An arguable handball decision gave Villa the chance to take the lead in the 15th minute, which they took.  Then Spurs were awarded a spot-kick when Jesse Waller-Lassen was fouled in the area, but Laste Dombaxe fired his penalty way over the bar and Villa held onto their lead.

A 75th minute dead ball situation ended with the ball being cleared to Callum Tapping on the edge of the area and he coolly curled it back past a mass of players in the goalmouth to give the keeper no chance as the ball hit the top corner of the net.

Spurs looked comfortable, but in the last minute of play, Villa broke away and a right wing cross was netted to give the home side the three points.

An eighth minute corner was headed into the goalmouth by Derrick Williams for Kofi Poyser to give Villa the lead.  Jamie Butler kept Spurs in it at 0-1 with a couple of good saves and halfway through the first half, Paul-Jose Mpoku's cross was knocked home by Ryan Fredericks from close range to equalise.  The score stayed the same until right on half-time, when a chip over Butler from Ryan Simmonds restored Villa's one goal advantage.

At the start of the second period, Kudos Oyenuga went through and was denied by the goalkeeper, only to see Aston Villa go up the other end and score through Jason Lampkin, who was set up by Tomos Roberts in the 63rd minute.  With 67 minutes on the clock, Spurs struck back, as Dean Parrett ran through the Villa midfield and played in Harry Kane to finish from 12 yards out.   A spell of Tottenham pressure saw Mpoku head a good chance over and then Spurs had a strong shout for a penalty when Kane's shot seemed to be heading into the goal until a hand prevented it going any further.  The referee waved play on and a possible equalising opportunity evaporated.  To rub salt into the wounds Gary Gardner scored a late fourth for Villa as they broke away to hit Spurs, who were looking for another equaliser. 

Harry Redknapp's inclusion of a number of youth players for the UEFA Cup tie against Shakhtar Donetsk left them facing this game after a long flight back from the East.   Facing a Villa side who could have dislodged Tottenham from the top of the FA Premier Academy League Group B table, it would have been a tough task without the journey many had faced.  The only player missing from the usual line-up was Dean Parrett, who had played in Ukraine.

Although Spurs began the game well, they fell 0-2 behind in the 25th and 40th minutes, as Villa took their chances.  Andros Townsend got Tottenham back in the game, with a goal on the hour and then two quick goals from Jonathan Obika in the 65th and 70th minutes put Spurs 3-2 ahead, as the team gained the ascendancy.  However, Villa were also determined to get something out of the match and eight minutes later brought the scores level again, shortly after Tottenham had missed an opportunity to make it 4-2.

As the 90 minute mark approached and a draw looked the final outcome, Aston Villa grabbed a goal in the last minute.  The game looked up, but Spurs were made of sterner stuff and in the second minute of added time and with almost the last kick of the game, Ryan Mason knocked in Adam Smith's right wing cross to spark scenes of celebration of the draw ... but not at the score-line that everyone imagined it would finish with.

An assured performance against a strong Villa team showed the growing maturity of the Academy boys and although there was a wobble in the second half, the team came strong at the end of the match to score in the 88th minute.  Andros Townsend broke and passed to Josh Ekim, who spun to strike home from 20 yards.  Right on time, Townsend made a run down the left wing, beating two Villa players and crossed for Nathan Byrne to net a far post effort to seal the 2-0 win.

Ryan Mason's (pictured) header and a penalty from David Hutton saw the lads home 2-1 in the FA Premier Academy League encounter at Spurs Lodge.

The first goal came against the run of play, when Alex Smith broke away down the right wing and his cross was handled by a Villa player.  A penalty was awarded and David Hutton scored from the spot to make it 1-0 to Tottenham.

The lead was extended in the second half, as Takura Mtandari produced a great left foot cross for Ryan Mason to head pas the keeper.

David Hutton was denied a fine save from the visiting keeper and with about five minutes remaining, Villa got a goal back when the defence failed to clear a free-kick and when the ball came back into the area twice, it was stuck into the net to make it a frantic finish. Spurs dug in to see out the game and earn the three points.