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Aston Villa defeats Tottenham in FA Cup Fourth Round thriller
Birmingham, England – Aston Villa overcame Tottenham 2-1 in a thrilling FA Cup Fourth Round tie at Villa Park. The match, officiated by Anthony Taylor, was a fast-paced encounter with chances at both ends.
The home side started strongly, taking the lead in the first minute through J. Ramsey, assisted by M. Rogers. This early goal set the tone, with Aston Villa enjoying greater possession (51%) and creating more goal-scoring opportunities (16 shots, 7 on target). M. Rogers doubled Aston Villa’s lead in the 64th minute with an unassisted goal.
Tottenham, despite having less possession (49%), created their own chances and pulled one back in the 90th minute through M. Tel, assisted by D. Kulusevski. However, it proved too little, too late to prevent defeat. The visitors accumulated three yellow cards (Bentancur, Bergvall, and Porro), while Aston Villa finished the game without any cautions. Despite the final result, Tottenham had their fair share of attempts, with 11 shots, 5 on target.
The win sees Aston Villa progress in the competition, having delivered a strong home performance.
Substitutions aston villa: at minute 27 L. Bogarde came in and E. Konsa went out., at minute 66 M. Rashford came in and D. Malen went out., at minute 66 M. Asensio came in and L. Bailey went out., at minute 81 I. Maatsen came in and L. Digne went out.
Substitutions tottenham: at minute 46 Y. Bissouma came in and M. Moore went out., at minute 72 P. M. Sarr came in and R. Bentancur went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Aston Villa
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