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Tue 10 Oct 2007Night of high drama as Spurs fight backTottenham 4  Aston Villa 4:Tottenham planned last night as a celebration of their 125th anniversary, but instead of an evening of relaxed jubilation the Spurs fans were subjected to 90 minutes of gruelling drama as their team, having taken a 19th-minute lead, clawed their way back from a 4-1 deficit to equalise deep into stoppage time.Pascal Chimbonda started the comeback after Jermain Defoe hit the post, Robbie Keane added a penalty after Darren Bent was fouled and finally Younes Kaboul completed the scoring.