Aston Villa 2 Spurs 0 - Matt Maher analysis
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00:00Good evening from Villa Park, where the story has become more what happened after the game than what actually happened in it.
00:072-0 win for Villa over Tottenham, pretty straightforward.
00:11Their ninth win in 11 Premier League games keeps them firmly in the race for Champions League football.
00:17In fact, it's moved them into the Premier League top five, at least until Tuesday when Manchester City, one of their rivals in the race, play Bournemouth.
00:25But it was what happened after the game which has kind of become the story here.
00:28Emi Martinez, visibly emotional at the final whistle.
00:32Leon Bailey as well, emotional before he came on as a late substitute.
00:36Both players have been linked with, moved away this summer.
00:40Martinez, obviously a major player for Villa, has been a target for clubs in Saudi Arabia and their millions.
00:49And Unai Emery didn't exactly put out the fire afterwards, after the game.
00:54They've declined to give any assurances on the future of either player.
00:58They've basically said that the focus is on matches and players are giving their best performances.
01:03And we will see what happens with everything at the end of the season and what they do with the squad and how they get better next season.
01:10Now, obviously, Martin is a huge figure at Villa.
01:12He only signed a five-year contract last August.
01:14And it will be interesting to see what happens.
01:17Villa insistent that nothing has been agreed, no deal has been done.
01:21But clearly tonight, if this wasn't a sign that he is leaving, I think it was a sign that he believes he could be leaving.
01:28And this was potentially his final match at Villa Park.
01:31But obviously, that speculation now will be around for the rest from now on, really.
01:38On the pitch, obviously, Villa, if they go and win at Manchester United next week, they've got a great chance of finishing the top five.
01:44It's still not in their hands.
01:44They still need results to go for them.
01:47But they are playing their best football at the most important time of the season.
01:53This was their third straight win, third straight clean sheet.
01:56Esri Konza and Bubikar Kamara with the goals in the second half.
02:0132nd win for the season in all competitions.
02:03That has never been done before by our other team in the top five seasons.