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Spurs boost Champions League hopes as 10-man Villa see red

TOTTENHAM inflicted a chastening 4-0 home defeat on 10-man Aston Villa as Ange Postecoglou’s men emphatically won this key battle in the race for Champions League qualification.

The crunch clash today was described in the build-up by Villa skipper John McGinn as “the most important game in the club’s recent history.”

Unai Emery’s men had the chance to move eight points clear of Spurs in the final guaranteed Champions League spot, but instead the hosts’ captain saw red in an embarrassing second-half collapse.

 

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