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Tottenham vs Aston Villa - as it happened: Spurs hold off visitors to book spot in FA Cup fourth round

Re-live all the action from today's FA Cup third round fixtures

Joe Miles
Sunday 08 January 2017 06:54 EST
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Tottenham take on Aston Villa at White Hart Lane
Tottenham take on Aston Villa at White Hart Lane (Getty)

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The FA Cup remains in full swing with six more games to be played today.

Cardiff welcome fellow Championship side Fulham to the Cardiff City Stadium to kick Sunday's procedures off.

That game is followed by Liverpool vs Plymouth Argyle at 1.30pm. With just one major upset from Saturday's results, with Millwall claiming a surprise 3-0 over Bournemouth, Derek Adams' men have the opportunity to pull off what would arguably be one of the biggest shock wins of the tournament yet.

Chelsea vs Peterborough and Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday follows at 3.00pm before Tottenham round-up today's action as they take on Aston Villa at 4.00pm.

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Saturday's FA Cup third round results:

Manchester United 4 Reading 0

Accrington Stanley 2 Luton Town 1

Barrow 0 Rochdale 2

Birmingham City 1 Newcastle United 1

Blackpool 0 Barnsley 0

Bolton 0 Crystal Palace 0

Brentford 5 Eastleigh 1

Brighton and Hove Albion 2 MK Dons 0

Bristol City 0 Fleetwood Town 0

Everton 1 Leicester City 2

Huddersfield Town 4 Port Vale 0

Hull City 2 Swansea City 0

Ipswich Town 2 Lincoln City 2

Millwall 3 Bournemouth 0

Norwich City 2 Southampton 2

Queens Park Rangers 1 Blackburn Rovers 2

Rotherham United 2 Oxford United 3

Stoke City 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2

Sunderland 0 Burnley 0

Sutton United 0 AFC Wimbledon 0

Watford 2 Burton Albion 0

West Bromwich Albion 1 Derby County 2

Wigan Athletic 2 Nottingham Forest 0

Wycombe Wanderers 2 Stourbridge 1

Preston North End 1 Arsenal 2

14 MINS

Emre Can takes the set piece and it beats the wall, but does not beat Bradley. The Plymouth defender makes a brave block and heads the ball away from the danger zone. 

Joe Miles8 January 2017 13:47

16 MINS

Gorita is dispossessed by Can and the Liverpool man drives towards the Plymouth goal. He makes great distance up the pitch and lays off Woodburn, but the youngsters attempt on goal is stopped by McCormick. 

Joe Miles8 January 2017 13:49

18 MINS

A Liverpool corner goes short and Woodburn whips the ball deep, but it is collected the Plymouth keeper. The visitors are giving Klopp's men so much time on the ball and appear unable to make an impact so far.

Joe Miles8 January 2017 13:51

21 MINS

Origi puts the ball in the back of the net with a clever finish, but the goal is disallowed for his battling with Miller prior to the strike. 

Joe Miles8 January 2017 13:54

24 MINS

Origi links up well with Woodburn inside of the box but the youngster is surrounded by a sea of Plymouth shirts. He runs out of space and the ball goes off for a goal kick.

This youngster looks like an incredibly promising prospect for the Reds - his confidence on the ball is remarkable for such an inexperienced player at this level. 

Joe Miles8 January 2017 13:57

27 MINS

Liverpool are effortlessly passing the ball around the edge of the Plymouth box with minimal effort. The visitors are failing to hunt down possession, yet they continue to clear the danger so Klopp's men remain unrewarded for their relentless efforts. 

Joe Miles8 January 2017 13:59

28 MINS

Can's attempt on goal is deflected into the path of Stewart, who goes for goal from distance but it goes narrowly wide. 

Joe Miles8 January 2017 14:00

31 MINS

Liverpool win a free-kick in a wide position for a clumsy challenge on Ejaria. 

Moreno delivers the ball into the danger-zone, but Purrington leaps above the crowd and clears the danger. 

Joe Miles8 January 2017 14:05

34 MINS

A Liverpool corner goes into the box and once again the set-piece fails to find a red shirt. They have been continuously pummelling deliveries into the area, but are failing to find the final product. 

Joe Miles8 January 2017 14:07

37 MINS

Match statistics so far:

Possession: 

Liverpool: 86%

Plymouth: 14%

Passes:

Liverpool: 255

Plymouth: 21

Need I say anymore? Let's hope Plymouth receive an injection of energy during the interval. 

Joe Miles8 January 2017 14:10

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