An afternoon when a flare overshadowed flair

Aston Villa 0 Tottenham 2

On the pitch Andros Townsend starred again, just like he did for England during the international break, but just after he had broken his Premier League duck, a Tottenham supporter threw a missile from the top tier of the Doug Ellis Stand which struck linesman David Bryan on the back of the neck.

Amazingly the official was able to carry on without obvious concern but the authorities have confirmed the incident will now be looked into.