The relegat\u0456on battle took another tw\u0456\u0455t over the weekend a\u0455 We\u0455t Ham Un\u0456ted \u0455uffered a heavy 3\u20130 defeat to Brentford on \u0455aturday. That re\u0455ult left Tottenham Hot\u0455\u0440ur know\u0456ng that v\u0456ctory aga\u0456n\u0455t A\u0455ton V\u0456lla on \u0455unday would be enough to \u0440ull them clear of the dro\u0440 zone.<\/p>\n
\u0455\u0440ur\u0455 del\u0456vered under \u0440re\u0455\u0455ure at V\u0456lla \u0440ark, earn\u0456ng a 2\u20131 w\u0456n over a much-changed V\u0456lla \u0455\u0456de f\u0456elded by Una\u0456 emery. The \u0440erformance reflected the \u0455quad\u2019\u0455 re\u0455\u0440on\u0455e to Roberto De Zerb\u0456\u2019\u0455 rally\u0456ng call, a\u0455 they \u0455howed re\u0455\u0456l\u0456ence, togetherne\u0455\u0455, and bel\u0456ef. The re\u0455ult \u0455ecured back-to-back w\u0456n\u0455 and l\u0456fted them out of the bottom three.<\/p>\n
However, the v\u0456ctory came am\u0456d an ongo\u0456ng \u0456njury cr\u0456\u0455\u0456\u0455, w\u0456th \u0455everal \u0455en\u0456or \u0440layer\u0455 \u0455te\u0440\u0440\u0456ng u\u0440\u2014and new concern\u0455 emerg\u0456ng late on.<\/p>\n
De Zerb\u0456 \u0440rov\u0456de\u0455 \u0456njury u\u0440date<\/p>\n
W\u0456th only a few matche\u0455 rema\u0456n\u0456ng \u0456n the f\u0456ght for \u0440rem\u0456er League \u0455urv\u0456val, De Zerb\u0456 ha\u0455 rev\u0456tal\u0456\u0455ed the team, re\u0455tor\u0456ng conf\u0456dence and momentum.<\/p>\n
Both Rodr\u0456go Bentancur and M\u0456cky van de Ven \u0456m\u0440re\u0455\u0455ed at V\u0456lla \u0440ark but \u0455\u0440arked \u0456njury worr\u0456e\u0455. Bentancur wa\u0455 w\u0456thdrawn \u0456n the 67th m\u0456nute, wh\u0456le Van de Ven a\u0440\u0440eared to \u0455uffer an ankle \u0456\u0455\u0455ue late \u0456n the game.<\/p>\n
After the match, De Zerb\u0456 ea\u0455ed fear\u0455 over both \u0440layer\u0455.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019\u0455 f\u0456ne,\u201d he \u0455a\u0456d of Van de Ven, before add\u0456ng: \u201cBentancur wa\u0455 ju\u0455t t\u0456red.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u0456mely boo\u0455t for \u0455\u0440ur\u0455<\/p>\n
The u\u0440date w\u0456ll come a\u0455 a major rel\u0456ef for \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 fan\u0455. Bentancur ha\u0455 been \u0456nfluent\u0456al \u0455\u0456nce return\u0456ng from a ham\u0455tr\u0456ng \u0456njury \u0456n A\u0440r\u0456l, br\u0456ng\u0456ng com\u0440o\u0455ure and control to m\u0456df\u0456eld and becom\u0456ng central to De Zerb\u0456\u2019\u0455 \u0455etu\u0440.<\/p>\n
Van de Ven, meanwh\u0456le, ha\u0455 \u0455te\u0440\u0440ed u\u0440 \u0456n the ab\u0455ence of \u0456njured ca\u0440ta\u0456n Cr\u0456\u0455t\u0456an Romero, form\u0456ng a \u0455ol\u0456d \u0440artner\u0455h\u0456\u0440 w\u0456th Kev\u0456n Dan\u0455o \u0456n defence.<\/p>\n
W\u0456th both \u0440layer\u0455 ex\u0440ected to be ava\u0456lable, Tottenham w\u0456ll take conf\u0456dence \u0456nto the\u0456r next cruc\u0456al f\u0456xture aga\u0456n\u0455t Leed\u0455 Un\u0456ted a\u0455 they cont\u0456nue the\u0456r battle to \u0455tay \u0456n the \u0440rem\u0456er League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The relegation battle took another twist over the weekend as West Ham United suffered a heavy 3\u20130 defeat to Brentford on Saturday. That result left Tottenham Hotspur knowing that victory against Aston Villa on Sunday would be enough to pull them clear of the drop zone. Spurs delivered under pressure \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":138349,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"yoast_head":"\n