Villa beat Tottenham in FA Cup as pressure mounts on Postecoglou

Fresh from their thrashing at Anfield to exit the League Cup on Thursday, another chance at ending Spurs' long wait for silverware was ended for the under-fire Postecoglou. The writing was on the wall for the visitors after just one minute when goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky let Jacob Ramsey's shot through his grasp.

Son Heung-min missed a huge chance to level for an injury-ravaged Tottenham when he was denied by Emiliano Martinez before half-time. Morgan Rogers sealed Spurs' fate when he blasted in from close range 25 minutes from time.

Villa could then afford the luxury of introducing Marcus Rashford for his first appearance since completing a loan move from Manchester United. But it was another January signing who made an impressive impact off the bench as Mathys Tel produced a deft finish for his first Tottenham goal in stoppage time.

The consolation was too little, too late for Spurs on the night and potentially for Postecoglou to hold onto his job. Without a trophy since 2008, Tottenham sit 14th in the Premier League and now have only Europa League glory to play for this season.

 

February 9, 2025