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Ange Postecoglou: Tottenham manager says fans can 'get excited' by top-four chase

Manager Ange Postecoglou says Tottenham's fans can "get excited" after they thrashed 10-man Aston Villa to raise their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.

"It was a big game with plenty of significance," Postecoglou said.

"For us to perform like that was a big credit to everyone."

If Villa had won on Sunday, they would have moved eight points clear of Spurs in the last Premier League spot guaranteed a place in European football's elite club competition.

Instead the visitors took control of the contest in the second half with goals from James Maddison and Brennan Johnson coming before home captain John McGinn was dismissed for a rash challenge on Destiny Udogie.