No revival in sight for 'fragile' Spurs after Villa defeat

Tottenham look no closer to solving their problems as they slip to a home defeat by Aston Villa to add to their Premier League misery.

BBC Sport · September 19, 2026

Football reporter at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Published 27 minutes ago It was all so predictable.

The closer Tottenham went to scoring the more it seemed likely they would concede.

"Too fragile" was how boss Roberto de Zerbi described his side after the 3-2 defeat by Aston Villa .

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