Tottenham Hotspur came from behind on Sunday to beat Aston Villa 4-1, with two second-half goals from Dominic Solanke and a sublime James Maddison free kick. The win ended the visitors' seven-match unbeaten run in the Premier League.

Spurs are now in seventh place in the table with 16 points, two points behind Villa who are still in fifth. If Chelsea win or draw at Manchester United later on Sunday, Villa will drop down to sixth.

Villa were ahead at half-time thanks to Morgan Rogers, but Spurs were level again shortly after the break when Brennan Johnson tapped the ball into the far corner.

Solanke scored twice in four minutes, including a great team move finished off with a lovely finish over Emiliano Martínez. Maddison then added a third with a free kick in added time.

Emery, whose side had looked comfortable in the first half, said he was disappointed with the result, but not too worried about the manner of the defeat.

"We are disappointed, frustrated but we are accepting it," Emery told Sky Sports. "We know our way, it is 38 matches, the league is very tight."

Villa's goal was the highlight of a pretty uneventful first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Rogers was the man on the spot to tap home from close range after Lucas Digne's corner was flicked on into the six-yard box.

Spurs captain Son Heung-min set up the second goal with a great cross from the left, which Johnson finished at the far post shortly after half-time.

Ange Postecoglou's Spurs had struggled to break down Villa in the first half, mostly taking shots from distance, but they stepped it up in the second period and two quick goals from Solanke sealed the win.

His first goal was a great team move, with Solanke latching on to Dejan Kulusevski's clever pass and chipping the ball over the onrushing Martínez.

Just a few minutes later, a mistake by Villa defender Pau Torres gave Spurs the chance to push forward again. Substitute Richarlison passed to Solanke, who scored his second goal of the game.

Postecoglou had only praise for Solanke, who joined the club from Bournemouth for £65 million this summer. He said his energy and commitment were "unbelievable.""I just can't speak highly enough of what he's contributing to our team at the moment," Postecoglou told reporters.

Maddison finished off a great performance with a cool finish late on, curling the ball around the Villa wall from 20 yards out and into the top corner, past a helpless Martínez.

Spurs have bounced back well from a disappointing defeat at Crystal Palace last weekend, knocking Manchester City out of the League Cup in midweek. However, Postecoglou was keen to stay focused on the task at hand.

"You don't fall off cliffs and you don't climb mountains within a week," Postecoglou said. "I'm totally focused on the long game here."