Aston Villa vs Tottenham final score: Red-hot Spurs boost top four hopes

Tottenham were at their clinical best as a Heung-min Son hat trick led them to a 4-0 win at Aston Villa to further boost their top four hopes.

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Son scored early and although Villa had better chances throughout the first half, Antonio Conte’s Tottenham charged away as Dejan Kulusevski scored early in the second half then Son struck twice in quick succession to make it 4-0 and seal his treble in style.

With their fourth-straight win Tottenham strengthen their grip on fourth, as they have 57 points, three more than Arsenal but they have played a game more than the Gunners.

Villa remain on 36 points and have now lost four games in a row and although Steven Gerrard’s side created plenty of chances, they once again looked suspect at the back.

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Aston Villa 0-4 Tottenham

Goals scored: Son 3′, Kulusevski 50′, Son 66′, Son 71′

Shots: Aston Villa 19, Tottenham 11

Shots on target: Aston Villa 8, Tottenham 5

Possession: Aston Villa 52, Tottenham 48

1. Kane, Son, Kulusevski make their mark once again: Kane and Son were unstoppable together but Kulusevski has been superb since he arrived in January. The trio have the perfect combination of power, pace and skill and they complement one another so well. Kane’s passing and flick ons often find the clever runs of Son and Kulusevski and they are ruthless when they get a chance. Tottenham’s defensive improvement has pushed them into the top four and it gives Kane, Son and Kulu more confidence to express themselves and take risks in the final third. After Jota, Mane and Salah, is this the best front three in the Premier League?

2. Wasteful Villa will frustrate Gerrard: They weren’t terrible and they created plenty of chances,