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'Disappointing' - Postecoglou on Spurs missing out on EFL Cup final

Tottenham Hotspur were dumped out of a second cup competition in a matter of days as Aston Villa progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup.

A goal inside 60 seconds from Jacob Ramsey put the hosts on course at Villa Park, with visiting goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky making a poor error to let a shot slip through his hands. Morgan Rogers converted a second after a goalmouth ricochet 25 minutes from time to make the result safe, with Unai Emery’s side the better team across the entirety of the contest. Mathys Tel gave Spurs hope of snatching a draw in stoppage time but it was ultimately too little, too late.

The pressure piles again on Ange Postecoglou, who had promised silverware in his second season at the club. With Premier League hopes long gone with Spurs languishing near the relegation places, the meek midweek Carabao Cup exit at the hands of Liverpool had already led to stern questions over the Australian manager’s future and growing unrest over the positions of both him and chairman Daniel Levy will only continue.

Liverpool stunned by Plymouth as quadruple hopes ended by FA Cup shock

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Plymouth produced a huge FA Cup upset as Premier League leaders Liverpool were knocked out by the bottom club in the Championship to end hopes of a historic quadruple.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot gambled with a weakened side in Devon and literally paid the penalty as Ryan Hardie’s second-half spot-kick gave Plymouth a famous 1-0 win and sent them into the fifth round of the competition.

It was only the fourth time that the team starting the day at the top of the Premier League has been eliminated from the FA Cup by a side from outside the top flight.

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Chris Wilson9 February 2025 21:30

When is the FA Cup fifth round draw? Date, start time, channel and how to watch

Top-flight leaders Liverpool suffered a stunning defeat against Plymouth on Sunday, with their quadruple hopes dashed in unexpected fashion. Aston Villa take on Tottenham on Sunday evening, with the fourth round wrapping up on Tuesday night (11 February) as League One side Exeter City face high flying Nottingham Forest

The draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup will take place on Monday, 10 February at 7.10pm, with the ties happening over the weekend of 1 March.

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Chris Wilson9 February 2025 20:30

Emery calls it a "fantastic match"

In his own interview, Villa boss Unai Emery calls it “a fantastic match”.

“We played very well,” he says, adding that he’s “very happy”.

“I know how much this competition means for supporters, for us as well. We played more or less like we planned, dominating, playing confidently and with personality. More or less everything was good,” he added.

On Ramsey, he says: “He’s getting better, and we will need players being physically okay for the rest of the season.”

On Rogers: "He’s performing fantastic. His commitment to do his tasks is fantastic.

Emery finishes by saying that “there’s still a lot of work to do, and a lot of challenges in front [of us]”.

Chris Wilson9 February 2025 20:12

Postecoglou reacts

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou says his side are "obviously disappointed we don't progress”.

“It wasn't a great start, that's the last thing you want, and we really struggled to get some control. Then we had an enormous chance at 1-0 we didn't take to equalise.

"We got a better grip of the game but unfortunately fell short. When you go a goal down it gives the opposition momentum and confidence. You want to wrestle control early and we didn't do that,” he adds.

"The second half was a lot more like ourselves. The second goal sort of made it a bit more difficult but I always felt we were a threat - unfortunately just not enough.

"We still scored, we had opportunities to create more chances. We were always still in the game but conceding an early goal and a second makes it hard."

Chris Wilson9 February 2025 20:02