HP Terbaru 2023 – At Spurs in the FA Cup and match facts from the BBC

This is going to sound strange, but I’m not that interested in the FA Cup match at Spurs today.

Don’t get me wrong, I’ll be watching and I want us to win and you all know my views on silverware, but if we don’t win and that gives us a 1% better chance in the League or Europe, I’d move on very quickly.

It’s six extra matches, very much at the business end of the season. Does this make me a bad person?

Has not playing in the League Cup helped us? It hasn’t hurt us not playing in it so the chances are it has helped. And I’m just taking that view today. It’s a little like England at the World Cup for me and well, there I’ve written it.

I think for sure we will see a few changes today as it’s an opportunity for the manager to rest a player and put some players on the bench that might not always get the chance. It’s a good thing for everyone, if this happens.

So that written, what else do we have? Apparently we’ve agreed a £10mn deal for 16 year old Brian Madjo. Yes, I’ve not heard of him either but apparently he’s a big prospect. I guess at that price he must be.

We’re also apparently interested in bringing Conor Gallagher back to the Premier League. Lots of talk and a fair bit of money getting spent if all this happens. This means there must be a player or two leaving. And there is also talk that Bailey might be coming back but I suspect the Club are doing all they can to not allow that to happen.

We’ll see, but the window is open, we have acted and I suspect more will happen. On that, it’s 27 degrees below zero where I am, so I’m going to get my skis and hit the slopes. Nothing like a couple of runs in these conditions to wake you up. Back later.

Match facts from the BBC

• Tottenham have lost two of their last three FA Cup ties against Aston Villa, going out against the Villans in the fourth round last season. The last team to eliminate Spurs from the FA Cup in consecutive seasons were Manchester United in 2007-08/2008-09.

• Aston Villa have already won 2-1 at Tottenham in the Premier League this season. As a top-flight side, the last team they beat twice away from home in a single campaign was Norwich City in 2012-13.

• Tottenham have progressed from 18 of their last 19 FA Cup third round ties, doing so in each of the last 11 campaigns since a 2-0 loss at Arsenal in 2013-14.

• Aston Villa have won their last two FA Cup third round ties, having been eliminated at this stage in each of the seven campaigns before this.

• Morgan Rogers has been involved in five goals in four appearances against Tottenham in all competitions (3 goals, 2 assists), scoring and assisting in Aston Villa’s 2-1 win against them in the FA Cup last season.