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Dominic Solanke at double as Spurs produce brilliant second half to thrash Villa
Move signals ceasefire in civil war that had broken out in the game
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.
