Rashford should probably buy Jhon Duran a beer, possibly his last one for a while with the Colombian signing for Saudi side Al Nassr for £64m to open up a spot in the squad for the Manchester United star, who looks set for his Villa debut against Tottenham in the FA Cup next weekend thanks to a timely injury to Ollie Watkins.

Aston Villa reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time in 10 years, inflicting defeat on a Tottenham Hotspur side knocked out of a cup competition for the second time in three days.

Aston Villa defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in a thrilling fourth round of the FA Cup. Jacob Ramsey scored an early goal for Villa in the first minute, taking advantage of a mistake by Spurs goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky.

Two of English football’s sleeping giants faced off for a spot in the FA Cup fifth round. Aston Villa hosted Tottenham, with both aiming to

Aston Villa progressed to the FA Cup fifth round with a 2-1 victory over Tottenham as pressure mounted on beleaguered Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou. Marcus Rashford made his debut as a second-half substitute following his loan move from Manchester United last week as goals from Jacob Ramsey and Morgan Rogers sent Villa through to the fifth round for the first time in a decade.

They no longer have that excuse, after falling away at Aston Villa 2-1. It was their second domestic cup loss in a week, and Spurs now have only the Premier League and the Europa League left to compete for.