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    [Pre-Match Thread] Tottenham vs. Aston Villa (FA Cup - Round 3)
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    [Pre-Match Thread] Tottenham vs. Aston Villa (FA Cup – Round 3)


    Tottenham vs. Aston Villa

    Competition: FA Cup – Round 3

    Date: Sat 10 Jan 2026

    Kickoff: 17:45

    Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

    Referee: Craig Pawson

    Aston Villa Statistics (all competitions)

    Form: WWLWD

    Goals per match: 1.6

    Average Possession: 54.6%

    Goals conceded per match: 1.1

    Pass Accuracy: 85.9%

    Shots per game: 11.9

    Tackles per game: 15

    Clean Sheets: 9

    Tottenham Statistics (all competitions)

    Form: LWDDL

    Goals per match: 1.6

    Average Possession: 50%

    Goals conceded per match: 1.3

    Pass Accuracy: 81.4%

    Shots per game: 10.8

    Tackles per game: 18.6

    Clean Sheets: 12

    Aston Villa Team News

    • Emi Martínez has been ruled out of Aston Villa’s FA Cup third-round tie at Tottenham Hotspur. The goalkeeper was forced off due to injury at half-time in Wednesday’s Premier League draw against Crystal Palace.

    • Tyrone Mings will again be assessed prior to the cup clash, while midfielders Amadou Onana and Ross Barkley continue to miss out due to injury.

    • Evann Guessand remains on international duty with Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations, facing Egypt in the quarter-finals on Saturday night.

    • January signing Alysson could be involved at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

    Tottenham Team News

    • Cristian Romero will be unavailable for Saturday’s FA Cup third round tie after being handed a one-match suspension.

    • Lucas Bergvall is being assessed, while Mohammed Kudus is out until at least the March international break.

    • Dejan Kulusesvki and Rodrigo Bentancur are both out.

    Match Facts

    • Aston Villa have already won 2-1 at Tottenham in the Premier League this season. As a top-flight side, the last team they beat twice away from home in a single campaign was Norwich City in 2012-13.

    • Tottenham have lost two of their last three FA Cup ties against Aston Villa, going out against the Villans in the fourth round last season. The last team to eliminate Spurs from the FA Cup in consecutive seasons were Manchester United in 2007-08/2008-09.

    • Villa have won their last two FA Cup third round ties, having been eliminated at this stage in each of the seven campaigns before this.

    • Tottenham have progressed from 18 of their last 19 FA Cup third round ties, doing so in each of the last 11 campaigns since a 2-0 loss at Arsenal in 2013-14.

    • Morgan Rogers has been involved in five goals in four appearances against Tottenham in all competitions (3 goals, 2 assists), scoring and assisting in Aston Villa’s 2-1 win against them in the FA Cup last season.

    How are you feeling? What's your starting XI? Predictions? UTV!

    by just_boof_it

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    7 Comments

    1. ThinkAboutThatFor1Se on

      Give the lads a rest. Play the Europa League team.

      Don’t want a repeat of last season, an FA Cup run but miss out on champions league by goal difference.

    2. Technobliterator on

      The consensus among fans seems to be to bin this off. But after we made the semis last year I’d be astonished if the team don’t go for it. Emery’s presser does not give the impression of wanting to bin it off. We can rotate for sure and play the Europa league team but given Tottenham are in a poor state at the moment and with the players they have out, the Europa league team should get us through.

      Yes I’m going for a cup double this season. Europa and FA. With top 4 on the way. Unrealistic? No, it’s ambitious. And you HAVE to be ambitious if you want to be a top club, which we do.

      UTFV

    4. ThisusernameThen on

      SCR limits. small squad that has to sell each year to fall within levels that are shit.

      Ginny, Tielemans, Rogers body batteries must be close to empty and in need of a rest/recharge

      Ollie, Emi both nursing injuries

      Play the b team and the kids and dont eff up our Europa and league run in the run in. 11 bizots on the teamsheet for the lillywhites

    5. im_on_the_case on

      Forget the idea of binning this off. Send out a youth/reserve type team to fucking win it!

    6. Character-Key7538 on

      First time I’ve ever felt this way about an FA Cup, but get the kids out and run minutes into them please Unai.

      Will watch and support as ever, but I honestly won’t be arsed if we drop out.

    7. Independent_Dig_142 on

      I reckon it could be:

      Bizot
      Garcia – Konsa – Lindelof – Digne
      Bogarde – Kamara
      Buendia – Rogers
      Malen.

      Malen *should* be given the chance to start anyway. He’s already our leading scorer in the Europa (and joint overall) and Watkins’ legs need a break. I’d pick McGinn over Buendia obviously he could do with the rest. Buendia could do with turning in a good performance to get back on track. Garcia needs the minutes and Cashy should be rested. Same for Maatsen, though he could come on at 60 with Ollie and maybe Tielemans or Jimoh-Aloba? See how we fare in the 1st half and hopefully we’ll score before half time, because that’ll make the difference. Up for the Cup