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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

40 MINS

Liverpool continue to drive forward, but Plymouth stand with 10 men behind the ball, creating a green-shirted army that are managing to do just enough to maintain the equal scoreline. 

Joe Miles8 January 2017 14:14

43 MINS

Moreno starts a move down the left-hand side, then possession is switched, but Ojo fails to beat Slew on the touchline. Goal kick. 

Joe Miles8 January 2017 14:16

45 MINS

There will be a minimum of 1 additional minute to play. 

Joe Miles8 January 2017 14:17

45(+1) MINS

Plymouth finally make a move up the pitch and win a free-kick deep into the Liverpool half. 

Carey delivers the ball into the box, but Ejaria manages to head the ball to safety.

Joe Miles8 January 2017 14:18

HALF TIME

It seems inane to believe that Liverpool are entering the interval level with their opponents, after completely dominating for 45 minutes. Derek Adam's men failed to make any kind of impact on the game, as they sat back and let Liverpool control the tempo of the fixture throughout. 

Klopp's youngsters showed glimpses of brilliance, but their efforts remain unrewarded so far. 

Can Plymouth steal an opener against the run of play? We'll see.

Joe Miles8 January 2017 14:22

Plymouth kick-off to begin the second half. Game on!

Joe Miles8 January 2017 14:34

47 MINS

Garita bursts into the Liverpool half and has three Red shirts chasing him. Stewart comes flying in and clatters the Plymouth man. 

Free kick to Preston.

Joe Miles8 January 2017 14:37

48 MINS

Carey takes the set piece and delivers it straight into the hands of Karius. Dismal delivery. 

Joe Miles8 January 2017 14:37

51 MINS

Garita appears to be Plymouth's most promising prospect so far this half, as he weaves in and out of a sea of Red shirts. The ball falls to Slew on the edge of the box, but his attempt on goal goes way wide. 

Joe Miles8 January 2017 14:40

53 MINS

Liverpool press forward, but they need to step up the tempo and pace of the play. The ball is just being pinged around of the outside of the Plymouth box, with no real menace surrounding their attacks.

This move comes to an end as Stewart runs himself into trouble. 

Joe Miles8 January 2017 14:42

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