Andros Townsend continued to shine with a goalscoring role in Tottenham's 2-0 Premier League win at Aston Villa. The recent star of England's World Cup qualification, rewarded with a new contract this week, grabbed the opener and tormented Villa throughout as Spurs got back to winning ways. Townsend's 31st-minute goal was actually intended as a cross but his overall performance deserved a goal and set up a victory capped by Roberto Soldado's 69th-minute second. The game, however, will also be remembered for a more unsavoury incident after assistant referee David Bryan was struck by a firework thrown from the Spurs supporters' section. Bryan appeared to be hit on the back of the neck by a flare or smoke bomb thrown amid the celebrations after Townsend's opener. The Football Association and the Premier League are likely to investigate.
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