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While Aston Villa's top-four charge in the Premier League has ground to a halt, knockout football has provided the Lions with a safe haven, as they followed up progression to the last 16 of the Champions League with a warranted FA Cup success over injury-hit Tottenham.

Tottenham Hotspur head to Villa Park on Sunday with hopes of salvaging their FA Cup campaign, but their chances are overshadowed by a mounting injury crisis. Having been knocked out of the Carabao Cup after a crushing 4-0 defeat to Liverpool,

Aston Villa also got through in the FA Cup, beating Tottenham, but they have gone three games without a win in the league - drawing with Arsenal and West Ham, and losing to Wolves. All three of those results came after midweek matches,