Aston Villa overcame Tottenham Hotspur’s comeback attempt to win 2-1 in the FA Cup third round on Saturday night.
Unai Emery’s side suffered an early blow with Boubacar Kamara going off injured, but they still took the lead through Emiliano Buendia in the 22nd minute.
Spurs had their own injury disappointment with Richarlison going off just after the half-hour mark, and any frustration was compounded as his replacement Randal Kolo Muani saw a goal ruled out before Morgan Rogers doubled the visitors’ lead in the third minute of first-half stoppage time.
Wilson Odobert renewed Spurs’ hopes of a comeback with a clinical finish nine minutes after the restart, but an equaliser evaded them as Xavi Simons’ goal was ruled out for offside.
Speaking after the game, Rogers said: “This was a big test for us in the third round and I thought we overcame it really well, played really well and deserved it."
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