Birmingham, England ¨C Tottenham Hotspur eased its Premier League relegation fears with a vital 2-1 victory at Aston Villa to move ?above West Ham United and out of the bottom three on Sunday.
West Ham¡¯s defeat by Brentford the day before opened the door for Tottenham and it took full advantage with Conor Gallagher¡¯s low shot and Richarlison¡¯s header punishing a lackluster Villa inside the opening 25 minutes.
Fifth-placed Villa was poor as it appeared to have one eye on Thursday¡¯s Europa League semifinal?second leg against ?Nottingham Forest, and its only effort on target was Emiliano Buendia¡¯s consolation header seconds before the final whistle.
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