Tottenham Hotspur’s European hopes were dealt a huge blow as their final Premier League home game of the season ended in a dispiriting 2-1 defeat by Aston Villa on Wednesday.

The 10,000 fans back inside Tottenham’s stadium were buoyed when Steven Bergwijn gave them an eighth-minute lead with a powerful finish.

However, Sergio Reguilon’s horrible sliced own goal after 20 minutes gifted Villa an equaliser out of the blue.

Another Reguilon mistake allowed Ollie Watkins to fire Villa ahead.

Tottenham, who face a tough final game away at Leicester City on Sunday, are on 59 points in sixth place.

On Tuesday, Chelsea seized control of their destiny in the Premier League top-four battle as they avenged their FA Cup final defeat by Leicester City to beat them 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea’s win moved them into third place on 67 points with one game remaining, meaning a win at Aston Villa on Sunday will guarantee them a Champions League berth next season.