Villa were searching for a rare victory over the north London side .
Andre Villas - Boas ' team crashed to a 3 - 0 home defeat against West Ham in their last match , putting question marks on Spurs ' form going into the game .
Villa were searching for a rare victory over the north London side but Andre Villas - Boas ' team crashed to a 3 - 0 home defeat against West Ham in their last match , putting question marks on Spurs ' form going into the game .