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Spurs bid to bounce back after Carabao Cup defeat to Liverpool

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Tottenham tonight face Aston Villa for a place in the FA Cup fifth round, having seen both Chelsea and Liverpool knocked out this weekend. Spurs, who needed extra time to overcome non-League Tamworth in the last round, will be looking to bounce back after their Carabao Cup defeat at Liverpool on Thursday.

That defeat at Anfield turned up the pressure on Ange Postecoglou, whose hopes of salvaging a difficult season now rest on the FA Cup and the Europa League. Spurs do have a good recent record at Villa Park and won 4-0 there in the Premier League last season.

But Spurs remain without a host of injured first-team players including Dominic Solanke, Cristian Romero, Micky Van de Ven and Richarlison. As Villa star striker Ollie Watkins is among five absentees but January signings Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio could make their debuts off the bench. Axel Disasi is cup-tied having featured for Chelsea in round three.

Defeat would pile pressure on Postecoglou but victory would give Spurs a much-needed lift. Follow all the action LIVE with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!