Spurs crash to worst start

Spurs could point to Dimitar Berbatov's transfer saga contributing to just a point from their opening three games, but this had nothing to do with the Bulgarian - Villa had too much pace and dealt with everything thrown at them.

Spurs goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes prevented Villa from adding to Reo-Coker's opener but it was then his mistake that gifted Young his strike in the second half. Darren Bent pulled one back for Spurs four minutes before full-time.

Villa broke the deadlock in the fifth minute with a goal made by three of Villa's seven Englishmen in their starting XI.

Winger Young had fed Gabriel Agbonlahor down the left flank and his low cross found its way to the far post, after John Carew's attempted flick.

Reo-Coker did not take a touch and stroked the ball in at the the near post, his first league goal for Villa.

Villa's second started with Gareth Barry getting out of trouble in his own territory by tricking Jermaine Jenas and Roman Pavlyuchenko with a sharp turn.

He fed midfielder Young on the halfway line and the former Watford player headed towards goal, breezing past Michael Dawson and then firing a skidding shot that crept under Gomes' dive.

Bent grabbed his goal with four minutes remaining when he failed to get out of the way of Jenas' shot - the ball struck his ankles and flew past Brad Friedel. But it proved to be too little too late.