Under pressure Spurs set off in search of their first win of the season but make an unconvincing start at White Hart Lane

Villa take the lead after just four minutes through midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker, much to the disgust of disgruntled Spurs fans

Roman Pavlyuchenko, Tottenham's �14m Russian signing from Spartak Moscow, is given his debut, but is kept quiet by the Villa defence

Fellow Spurs new boy Vedran Corluka is given a testing debut up against the pacy Villa attack of Ashley Young and Gabriel Agbonlahor

Despite the home side making changes at the break, Young puts Villa 2-0 ahead with a long-range drive that squirms under Heurelho Gomes

Heurelho Gomes made some superb saves but his error for Villa's second goal proved costly

Darren Bent eventually pulled a goal back for Spurs, but it was too little too late

While Gomes was left to rue his error, goalkeeping counterpart Brad Friedel was left to celebrate his side's win