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Tottenham crashed out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle as Aston Villa secured a 2-1 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Villa took the lead after 30 minutes as Emi Buendia rifled home following good work from Donyell Malen. The visitors doubled their advantage on the stroke of half-time through Morgan Rogers.
Tottenham 1 Aston Villa 2: Another early Spurs exit, Emery’s depth delivers and Richarlison’s injury
Jack-Pitt Brooke, Elias Burke and Conor O'Neill analyse the key talking points from Aston Villa's FA Cup third-round win at Tottenham
The Europa League match between Aston Villa and Young Boys was briefly interrupted when objects were thrown from the away section, causing tensions to rise in the stands and prompting a police response. Tensions escalated after Donyell Malen scored his ...
Aston Villa easily built a 2-0 halftime lead on Spurs then had to hold on for a 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the FA Cup third round on Saturday.
The FA Cup dream ended at the first hurdle for Thomas Frank ’s Spurs, who were defeated 2-1 by Unai Emery’s high-flying Villans in a tense third-round clash in north London on Saturday. For Tottenham - stuck firmly in the bottom half of the league table and with Champions League glory merely a pipedream - a home tie in this competition presented a final,
Villa booked their place in Monday’s Fourth Round draw. Odobert’s second half strike wasn’t enough for Spurs and under-fire boss Thomas Frank.