Aston Villa on Sunday increased the pressure on Tottenham manager Antonio Conte with victory at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
An error by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in his first game back since the World Cup allowed Emiliano Buendia to score before Douglas Luiz doubled the lead.
Spurs have now won only two of their last seven games, and they dropped out of the top four in the Premier League on Saturday.
Under Unai Emery, Villa has won back-to-back away league matches.
The two goalkeepers who competed in the 2022 World Cup final penalty shootout appeared to be pitted against one another in this game, but Emiliano Martinez, the hero of Argentina’s penalty shootout, was forced to make do with a spot on the Villa bench.
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Overall, it was a bad match for the returning finalists. While Lloris went through a shocking moment in the 50th minute, World Cup-winning defender Cristian Romero of Tottenham was cautioned in the first half and was fortunate not to receive a second for tripping Philippe Coutinho.
He spilled Luiz’s long-range effort and Ollie Watkins squared the rebound for Buendia to slam home.
Luiz started and finished the move for 2-0, sliding a pass to John McGinn before racing on to receive the return and chipping cutely past Lloris.
Spurs were booed off at the final whistle, while some fans directed angry chants directed towards chairman Daniel Levy.
