Aston Villa withstood a second-half fight-back from Tottenham Hotspur to advance in the FA Cup and pile the pressure on Thomas Frank, whose side paid the price for another slow start with their latest home defeat.
Spurs trudged off to the familiar sound of half-time boos after sharp goals from Emi Buendia and Morgan Rogers put Unai Emery’s incisive side two goals ahead at the break.