Tottenham Hotspur blow away Aston Villa to boost chase for top-four Premier League spot

Tottenham Hotspur battered Aston Villa on Sunday to boost their hopes of a top-four Premier League finish.

Villa were reduced to 10 men after captain John McGinn was shown a red card just after the hour as Spurs ran out 4-0 winners at Villa Park.

Son Heung-min scored Tottenham’s third goal to move into fifth place in the list of all-time scorers for the club.

The South Korean produced a stunning strike to notch his 159th goal for Spurs and now sits behind only Harry Kane (280), Jimmy Greaves (266), Bobby Smith (208) and Martin Chivers (174).

The result means Tottenham are now just two points behind fourth-placed Villa with a game in hand over the Midlanders.

James Maddison opened the scoring for the visitors early in the second half before Brennan Johnson doubled their lead on 53 minutes.

Things got even worse for the hosts as skipper McGinn was sent off for scything down Destiny Udogie after 65 minutes.

Son and Timo Werner struck in stoppage-time to complete a miserable afternoon for Unai Emery's side.

In a game played at a frantic pace, Villa had a shout for an early penalty when Ollie Watkins was bundled over in the box by Micky van de Ven but VAR .ruled it was a fair challenge

Lucas Digne almost opened the scoring for the home side just before half-time with a glancing header that looped wide from McGinn's cross.

Tottenham lost Van de Ven to an injury just after the break, but the visitors grabbed the lead in the 50th minute.

Pape Sarr beat the Villa offside trap and sent in a teasing cross that Maddison deftly volleyed past Martinez.

Three minutes later, Ezri Konsa’s weak pass was intercepted by Dejan Kulusevski. Son pounced on the loose ball, drove towards the Villa box and slipped his pass to Johnson, who fired