English FA Cup

FT Saturday, January 10, 2026
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Match Report

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Aston Villa progress to pile pressure on Spurs boss Frank

A spirited second-half rally could not prevent Tottenham Hotspur exiting the FA Cup after a 2-1 home defeat to Aston Villa to further increase the pressure on Thomas Frank.

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Highlights

01:42 Klinsmann: Injury is 'no alibi' for Tottenham's FA Cup loss Watch on ESPN 02:18 How long does Thomas Frank have left at Tottenham? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-2

Lineups

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Guglielmo VicarioG
  2. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  3. 4Kevin DansoCD-R
  4. 33Ben DaviesLB
  5. 23Pedro PorroRB
  6. 7Xavi SimonsAM
  7. 6João PalhinhaLM
  8. 14Archie GrayRM
  9. 9RicharlisonF
  10. 11Mathys TelAM-L
  11. 28Wilson OdobertAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 67Jun'Ai ByfieldSUB
  2. 39Randal Kolo MuaniSUB
  3. 13Destiny UdogieSUB
  4. 19Dominic SolankeSUB
  5. 44Dane ScarlettSUB
  6. 24Djed SpenceSUB
  7. 68Luca Williams-BarnettSUB
  8. 31Antonín KinskySUB
  9. 3Radu DragusinSUB

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 40Marco BizotG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 26Lamare BogardeLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 17Donyell MalenF
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Tyrone MingsSUB
  2. 16Andrés GarcíaSUB
  3. 11Ollie WatkinsSUB
  4. 8Youri TielemansSUB
  5. 53George HemmingsSUB
  6. 3Victor LindelöfSUB
  7. 12Lucas DigneSUB
  8. 64James WrightSUB
  9. 19Jadon SanchoSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Boubacar Kamara because of an injury.
  2. 22' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Aston Villa 1. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
  3. 31' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Richarlison because of an injury.
  4. 45'+3' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Aston Villa 2. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
  5. 54' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Aston Villa 2. Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
  6. 57' Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 65' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces John McGinn.
  8. 65' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Donyell Malen.
  9. 67' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 78' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dane Scarlett replaces Mathys Tel.
  11. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
  12. 79' Substitution, Aston Villa. Andrés García replaces Matty Cash because of an injury.
  13. 79' Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 81' Andrés García (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 83' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Djed Spence replaces Pedro Porro.
  16. 83' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dominic Solanke replaces Wilson Odobert.
  17. 85' João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.

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