kevin Nkoudou.
Not sure the Argentine is too bothered...
GOAL - Tottenham 2-1 Aston Villapublished at 86 mins
Harry Kane (86 mins)
Image source, ReutersHarry Kane. Who else?!
The Tottenham striker gets lucky after the ball ricochets off Tyrone Mings and then Bjorn Engels into his path from Erik Lamela's strike, but there was nothing lucky about the finish.
Kane lashes it beyond Tom Heaton left-footed and surely wraps up the three points for Spurs.
Heartbreaking for Villa.
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Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
Straight back on the attack for Spurs.
Another corner, another headed away by Tyrone Mings.
He's met almost everything today. Immense.
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Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa have almost everyone behind the ball, this would still be a great point for the newly promoted visitors. They get a breather after Danny Rose commits a foul in the corner.
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Evan Pitchard: And now Villa looking like a promoted team under siege.
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Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
Another corner for Tottenham, their 13th of the day. Tyrone Mings, of course, flicks away.
But Villa can't clear properly and its fed back into the area towards Toby Alderweireld, who lashes a wayward shot against Jonathan Kodjia's hand.
Spurs want VAR, that's not dissimilar to the Champions League final... no penalty.
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Bresla Stephenson: Tanguy! A hero is born and the spurs title challenge is back on!
Ian Marks: Ahhh so THATS how you score! Shots on target! Who knew?!
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Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
Davinson Sanchez goes for an overhead kick in the Villa box. Absolute madness as Spurs throw everything at the visitors looking for a winner.
Needless to say it doesn't end up heading towards goal.
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Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
It will be Christian Eriksen, the man who has been angling for a move away from the club this summer... about eight players spread across the Villa wall...
Curled over the wall, and a great save from Tom Heaton!
He did so well to get a hand down to that.
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Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
Danger here. Danny Rose is caught on the edge of the box by Jota and Spurs have a number of players lining up to get dibs on this one.