Tottenham Hotspur have moved up to fifth in English football's Premier League after a 2-0 victory at Aston Villa.
Andros Townsend, who on debut played a key role in England qualifying for the World Cup last week, kept the spotlight firmly trained on him by netting his first Premier League goal.
The 22-year-old, who signed a four-year deal with Spurs at the weekend and scored on his England debut the previous week before finding himself at the centre of a racism furore, opened the scoring in the 31st minute with a cross that found the net.
Roberto Soldado doubled the advantage on 69 minutes after a sublime touch from Paulinho set up the Spaniard for a neat finish.
The match was marred just after Townsend's opener when a linesman was hit on the back of the head by a flare thrown from the crowd at Villa Park.
He was able to continue but a cloud of smoke lingered for some time.
Victory lifted Spurs to fifth in the standings with 16 points from eight games, level on points with fourth-placed Manchester City.
Arsenal are top on 19 with Chelsea and Liverpool two points behind.
