U18s: Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Aston Villa

Goals from Dewain Sewell and Todd Alcock fired Aston Villa to victory against Tottenham Hotspur in the Under-18 Premier League on Saturday.

The visitors ruthlessly punished a defensive error to take the lead through Sewell after 37 minutes.

And a second consecutive away win was confirmed in stoppage time when Alcock popped up with his first goal of the season.

The result moves Villa above Spurs into tenth with six games left to play.

Looking to bounce back after a 1-0 home loss to Fulham last time out, the Young Lions had an early sight of goal when Kadan Young pounced on a loose pass and shot into the side netting.

Tottenham were also looking dangerous in attack and saw Jaden Williams’ acrobatic volley loop just over the crossbar.

Some determined play from Travis Patterson, who won the ball back in his own half before driving forward, created a golden opportunity for Chisom Afoka, but the winger sent his shot wide of the far post.

Sam Lewis made a couple of fine saves in the Villa goal before the visitors went ahead after 37 minutes.

As Spurs played the ball around the defence, Young forced an interception and the ball broke to Sewell, who set himself before picking out the bottom corner.

Tottenham came out strongly at the start of the second half but continued to find their path blocked by Lewis, who made a fine save with his feet to deny a Spurs attacker from close range.

Lewis’ opposite number, Aaron Maguire, came to his side’s rescue soon after to thwart Young after the winger went through one-on-one.

The hosts poured forward in search of an equaliser, racking up 11 shots on target as they brought the best out of Lewis.

And it was fitting that the Villa goalkeeper started the move that led to the second goal in injury time, rolling the ball out as the away team moved fluently up the pitch before releasing Alcock in behind.

The midfielder made no mistake with a cool finish as Villa secured all three points.