Spurs were absolutely outclassed during the first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and were deservedly trailing by two goals at the break. Tidy Villa moves were finished off by Emi Buendía and then Morgan Rogers as the visitors took a firm grip of the tie.

Jack-Pitt Brooke, Elias Burke and Conor O'Neill analyse the key talking points from Aston Villa's FA Cup third-round win at Tottenham

Tottenham are set to win the race to sign Conor Gallagher after hijacking Aston Villa's move for the Atletico Madrid midfielder

The Chelsea academy graduate moved to Spain 18 months ago and was quickly ingratiated into the squad. A tenacious midfielder nicknamed “The Pitbull” appeared to be the perfect embodiment of Diego Simeone’s ideals, tearing around the pitch with a feverish intensity befitting the red and white stripes.

Spurs' apparent triumph in securing Gallagher's services will be a significant setback for Villa, as Unai Emery grapples with a shortage of midfielders due to injuries to Boubacar Kamara, Amadou Onana and Ross Barkley.

Morgan Rogers doubles Aston Villa's lead at Tottenham in their FA Cup third round match as the pressure increases on Spurs manager Thomas Frank.

Tottenham fans were left disappointed earlier this week after Brennan Johnson completed a permanent move to Crystal Palace midway through the season. The Welshman departed N17 as a club legend, having created countless memories during his two and a half years in North London.