- Aston Villa eliminated Tottenham from the FA Cup with a 2-1 win at Villa Park
- Spurs suffered their second domestic cup exit within days after losing to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup
- Mathys Tel scored his first goal for Tottenham, but it was not enough to avoid defeat
Key takeaways:
Aston Villa booked their place in the FA Cup round of 16 after a 2-1 victory over Tottenham at Villa Park. This result marked a second domestic cup elimination for Spurs within days, following their Carabao Cup semi-final exit against Liverpool. With this loss, Tottenham’s only remaining shot at a trophy this season is in the Europa League. Jacob Ramsey (1’) and Morgan Rogers (64’) found the net for Villa, while Mathys Tel scored his first goal for Spurs.
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Villa’s new signings Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio were named in the squad but remained on the bench. Donyell Malen made his first start for the club, replacing the injured Ollie Watkins, while Leon Bailey was preferred over Lamare Bogarde. Postecoglou, dealing with 11 injured players, made four changes to the side that lost to Liverpool. Mathys Tel was handed his first start for Spurs, alongside Pedro Porro, Bergvall, and Moore in the starting lineup.
Villa struck early, taking the lead just 57 seconds into the match. Morgan Rogers drove forward through midfield before passing to Jacob Ramsey on the left. Ramsey entered the box and unleashed a powerful strike that Tottenham goalkeeper Kinski failed to handle properly, giving Villa a 1-0 lead. The second goal came in the 65th minute when Spurs defender Jed Spence attempted to clear a low cross from Malen but inadvertently set up Rogers, who finished from close range.
Tottenham managed to pull one back in stoppage time when Mathys Tel met a precise cross from Dejan Kulusevski with a well-placed volley. However, the late goal was not enough to change the outcome, as Villa advanced to the next round.