I love it when Spurs wins and even more so against Aston Villa. Gone are the days when the boys from Birmingham would have ran amok at The Lane and left with all three points in the bag. Now, on the back of a fantastic Champions league midweek win, Spurs were looking to get back on form after a dismal League camapign thus far. A win would go a long way in cementing our place among the big boys a void left by the ever dissapointing Liverpool who lie 18th a relegation in the offing and with City registering some massive wins, the field was set. Prior to the match, Aston Villa were in 5th position with the Spurtans placed 8th after a dissapointing loss to West Ham. Villa boss Gerard Houllier remained unbeaten since taking charge of the side and last season has seen all points shared in both legs. The first half saw a defensive error by Bassong punished when Allbright stole the ball on the wing to cross it for Heskey to bundle it in for the opening goal. The score remained 1-0 by halftime and in the second half a Peter Crouch headed pass was headed in by an inspired Van der Vaart to draw level. In the 75th minute another Crouch Van der Vaart combination saw the latter produce a fantastic finish to seal the win and claim his fifth goal for Tottenham in just five matches having scored two in our Champions league midweek fixture.
