Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2024-25 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
· English FA CupAston Villa beat Tottenham, reach first FA Cup 5th round in decade
Aston Villa's Jacob Ramsey struck inside the first minute and Morgan Rogers another to secure a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 3': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 4': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 4': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 9': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 10': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 10': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 13': Attempt missed. Andrés García (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 14': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 14': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Mikey Moore is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 16': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 16': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 19': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 19': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
- 21': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 21': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 23': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikey Moore.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 27': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Ezri Konsa because of an injury.
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 29': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 29': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
- 31': Attempt missed. Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 32': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 32': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
- 34': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 35': Andrés García (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 37': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 37': Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 43': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 43': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a through ball.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces Mikey Moore.
- 47': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 47': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a through ball.
- 50': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lamare Bogarde.
- 51': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 54': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 56': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yves Bissouma.
- 57': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 57': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 59': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 60': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 60': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Mathys Tel is caught offside.
- 62': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 62': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 64': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marco Asensio replaces Leon Bailey.
- 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marcus Rashford replaces Donyell Malen.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
- 70': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 72': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 72': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Sarr replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 74': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 75': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 76': Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 76': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 76': Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathys Tel.
- 78': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Porro following a corner.
- 80': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 80': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
- 83': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 83': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
- 85': Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Attempt saved. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathys Tel.
- 89': Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross.
- 90'+3': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 90'+4': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+4': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
Statistics
 TOT |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 48.6 | Possession | 51.4 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 350 | Accurate Passes | 384 |
| 412 | Passes | 441 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 15 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 22 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 12 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 40,773
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 40,773
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 16 | Andrés García |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 17 | Donyell Malen |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Antonin Kinsky (GK) |
| 14 | Archie Gray |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 24 | Djed Spence |
| 23 | Pedro Porro  |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 15 | Lucas Bergvall |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 11 | Mathys Tel |
| 47 | Mikey Moore |
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