Villa Edge Spurs 3-2 for First Win as Tottenham Wait Goes On
Aston Villa beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in north London to claim their first win of the Premier League season.
Spurs scored at last. They still finished without a win. After five matches, Villa have lift-off and Tottenham are still searching, according to BBC Sport.
It was an away win, earned at Tottenham's home ground. In league football that counts double in feeling, if not in points. Winning on the road means quieting a crowd that wants you beaten. Villa did it in a five-goal contest, as reported by Reuters. The scoreline stayed tight to the end.
The goals came from three different players. Johan Manzambi scored. So did Nicolas Jackson and Emi Buendía, according to Aston Villa. That spread matters. It means Villa did not rely on one finisher. Three players found the net in the same match, and each strike pushed Villa closer to a result they had chased all season.
Supporters who travel learn those names fast. They chant them on the way out of the ground.
The Premier League is England's top division. Twenty clubs play each other home and away, and three points go to the winner. Villa had waited five games for those three points. Tottenham are still waiting.
For Spurs, there was relief and frustration in the same afternoon. They had drawn 0-0 with Everton earlier in the 2026/27 campaign and were still without a league goal at that point, according to the Premier League. Then they scored twice against Villa. That ended the goal drought, a run without scoring, but still ended in a home defeat, according to Al Jazeera. Two goals should lift a stadium. Here they only lifted the scoreline.
The result added to a difficult start for Tottenham head coach Roberto De Zerbi. His team remain without a league win, and the Villa defeat compounded what Al Jazeera described as a miserable opening. De Zerbi built his name on brave, attacking football. The attack finally produced goals. The win did not follow.
What makes this stand out is the swing in mood. An early first win calms a dressing room. The away end sings louder on the train home. A whole week feels lighter. That is football as shared memory. Strangers hug when the third goal goes in.
Villa felt that in north London. Villa's fans made the trip and went home happy. Tottenham's fans went home wondering what comes next. For Tottenham, the goals will help. The next step is turning goals into points, and giving their own supporters a win to carry into the week.
