On october 2010
Aston Villa was defeated 2-1 by Tottenham on seventh round Premier League against. The villains, with Carlos Cuellar on the bench, went ahead early thanks to Albrighton, but Van der Vaart became the protagonist of the match scored twice for Spurs.
This is the first defeat of Villa since Gerard Houllier is the manager of the team. Now the villains occupy the eighth place with the European places very close.
The Premier rest now for a few days to give prominence to national teams. The next match of Houllier's team will be Saturday October 16 against Chelsea at Villa Park.