Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa: Thomas Frank’s aspect booed off as second-half comeback falls quick resulting in FA Cup exit

Tottenham had been booed off as stress continues to construct on Thomas Frank following a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa within the third spherical of the FA Cup.

Three days after the environment between the travelling away followers and Tottenham gamers soured following a last-minute winner for Bournemouth, the scenario turned poisonous once more on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Frank and his aspect had been booed off the pitch at half-time after Emi Buendia’s fierce strike fired Villa forward and Morgan Rogers doubled the result in make the most of one other lacklustre, boring and toothless displaying from Spurs.

Amidst the clear discontent and rising indicators of disconnection from Spurs supporters, Frank was serenaded by chants of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” and “Frank is an Arsenal fan” from the travelling devoted, referencing the Arsenal cup Frank had held within the build-up to the midweek loss.

Nevertheless, regardless of the house crowd falling silent and apathy creeping in, Spurs responded after the break with a well-taken objective from Wilson Odobert, which swung momentum of their favour because of this.

Boos shortly shifted to encouragement as a reinvigorated Spurs aspect pushed for an equaliser.

Odobert, Mathys Tel and Xavi Simons all got here shut, calling Marco Bizot into motion to make sure Villa’s slender lead remained intact, however a dismal efficiency to start out the sport in the end left them with an excessive amount of to do towards a resilient Villa aspect.

Spurs now crash out of the cup because of the tenth defeat of the season below Frank – and frustration following that exit would boil over at full-time, with boos nonetheless ringing.

Joao Palhinha and Micky van de Ven, the identical duo concerned with the travelling away followers at Bournemouth, had been on the coronary heart of one other scuffle as the previous reacted to Ollie Watkins’ celebration after the ultimate whistle.

Palhinha shoved the Villa ahead as he approached the Villa supporters, earlier than Rogers and Van de Ven stepped in to diffuse the scenario. The remaining gamers from each side shortly adopted, all whereas Frank watched on in disbelief from a protected distance.

Whereas consideration for Villa can flip to the fourth-round draw on Monday night, Frank might want to choose up the items from one other defeat to organize his aspect for the London derby towards West Ham on January 17, which may probably be classed as a must-win fixture for the Spurs boss.

Chaos at full-time! Palhinha concerned in post-match drama once more