Aston Villa became the pleasant surprise of the season in the Premier League after another impressive series of successes. Unai Emery’s side won away to Tottenham Hotspur 2-1.

Aston Villa entered the Champions League after defeating Tottenham

Aston Villa won their second consecutive Premier League victory.

Unai Emery’s side beat Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday despite the home side trailing 1-0

Tottenham opened the scoring on 22 minutes through Giovani Lo Celso, but the visitors restored parity in first-half stoppage time through Pau Torres.

In the second half, Aston Villa took the lead thanks to Ollie Watkins’ goal (min. 61), which became the final goal of the match.

Premier League, 13th round

Manchester City – Liverpool FC 1-1

Burnley – West Ham United 1-2

Luton Town – Crystal Palace 2-1

Newcastle United – Chelsea 4-1

Nottingham Forest – Brighton 2-3

Sheffield United – Bournemouth 1-3

Brentford – Arsenal 0-1

Sunday

Tottenham Hotspur – Aston Villa 1-2

Everton – Manchester United

months

Fulham – Wolves

Premier League standings

1. Arsenal 30p / 13 min

2. Manchester City 29p / 13min

3. FC Liverpool 28p / 13 min

4. Aston Villa 28p / 13m

5. Tottenham 26 points / 13 m

6. Newcastle 23p / 13m.