Key events
88 min Morgan Rogers cost Villa £8m, rising to a maximum of £15m. This is the dictionary definition of a bargain.
87 min With Liverpool, Arsenal or Chelsea all gone, this competition is eminently winnable for teams like Villa, Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth. How good would it be if it was won by a team outside the Big Six.
86 min The free-kick is just outside the area on the left. Son rolls it square towards Kulusevski and Porro, who get in each other’s way. Eventually Porro flips a shot that is saved comfortably, if extravagantly, by the diving Martinez.
85 min Tel is fouled on the left wing by Bogarde, who accidentally caught him on the calf with his studs.
82 min Spurs haven’t given this up. Their second-half performance shows that, for all their problems with injuries, results and just about everything else, Ange Postecoglou hasn’t lost the dressing-room.
81 min: Aston Villa substitution Ian Maatsen comes on for Lucas Digne.
80 min Porro is booked for a late tackle on Ramsey, who gives him a shove as he gets to his feet. It was a poor challenge, born of frustration. When the dust settles he offers an apology that Ramsey accepts.
78 min: Chance for Danso! A shot deflects to Porro on the far side of the area. He hammers a low cross that is turned wide from six yards by Danso at the far post. At first it looked a bad miss but on reflection he was unsighted by Garcia and the ball was really travelling. Still a good chance mind.
75 min: Brilliant save by Kinsky! A majestic touch in the centre circle from Rashford, who looks reborn, frees Rogers. He surges forward and puts Ramsey through on goal for the umpteenth time today. Kinsky flies out and spreads himself to make a fine block. He has more than made up for that early error.
74 min Rashford, who is bang up for this, goes over just outside the area after a challenge from Porro. Anthony Taylor waves play on but it looked like a foul.
Edit: it was definitely a foul.
73 min Pape Sarr replaces Rodrigo Bentancur for Spurs.
73 min Rogers sprays wide of the near post after a delightful sequence of passes and flicks between him and Asensio.
72 min Tottenham started the second half well but Rogers’ goal has flattened them. You never know in football, the funniest of all the old games, but right now it looks a done deal.
71 min Tielemans fresh-airs a volley from Digne’s deep cross. He may have been put off by Bergvall missing a header just in front of him.
70 min Rashford pulls out to the left and plays a good ball to the underlapping Digne, whose cross is blocked. Rashford then charges after Porro to win a corner. He’s made a lively start.
68 min Rashford leaps for a long ball and accidentally catches Danso with his elbow. Danso will need treatment but he seems fine.
Rashford has gone straight up front with Asensio just behind him. Morgan Rogers has moved to the right.
66 min: Double substitution for Villa Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio replace Leon Bailey, who was good, and Donyell Malen, who was excellent.
It was a good team goal, sparked by a terrific pass between the lines from Tielemans to Malen. He gave the ball to Bailey, ran outside to receive a return pass and slide a very dangerous low cross. Porro, who was in the process of falling over, could only screw the ball out in front of goal and Rogers finished with glee from close range.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-0 Spurs (Rogers 64)
Morgan Rogers lands a hammer blow on Tottenham Hotspur!
64 min Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio are about to come on for Villa.
62 min Now Bergvall is booked for a foul on Ramsey, although I think Anthony Taylor signalled that it was for repeated offending.
60 min Bentancur is booked for cynically pulling back Rogers. I know I keep prattling on about this but Rogers is so good at running with the ball in the middle of the pitch; it’s a rare skill.
58 min: Terrific save by Kinsky! Villa almost double their lead on the break. McGinn’s angled through pass towards Ramsey was only partially cut out by Porro. It still ran through to Ramsey, whose first-time shot was beaten away by the outrushing Kinsky. That’s his best save so far.
58 min A reminder that the tie will go extra time and penalties if necessary. That looked unlikely at half time, such was Villa’s dominance, but Spurs have been excellent since the break.
56 min The tireless Garcia breaks down the right and puts in a dangerous cross that is well cleared by Danso. Spurs break and Kulusevski shoots too close to Martinez from 20 yards.
It’s a much better game now. Spurs have been much more energetic and purposeful since half-time.
55 min Son, 15 yards out, tees up Bissouma, whose shot deflects behind for another corner. It’s half cleared and then put back into the six-yard box by Bergvall. Villa eventually get the ball away.
53 min Digne is okay.
52 min The second corner is headed away by Bogarde at the near post – but his header smacks Digne straight in the face and knocks him off his feet. There’s a break in play while he receives treatment.
51 min Son makes a fine run behind the defence, onto Kulusevski’s pass, and hits a shot from 15 yards is really well blocked by the stretching Bogarde. That corner leads to another when Digne heads Tel’s cross behind. This is better from Spurs.
49 min A quiet start to the second half. That’s it.
46 min Villa begin the second half. Spurs have made a half-time substitution, Yves Bissouma for Mikey oore. That’s a bit harsh on Moore, who was probably Spurs’ brighest attacker, but you can understand why Ange Postecoglou wants to stiffen the midfield. Dejan Kulusevski will move to the right wing.
Half-time reading
Half-time comedy on the BBC
As Mark Chapman tries to discuss the first half with the panel of Dion Dublin, Jermain Defoe and Joe Hart, a fan slams repeatedly on the window and shouts “w@nk£er$!”
“He’s angry,” says Chapman. “Dion, take us through the first half…”
Quick as flash Dublin sticks his thumb over his shoulder and says “I’ll take him outside in a minute!”
Half time: Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Villa have been the better team – more confident, more dynamic – and lead through Jacob Ramsey’s first-minute goal. It came from a mistake by Antonin Kinsky, though he made partial amends with some good saves later in the half.
Spurs looked down on their luck for much of the half but they should have equalised when Son shot straight at Emi Martinez from 10 yards.
45+2 min Spence’s curler from 25 yards is comfortably saved by Martinez.
45+1 min Gray’s ball out of defence is intercepted by Bailey. He plays in Malen, who hits the side netting from a tight angle. As Alan Shearer says, he needed to go across the keeper – if not necessarily to score then at least force a save and a potential rebound that would have been snapped up by Tielemans.
44 min Now Villa are having a decent spell as we approach half-time. A second goal now would be a killer blow to Spurs.
40 min Martinez charges out of his area to beat Son to Porro’s through ball. Excellent goalkeeping. He is so good.
39 min Gray is a bit lucky to escape a yellow card after pulling back Malen.
37 min Spurs are having their first extended spell of possession. They are lacking in confidence, though, and there is little of the breezy inventiveness with which they play at their best.
34 min Moore plays a quick through pass to Son, who is slightly on his heels. That allows Digne, who read the play well, to get back and clear.
