Tottenham Hotspur’s terrible start to the Premier League season got worse on Saturday when they lost 3-2 to Aston Villa at home. After five games, they are now winless and in the relegation zone.
Johan Manzambi, Nicolas Jackson, and Emi Buendia gave Villa the lead; Conor Gallagher and Jan Paul van Hecke’s late goals for Tottenham were only consolation.
The outcome increased the strain on manager Roberto De Zerbi, whose costly-assembled team is currently in 18th place in the standings with just two points from their first five games.
For a team that spent a lot of money in the summer on players like Omar Marmoush, Savio, and Sandro Tonali and have only managed two goals this season, it is an incredible collapse.
Brighton, meanwhile, put on the best show of the weekend, defeating reigning champions Arsenal 3-0 at the Amex Stadium to put a stop to the Gunners’ flawless start.
Charalampos Kostoulas extended the lead just before halftime, Pascal Gross opened the score in the 31st minute, and Chema Andrés scored a third goal after halftime.
Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler called the victory against “the best team in England” “something special” and stated his team was “horrible to play against.”
Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, acknowledged that his team was second best that day after losing to Manchester City on goal differential, but he had no complaints.
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