Aston Villa eliminate Tottenham from FA Cup in thrilling victory
What's the story
Aston Villa defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in a thrilling fourth round of the FA Cup.
Jacob Ramsey scored an early goal for Villa in the first minute, taking advantage of a mistake by Spurs goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky.
Morgan Rogers doubled Villa's lead in the second half, sealing their place in the competition and handing Spurs a major setback in their trophy ambitions this season.
Setback
Postecoglou's trophy quest takes a hit
The defeat is another blow to Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou's quest for silverware after their recent Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Liverpool.
Despite his earlier claim that he "always win things in my second year," Spurs now have only the Europa League to play for this season.
The team was heavily affected by injuries, with 11 first-team players missing for the Villa match.
Team updates
Spurs's injury woes and Villa's debutants
The injured players for Tottenham included Richarlison, Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, James Maddison, Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson, Destiny Udogie, Guglielmo Vicario, Radu Dragusin, Timo Werner and Wilson Odobert.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa witnessed new signings Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio debuting in this match. Donyell Malen also made his full debut for Villa as Ollie Watkins was sidelined with a groin injury.
Game dynamics
Match highlights: Villa's lead and Spurs's missed opportunities
Despite Villa's early lead, their accuracy was questionable with only four successful attempts out of 11 shots on goal.
Tottenham's Heung-Min Son missed an opportunity to level the score when his close-range shot was saved by Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.
The second half saw an improvement in Spurs's performance after Postecoglou substituted Yves Bissouma for teenager Mikey Moore, but it wasn't enough to turn the tide in their favor.
Decisive moments
Rogers secures Villa's victory, Tel scores for Spurs
Villa's Rogers scored their second goal, strengthening their lead.
In the last 25 minutes of the match, Villa manager Unai Emery brought loan signings Rashford and Asensio on the field.
Despite a late goal by Mathys Tel for Tottenham in injury time, it wasn't enough to overturn Villa's lead.
The match concluded with Aston Villa winning 2-1 and knocking Tottenham out of FA Cup.
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Unwanted record for Spurs
This was the 2nd successive season Tottenham have been knocked out of the FA Cup 4th round. As per Opta, this is the 1st time Spurs have exited before the 5th round since 2014/15 (run of 3).
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Here are the match stats
Villa had 16 attempts with 7 shots on target. Spurs had 5 shots on target from 11 attempts. Villa had 52% ball possession and an 87% pass accuracy.