Goals from Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke (2) and James Maddison saw Tottenham Hotspur inflict the first defeat on Aston Villa in seven games.
Morgan Rogers had given the visitors the breakthrough with 32 minutes on the clock, pouncing on a loose ball after Guglielmo Vicario had made a save from point-blank range.
The victory sees The Lilywhites advance to within just two points of fourth-placed Arsenal ahead of a home match with winless Ipswich Town next weekend.
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Story of the match
Despite falling behind, the hosts produced a sturdy first-half performance as they dominated proceedings, however, they lacked conviction in attack.
Just seconds before Villa took the lead, Spurs were dealt a huge let-off. Amadou Onana came awfully close to breaking the deadlock, as he rose highest in the box, with his header crashing off the post before hitting Vicario and falling to a white shirt to be cleared.
Again, set-pieces were an issue for Ange Postecoglou's men, who conceded from one just past the half-hour mark. Spurs failed to protect Vicario from Digne's corner, and he was distracted as the header came towards him. However, that is no excuse, as the Italian failed to parry it out far enough, and Destiny Udogie then reacted too late as Rogers slammed the ball into the roof of the net.
The players walked off to subdued boos from the home faithful as the whistle went for the break, with a big change needed in the second half if Spurs were to turn it around and avoid losing a second Premier League match in a row.
Earlier in the week, Ange Postecoglou touched on the fact that his side needs to just stick to the principles, rather than gunning for a reaction. However, at the beginning of the second half, they certainly reacted well.
Less than five minutes after the interval, Spurs equalised through Brennan Johnson. A moment of creative brilliance from captain Heung-Min Son saw the South Korean international find Johnson at the far post, and the sliding Welshman tapped home to make it 1-1.
The impact of Postecoglou's words at half-time was clear, with Dominic Solanke going close less than 120 seconds later, forcing a good save out of Yashin Trophy winner Emiliano Martinez.
With 55 minutes on the clock, fans were stunned as Son, who had just begun to cause issues for the Villa defence, was taken off on his return from injury. On came Richarlison in his place, and the change ended up paying dividends.
Things did take a turn for the worse at the hour mark. Having lost Micky van de Ven after 14 minutes on Wednesday night, Radu Dragusin deputized alongside Cristian Romero, however, it wasn't long before Spurs also lost their vice-captain. The Argentinian signalled to the bench to be replaced, just moments after he picked up his first yellow card of the season.
Ben Davies came on, and he started the move which led to Tottenham's second goal. His tackle on Watkins on the halfway line put Villa on the back foot before Kulusevski played a through ball to Solanke, who had timed his run perfectly. The Englishman then kept his composure to deftly dink it beyond the on-rushing Martinez.
Three minutes later, the hosts wrapped it up. Solanke grabbed his second of the game after Sarr broke with the ball after winning it on the press. The Senegalese midfielder played it into Richarlison down the left, with the substitute guiding it into the path of the former Bournemouth man to tap home.
James Maddison started the game on the bench, although he was promised minutes by Ange Postecoglou. The midfielder came on and looked bright before he poured salt into Villa's wound in the seventh minute of added time.
Solanke rounded off his impressive second-half performance by winning a free-kick on the edge of the box, which the £40m man placed into the top corner, leaving Emi Martinez with no chance. The goal is just the third direct free-kick The Lilywhites have scored since 2nd November 2014, when Harry Kane scored a 90th-minute winner at Villa Park.
An honourable mention must go out to Radu Dragusin, who deputised wonderfully alongside Cristian Romero and then Ben Davies. However, Dominic Solanke's attacking output won Spurs the game on Sunday afternoon.
After going six games without a goal, in which he had also failed to register a single shot on target, the club record signing finally found his shooting boots once again.
Although he was never going to match the impact of Kane, expectations were still high for the 27-year-old Englishman, mainly due to his high transfer fee. In the early weeks of his Spurs career, he had scored twice, but he had specifically amazed fans with his non-stop work rate.
On Wednesday night, he collapsed to the floor at the culmination of the victory against Manchester City after a hard-working performance, and today, his work-rate off the ball was exceptional again. However, this time he added to his good performance, by topping up his goal tally with a brace.
