Spurs, Chelsea crumble
- Manchester: Aston Villa moved into contention for a top- four finish in the Premier Le ague as Newcastle were com- protensively beaten 3-0 at Vil- la Park on Saturday, while Tottenham sank to a 3-2 home defeat to Bournemouth.
- Brighton also boosted their chances of European foot- ball with a 2-1 win at Chelsea to prolong Frank Lampard's wait for a first victory since returning to Stamford Bridge as interim manager.
- Villa are still six points adrift of the top four but are the form side in the race after a seventh win in eight games.
- Ollie Watkins has now scored 11 goals in 12 matches as he netted twice after Jacob Ramsey had fired Unai Emery's men into an early lead.
- With Manchester United not in action until Sunday away at Nottingham Forest, Tottenham had the chance to move into the top four but blew it as Bournemouth took a potentially decisive step towards survival.
- Son Heung-min fired Spurs into an early lead, but the Cherries hit back before half-time through Matias Vina. Dominic Solanke then put the visitors in front early in second half.
- Substitute Arnaut Danju ma, looked to have salvaged a point when he scored against his old club. But the dramadid not end there as Dango Ouattara curled home in the 95th minute to lift Bournemouth six clear of relegation zone.
- There were also boos at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea's winless run extended to six games. Conor Gallagher ended the Blues' wait of over 600 minutes for a goal, but substitute Danny Welbeck scored the equalizer. Paraguayan teenager Julio Enciso then won the game with a thunderbolt into the top corner 21 minutes from time. Victory lifts Brighton to within seven points of the top four, with a game in hand over Newcastle.