Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld was delighted to cap an emotional week with victory over Aston Villa on Sunday.

By his own admission, it was a whirlwind week for the Belgian.

He told the club's website: “The last couple of days have been strange for me – the birth of my son, I haven't slept, yesterday, eight hours travel to get here and then it was difficult for me, I made a mistake with the wind and everything, okay, that can happen, but I'm very happy I could help a little bit with the goal.

“Even if there are difficult moments like for myself, I made a mistake, but I'm happy that we kept focus and tried to help, tried to do something and fortunately I scored the goal.

“We could have put the game to bed a lot earlier, I think. It's a good thing that we created so many chances, that's positive. (Last-minute goals) are the best, especially as we had a lot of chances and you think 'it's not going to be our day today', but then Sonny does it! Now we have to keep improving and be ready for Wednesday."