Villas-Boas hails second-half showing

Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas was pleased with his side's improvement during their 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday.

Despite taking the lead through Andros Townsend after 31 minutes, Tottenham were frustrated by a determined Villa defence for periods during the first period.

However, Roberto Soldado eventually doubled the visitors' lead after the break and Villas-Boas noted the improvement his side made in the second half.

FA to investigate Villa Park flare incident

The Football Association will launch an investigation after assistant referee David Bryan was struck by a flare at Villa Park on Sunday.

The incident occurred just after Andros Townsend had given Tottenham a 1-0 lead over Aston Villa in a Premier League game that saw the London club go on to win 2-0.

Bryan was hit on the back of the head by the flare, which was thrown from the section of the ground allocated to Tottenham fans.

Villa unlucky in defeat, claims Lambert

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert felt his side were unfortunate to lose, after going down 2-0 to Tottenham at Villa Park on Sunday.

Goals in either half from Andros Townsend and Roberto Soldado did the damage for Spurs as they extended their unbeaten record against Villa to 11 games in all competitions.

However, Lambert felt his side could have got something from the game, had they taken advantage of their chances, notably Christian Benteke's off-target header just after the hour.