DOMINIC SOLANKE struck a second-half brace to outshine England team-mate Ollie Watkins and fire Tottenham to an emphatic 4-1 home victory over Aston Villa.

Villa started the day with a five-point cushion over Spurs, having also beaten the north London club to a top-four spot last season, and went ahead in the 32nd minute when Morgan Rogers poked in from a corner.

It halted the momentum Ange Postecoglou’s side had built in midweek with a fine League Cup triumph over Manchester City, but they were transformed in the second half and blew away their midlands rivals.