Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur: FA Cup – reside | FA Cup

14 min: Probability for Malen! Kinsky nearly lets the ball run below his ft. Finally his go out is intercepted on the Villa proper. The ball is fed shortly into Malen, who splashes over the bar from about 12 yards. There was a defender jockeying him so it wasn’t a simple likelihood, however an opportunity it assuredly was.

13 min A pleasant Villa transfer down the left ends with Digne’s cross deflecting behind for a nook. Tielemans clips a harmful ball that’s cleared away awkwardly by Bergvall. Villa regain possession and Garcia splashes excessive and large from the sting of the realm.

12 min Villa ought to go in for the kill right here as a result of Spurs, although they’re working onerous, look understandably fragile.

8 min Spurs are passing the ball round on the again, making an attempt to really feel their manner into the sport after the shock of that early objective.

6 min McGinn’s free-kick flashes throughout the face of objective. Spurs must experience out this storm.

The objective got here so early that I forgot to let you know that Spurs have began with Tel on the left wing and Son at centre-forward.

5 min “Absolute SCENES at Ibrox the place Queens Park of the Scottish Championship have defeated Rangers within the Scottish Cup final 16, with the house facet lacking a (doubtful) Ninety fifth-minute penalty,” writes Simon McMahon. “A efficiency for the ages by the Spiders, and their goalkeeper Calum Ferrie. A transparent path to cup glory now awaits for Dundee United Celtic.”

Coronary heart and Hand can be value a pay attention tonight.

3 min Ramsey may need been offside – it was actually tight – however there’s no VAR on this sport. It was additionally a trademark, barnstorming run by way of the centre of the sector by Morgan Rogers; it’s so onerous to defend towards anyone who repeatedly beats gamers within the centre of the sector as a result of it opens all the pieces up. Rogers seems to be a helluva participant.

It’s a nasty mistake from Spurs’ younger keeper Antonin Kinsky. Rogers made the possibility with a thrillng run by way of midfield and a go to Ramsey within the inside-left channel. He moved into the realm and drove a left-foot shot that Kinsky, diving to his left, contrived to push over his personal proper hip and into the online.

GOAL! Aston Villa 1-0 Spurs (Ramsey 1)

1 min Spurs kick off from proper to left as we watch.

A reminder of the groups as they shake arms

Aston Villa (doable 4-2-2-2) Martinez; Garcia, Konsa, Kamara, Digne; McGinn, Tielemans; Bailey, Ramsey; Malen, Rogers.
Substitutes: Olsen, Zych, Maatsen, Bogarde, Asensio, Rashford, Jimoh-Aloba.

Tottenham Hotspur (doable 4-2-3-1) Kinsky; Pedro Porro, Danso, Grey, Spence; Bergvall, Bentancur; Moore, Kulusevski, Son; Tel.
Substitutes: Austin, Forster, Davies, Reguilon, Hardy, Cassanova, Bissouma, Sarr, Ajayi.

Referee Anthony Taylor.

Large Ange on Mathys Tel

We’re going to should lean on him a good bit now. However he got here right here to play. His bodily situation shouldn’t be too dangerous. He hasn’t performed lots however watching him in coaching and final evening, he was nonetheless transferring fairly effectively. We now have to watch out with him, additionally. However he got here right here to play and he’ll get a chance to try this.

David Hytner on Spurs’ depressing season

Learn Barney Ronay on Marcus Rashford

There’s a form of lure right here, Flex’s Conundrum, which states that it’s inconceivable to debate Rashford correctly as a result of he doesn’t actually play a lot soccer and isn’t that fascinating when he does; on the similar time it is usually inconceivable to cease discussing him as a result of he’s Marcus Rashford.

That is what the digital noise‑world has given us. Andy Warhol outlined a great {photograph} as one which’s in focus and of a well-known individual. Possibly a great trendy soccer dialogue is one which’s a few well-known individual, the place that well-known individual’s identify is clearly enunciated not less than 10 occasions.

No matter occurs at Villa Park – 48 targets, 12 crimson playing cards, the apocalypse – it gained’t be the story of the day

Crew information: Tel begins, Rashford on the bench

The small print

Preamble