Aston Villa edged a wild, rain-slick contest in North London, their victory sealed by a flash of quality that illuminated an otherwise scrappy evening. Frank waited too long to change things, introducing Randal Kolo Muani and Lucas Bergvall only after Villa had struck. With James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, and Dominic Solanke all sidelined, Tottenham again looked short of invention.
