Villa deliver a shock result as they comprehensively beat Tottenham at White Hart Lane to provide critical breathing space under Tim Sherwood as the new boss makes it three wins in eight Premier League games.

Tim Sherwood's Villa climb to 15th place in the table, six points clear of the drop zone, as a result. 

Tim Sherwood’s arrival had coincided with an upturn in form for Christian Benteke who had now scored Villa’s last six goals in a more positive and attack minded team bringing his total to eight in eight under Sherwood. 

Villa were however still susceptible defensively as their patchy, though generally improved, results showed., 

Carlos Sánchez is sent off on his 29th appearance in a Villa shirt (22 Starts) to make it W9 D8 L12, 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 6 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Tom Cleverley makes his 30th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W10 D6 L14, 0 Goals, 0 Assists and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Nathan Baker secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 85th appearance (78 Starts) to make it W25 D16 L44, 10 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Leandro Bacuna secures his 20th win in a Villa shirt on his 57th appearance (40 Starts) to make it W20 D12 L25, 5 Goals, 4 Assists and 9 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Andreas Weimann makes his 129th and final appearance for Villa (91 Starts) aged 23 before moving on to Derby County for a fee of £3,420,000 in July 2015. Weimann had joined Villa as a 15 year old from Rapid Wien in 2007 and left with a record of W41 D31 L57, 24 Goals, 9 Assists and 11 Bookings so far in his Villa career.