Emi Buendia's exquisite goal was worthy of winning any Premier League contest. Not simply the finish, curled inside the post from the fringes of the penalty area with his left foot but all that went before.
Matty Cash fizzed a diagonal pass to the right wing on the volley where Lucas Digne, who had just taken a corner from that side of the pitch, pulled it out of the air with a sublime touch and rolled it to Buendia who did the rest.
It marked Aston Villa's fifth win in a row, lifting them into midtable and leaving Unai Emery to enthuse about the way his players competed, but Tottenham were left to rue the missed opportunity, losing touch with neighbours Arsenal at the top and continuing a miserable run of form at home.