Aston Villa increased the pressure on under-fire Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank with a battling 2-1 FA Cup third-round victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where Emiliano Buendia and Morgan Rogers struck in the first half before Wilson Odobert's reply set up a tense finish that the visitors held out.
The eight-time winners are out at this stage for the first time since losing to Arsenal in 2013-14, with Spurs now collecting just two wins from their last 13 games. Villa, by contrast, marched into the fourth-round draw having completed a double over Tottenham this season after also beating them in the league back in October.
Classy Opening Carves Spurs Apart
Unai Emery's side were dominant from the start, snarling in their pressing and untroubled by Spurs' arm's-length attempt to engage them. The opener in the 22nd minute came from a slick passing move: Donyell Malen's clever touch released Buendia, who slammed a powerful finish past Guglielmo Vicario for his second goal against Spurs this season.