Aston Villa is doing its part in staying near the top of the charts in the EPL. With nine wins over their past 10 matches in league play, the Lions are sitting comfortably in third in the table. Aston Villa is looking to replicate its performance in the FA Cup from last year, where it made it to the semifinals for the first time in 10 years.

TOTTENHAM begin their FA Cup campaign TONIGHT as they host Aston Villa in the third round. Spurs get a much-welcomed break from Premier League action after a poor run of form that has seen them

The FA Cup dream ended at the first hurdle for Thomas Frank ’s Spurs, who were defeated 2-1 by Unai Emery’s high-flying Villans in a tense third-round clash in north London on Saturday. For Tottenham - stuck firmly in the bottom half of the league table and with Champions League glory merely a pipedream - a home tie in this competition presented a final,

TNT Sports will be showing every match live from the third round onward, excluding Saturday 3 p.m. kick-offs. You can access TNT Sports via Sky Q as part of a TV package, as well as through online streaming options. It costs £31 either way and comes in a package that includes Discovery Plus' library of documentary content.

An insider account has revealed that some Tottenham stars feel Thomas Frank is ‘waiting to be sacked’ by the club, where there he will earn around £20million.

Former Shrewsbury Town manager Graham Turner says Saturday's FA Cup third-round tie against another of his former teams, Wolverhampton Wanders, is a chance for the League Two strugglers to "express themselves" and potentially "ignite" their difficult season.