Champions Bodmin Town moved up to seventh place after scoring three goals in the last 10 minutes to win 3-0 at Launceston, while Newton Abbot Spurs go ninth after beating Liskeard 3-0 at home and Tavistock move up to tenth after a 3-1 victory at St Blazey.

BBC: Buckland's lead is cut to a point

And he would still be touch and go for Spurs the Saturday after.

BBC: Capello hits back in King dispute

Thoughts go out to Spurs fans that were attacked in Rome last night.

BBC: Tottenham fans injured in clashes in Rome

O'Hara signed a new Spurs deal but will go on loan to Pompey until January.

BBC: Portsmouth wrap up four signings

Deservedly in front, Villa might have thought they would go on to dominate Spurs who were struggling to fire.

BBC: Tottenham 2-1 Aston Villa

The result leaves Tottenham seven points ahead of Arsenal, who go back above Chelsea on goal difference, although Spurs are now eight points behind second placed Manchester United -- who closed the gap on Manchester City to just two points after a late 2-1 victory at Norwich on Sunday.

CNN: Arsenal fight back to win sensational north London derby

And so Spurs manager Harry Redknapp's only gripe could be that his side did not go on to win more convincingly.

BBC: Tottenham 2-0 Portsmouth

Spurs could just be unsettled but if I was a betting man I would still go with them meeting Manchester United in the final.

BBC: Alan Hansen's column

"Harry likes his teams to entertain and have a go and I think he will go to win the game in Switzerland, " said Roberts, who was also part of the Spurs side that won the FA Cup in both 1981 and 1982.

BBC: Spurs target Euro elite