Ollie Watkins has identified crucial Aston Villa moment that could hand Tottenham top-four boost
Ange Postecoglou and his Tottenham team may well look back at Sunday's 4-0 triumph at Aston Villa as a pivotal day in their 2023/24 campaign. Heading to Villa Park knowing that defeat would see them trail Unai Emery's team by eight points in the race for Champions League football, the Lilywhites are now only two points behind their rivals after a devastating performance in the Midlands.
Tottenham crucially have a game in hand to come at some point later in the term, thus meaning their destiny is very much in their own hands going into the business end of the season. Unable to register a shot on target in the first half, Spurs looked a completely different side after the break and went two goals to the good eight minutes in following strikes from James Maddison and Brennan Johnson.
Villa's task was made that bit harder on 65 minutes with captain John McGinn sent off for a brutal tackle on Destiny Udogie. In total control anyway before they were handed a numerical advantage for the final 25 minutes of the contest, Spurs added two more goals in stoppage time courtesy of Son Heung-min and Timo Werner.
A win that not only strengthens the belief in N17 that Postecoglou can guide the club to Champions League football in his first year in the hotseat, Spurs' victory could now have a huge impact on Villa's hopes in what remains of the season and play into their hands in the process. What will really hurt Aston Villa following the defeat is the fact that McGinn will now have to sit out the next three league games following his dismissal.
Ollie Watkins was speaking to the media after the 4-0 defeat and he stated that losing the Scotland international for three matches is «the biggest nail in the coffin» from the loss.
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