Villa puts pressure on Postecoglou, ending Spurs' prospects of winning the domestic cup.

Aston Villa eliminated Tottenham from the FA Cup with a 2-1 victory, causing Ange Postecoglou to suffer yet another devastating setback in his attempt to bring home a trophy.

After losing to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semi-finals on Thursday, injury-plagued Spurs now only have the Europa League to win, despite Postecoglou's earlier statement this season that "I always win things in my second year."

When custodian Antonin Kinsky allowed Jacob Ramsey's shot to pass between his hands and give Villa the lead within the first sixty seconds, the Tottenham manager, who was missing eleven first-team players due to injuries, grinned wryly.

Despite Mathys Tel's well-taken injury-time consolation, which resulted in a nerve-wracking final few moments, Morgan Rogers' second goal in the 64th minute left him stoney-faced and caused Spurs to suffer their 21st defeat in their last 46 games.

With just four of their eleven shots on goal, Villa's wastefulness kept Spurs in the match at halftime, and their sole available centre-back, Ezri Konsa, hobbled out.

Heung-Min Son should have equalised when he fired a close-range drive directly at the flailing Emiliano Martinez, but Kinksy also helped ensure Villa had a slim lead before halftime by denying Leon Bailey and Rogers.

At halftime, Postecoglou substituted Yves Bissouma with adolescent Mikey Moore, and the visitors improved when he pressed high against the Villa midfield.

However, Villa still had the best opportunity following the restart as Kinksy fanned out to block Ramsey when they were one-on-one, and Rogers' tap-in gave them a second shortly after.

For the final twenty-five minutes, Unai Emery brought on loan players Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio because the outcome appeared to be certain. As Asensio made a good combination with Rogers, who missed a shot, the Villa fans chanted Rashford's name.

Later, after Kinksy had once again prevented Ramsey from causing Postecoglou and chairman Daniel Levy, who watched from the stands as the away fans regularly chanted for his resignation, even more suffering was inflicted when Spurs defender Kevin Danso missed a sitter that proved even more costly when Tel guided a first-time effort into the net.

Ange: We are eager to reset.

Ange Postecoglou, the manager of Tottenham, told the BBC:

"Not much actually changes. We haven't had any midweek games in a few weeks.

"Over the past two and a half months, this team of players has performed incredibly well. For a tiny group of players who have been playing twice a week since the middle of November, I can't express how much I appreciate the effort they've put in.

"Over the next few weeks, there will be a chance to recuperate and get some guys back. We're eager to start over and have a successful season finale.

"We are in a wonderful position in Europe, which is crucial to us. A group that has been playing for the past two months needs a break, therefore we welcome some players back in the coming weeks.

"Today, eleven members of the first team were absent. We've been doing that for two and a half months, but any team would struggle if you took that away from them for just one game. The return of some players will be beneficial.

Emery: FA Cup is really important.
Manager of Aston Villa Unai Emery:

"I'm thrilled for our fans because this competition holds great significance for them and Aston Villa.

"We didn't make it to the fifth round like we did today when we were here two years ago. We played a really excellent match, so I suppose that's how we got it. Both individually and collectively, we gave excellent performances.

"The players we signed in the past month have really started to help us, and we're eager to see how we can regain our ability and perform in the upcoming weeks and months as we compete in the FA Cup, Champions League, and Premier League.

"I'm satisfied with how we played and how we performed, both individually and collectively, after the outcome, which is what matters most to us. Regarding how we can improve for the upcoming Premier League, Champions League, and FA Cup games, I'm particularly demanding."