Villa are without the injured Ollie Watkins, so Donyell Malen starts alongside Morgan Rogers. Leon Bailey also comes into the side in place of Lamare Bogarde. Spurs bring in Mikey Moore, Lucas Bergvall, Pedro Porro and Mathys Tel for Pape Sarr, Yves Bissouma, Ben Davies and Richarlison. Aston Villa (possible 4-2-2-2) Martinez; Garcia, Konsa, Kamara, Digne; McGinn, Tielemans; Bailey, Ramsey; Malen, Rogers.
Substitutes: Olsen, Zych, Maatsen, Bogarde, Asensio, Rashford, Jimoh-Aloba. Tottenham Hotspur (possible 4-2-3-1) Kinsky; Pedro Porro, Danso, Gray, Spence; Bergvall, Bentancur; Moore, Kulusevski, Son; Tel. Substitutes: Austin, Forster, Davies, Reguilon, Hardy, Cassanova, Bissouma, Sarr, Ajayi. Referee Anthony Taylor. The small print. There will be extra time if necessary. And penalties. But there’s no VAR. Hello and welcome to live coverage of Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur at Villa Park. These clubs are FA Cup royalty, with 15 wins between them, but it’s been far too long between drinks. Villa last won the trophy in 1957, Spurs in 1991.
