EPL Roundup: Aston Villa beats Tottenham, Forest earns draw against Chelsea

LONDON (AP) — Aston Villa continued its resurgence below Unai Emery with a hard-fought 2-0 away victory over Tottenham within the Premier League on Sunday.

Emiliano Buendia took benefit of an error by Hugo Lloris within the Spurs aim to open the scoring and Douglas Luiz doubled the benefit to safe a second consecutive away league victory for Villa.

Tottenham has endured a disappointing string of outcomes with simply two victories within the membership’s final seven video games undermining its push for a top-four end.

Villa’s victory prolonged Emery’s unbeaten report towards Tottenham to 4 video games and inflicted extra distress on Antonio Conte’s facet, which has conceded first in its final 10 matches and has now dropped to fifth within the Premier League desk.

Spurs struggled to create possibilities all through and gamers have been booed off after a 3rd house defeat from their final 5 video games.

While Tottenham was boosted by the return of World Cup finalists Cristian Romero and Lloris, Dejan Kulusevski grew to become the newest participant unavailable to Conte because of a minor muscle harm.

Romero’s compatriot Emiliano Martinez was additionally at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, however solely named on the Villa bench a fortnight on from his heroics in Lusail.

The guests began the brighter facet and Ollie Watkins got here near placing Villa forward when he raced by way of down the left however the ahead dragged his 14-yard shot large.

It was not an indication of issues to return with a lackluster opening half that includes as many yellow playing cards as photographs.

Each of Tottenham’s three middle backs obtained bookings in a rash nine-minute interval with Ben Davies a contact lucky after lunging right into a deal with with Ashley Young.

Chances had been few and much between earlier than Young was nicely positioned to clear Harry Kane’s header off the road within the fortieth minute after Ivan Perisic had rounded Robin Olsen within the Villa aim.

The likelihood awoke Conte’s facet with Son Heung-min, who chucked away his protecting masks halfway by way of the half, curling a free-kick into the arms of the Swedish goalkeeper quickly after.

Despite making it to the break with out conceding, Tottenham’s behavior of falling behind continued 5 minutes into the second interval.

Lloris was at fault in his first look for the reason that World Cup closing and Buendia profited.

Luiz’s shot from vary was spilled by Lloris and the alert Watkins reacted quickest to tee up Buendia, who slotted house from shut vary to assist make up for his Qatar disappointment after he didn’t make Argentina’s squad.

Perisic despatched an effort over the bar moments later earlier than Conte turned to his restricted choices on the bench and launched Ryan Sessegnon rather than Bryan Gil after he struggled to make an influence on his first Premier League begin.

Matt Doherty, Spurs’ different wing again, prevented Villa from doubling its tally with 64 minutes on the clock when his sliding deal with thwarted Watkins.

Kane fired large on the half volley quickly after earlier than he made a expensive error to permit the away facet to double its benefit.

Boubacar Kamara gained possession from the Spurs ahead and John McGinn exchanged passes with Luiz, who poked house to spark chants from the house devoted towards Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy.

Conte made a flurry of late substitutions with Pape Sarr being introduced on for his debut and Djed Spence incomes a uncommon look however they proved futile with boos greeting the full-time whistle.

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1, CHELSEA 1

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NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nottingham Forest gave its Premier League survival hopes a lift with a 1-1 draw towards Chelsea, whose troubles on the highway continued Sunday.

Forest has crushed Liverpool and Tottenham on the City Ground this season and produced a formidable efficiency towards the 2021 European champion.

After falling behind to Raheem Sterling’s opener for Chelsea towards the run of play, the hosts put in a high quality second-half show which was rewarded with Serge Aurier’s equalizer simply after the hour mark.

Forest arguably deserved to win as Morgan Gibbs-White hit the crossbar, however this can give Steve Cooper’s workforce nice encouragement in its bid to beat the drop this season.

Chelsea did not less than keep away from a fourth right away defeat however would require large enchancment to shut the seven-point hole on the highest 4.

Forest’s spectacular efficiency was soured by alleged homophobic chanting from some Forest followers towards the touring assist.

Forest, which beat Liverpool within the league in October and Spurs within the English League Cup in November, troubled Chelsea with its tempo from the beginning.

Kepa Arrizabalaga was compelled into two saves as Gibbs-White performed Brennan Johnson by way of on aim however his first shot was nicely saved by the visiting goalkeeper, with the follow-up effort simpler to collect.

Forest was on high when it fell behind within the sixteenth minute.

Christian Pulisic was allowed an excessive amount of area to get in a cross, which Willy Boly made a large number of attempting to clear and it looped over Dean Henderson and off the crossbar. Sterling was ready eagerly to fireside house the rebound for his first Premier League aim since August.

Despite the lead, Graham Potter’s facet was not dominating, although the guests did have the higher efforts on aim with Cesar Azpilicueta seeing a deflected effort go simply large, whereas Pulisic shot straight at Henderson.

Forest began the second half nicely and had an opportunity simply 4 minutes in. Johnson raced clear down the best and a sq. ball to Taiwo Awoniyi regarded the most suitable choice, however he as a substitute opted to shoot and Kepa was equal to it with a low save.

A deserved leveler got here within the 63rd from an unlikely supply as Aurier scored his first aim since January 2021. Chelsea didn’t clear a nook and the previous Tottenham defender managed Boly’s header together with his chest after which lashed house.

Forest couldn’t create any extra clear-cut alternatives and needed to accept a degree which leaves it within the relegation zone on aim distinction instantly behind Seventeenth-place West Ham.