This archive report was first published on 10 August 2019.
Published on August 10, 2019, by AFP.
Spurs were on course for a Premier League opening day shock for 73 minutes as they trailed to John McGinn's early opener, but a club-record signing Tanguy Ndombele sparked the fightback by curling home from distance to level.
Harry Kane then struck twice in the final four minutes to seal the win for Spurs, who were relentless in their second-half pressure.
Despite a host of new arrivals, Aston Villa's new recruits showed promising signs, particularly in the first 45 minutes, before they wilted under Spurs' pressure.
From a long ball forward, Wesley outmuscled Davinson Sanchez to allow McGinn to burst through and he kept a cool head to leave Danny Rose on the floor before firing into the bottom corner.
However, Spurs soon had the visitors penned in, and the pressure continued to build on the Villa goal after the break.
Christian Eriksen was left on the bench with doubts remaining over the Dane's future, but Pochettino finally called for his ability to pick the lock of a packed defence 25 minutes from time.
Eriksen certainly did not appear lacking in commitment as he immediately offered the cutting edge Spurs had lacked, and his cross was worked back to Ndombele who curled home from the edge of the area.
