And to wrap this blog up, here’s Paul MacInnes’s match report from the ground:

The FA Cup marathon goes on: you can join Rob Smyth for the evening game as Liam Rosenior, once of this parish, makes his Chelsea debut in the dugout:

Here’s Morgan Rogers talking to the BBC: “We were good the first half, second half they came out really well. We had to dig deep and I think we deserved the win in the end."

“I feel really good, I’m in a good bit of form, but so are the team as a collective. This was a big test and I think we overcame it really well.”

Tottenham were much better in the second half but after about 70 minutes it all went a bit flat again and Villa were able to reassert themselves. There were plenty of boos at the final whistle, though nothing too vitriolic. Even so, Thomas Frank faces a tricky week you feel.

Bit of a bench-clearer there but it seems to have subsided. I’d like to see a replay of what kicked all that off. Rogers was certainly unimpressed by that Palhinha challenge in the second half. The fire has been put out though.

It’s all kicking off near the Spurs goal. Rogers and Palhinha to the fore.

90+4 min: One last attack …peters out.

90+3 min: Watkins fires an effort in and Vicario does very well to react and drop on the ball. Spurs have lost the thread a bit in the last 10 or 15, in all honesty.

90+2 min: Davies is loose in possession and Watkins forces a corner. Tick-tock, tick-tock …

90 min: Four minutes added time to play.

89 min: “I’m not convinced by this Beatles thread, Spurs’ similarity to the White Album is merely superficial,” writes David Wall. “After all, they’re in desperate need of a Revolution(ary) No. 9 whereas the White Album would have been improved without it.”

88 min: Scarlett is late on Tielemans and joins the rest in the referee’s book of Very Naughty Boys.

86 min: Spurs have been so much better this half but time is ticking away from them now. And it’s been 15 minutes since they really threatened.

85 min: Rogers hobbles away from that one and looks in a fair amount of pain, not surprisingly. “Excessive force” I think is the phrase.

84 min: Palhinha hammers into Rogers, winning the ball pretty cleanly but very, very, very firmly. An old-school cruncher. Free-kick, much to the home side’s chagrin. Palhinha goes into the book.

82 min: More subs! Spence and Solanke on, Porro and Odobert off. It’s Solanke’s first appearance since August.

81 min: Simons does brilliantly to turn away from a couple of challenges in midfield. His burst forward ends with Garcia being booked for bringing the Dutchman down.

80 min: Porro gets in the assistant referee’s grill as a result of that – correct – decision and is booked for his troubles.

79 min: Simons has the ball in the net but the flag has been up for a while – and rightly too, he was a yard off.

77 min: Subs! Tel off, Scarlett on for the home side. Maatsen and Cash off, Digne and Garcia on for the visitors.

76 min: It’s all got a bit frenetic, which you’d think would suit the side chasing the game but it’s all Villa at the moment.

75 min: More fine defending from Spurs as Rogers gets round the back and tries to pull the ball back to Watkins. Seconds later Buendia fires over from range.

73 min: Off the line! Porro denies Villa a goal of the round contender. A wonderful flowing move from the right puts Buendia through again – his poked effort goes beyond Vicario but the right-back is there to clear.

71 min: Bogarde is again dispossessed in his own final third. The loose ball falls to Palhinha, whose effort looks goalbound before being deflected away.

69 min: Rogers is bundled over unceremoniously by Palhinha on the touchline, sparking a bit of mild pushing and shoving,

68 min: Just for a second it looks like Odobert is going to get himself clean through on goal but the ball just bobbles beyond his control.

67 min: Buendia is booked for a tug on Gray as Spurs look to break.

66 min: Tel and Simons cause a bit of havoc on the Spurs left but can’t find a way through but the last 15 minutes or so have been far, far better from Spurs.

64 min: … which flicks off Danso and out for a goal kick. Villa bring on Sancho and Watkins for Malen and McGinn.

63 min: Van de Ven flicks on Danso’s long throw and Spurs have a corner …

61 min: Down at the other end on a rare foray forward, Malen shimmies inside but sees his shot deflected into the waiting arms of Vicario.

60 min: The decibel level has gone through the roof.

59 min: Odobert springs from midfield again but rather optimistically shoots from the edge of the box. Bizot gathers.

57 min: Archie Gray gets a little too pumped up and is very late on Buendia. He deservedly goes into the book.

56 min: That has changed the mood and all of a sudden Spurs look transformed.

54 min: … which Palhinha nods down and Davies blasts over.

53 min: Simons finally stretches Bizot in the Aston Villa goal, his curling effort turned away for a corner.

51 min: Porro plays a pass straight out of play and the reaction from the stands … isn’t positive.

50 min: A very nervy moment for Vicario as he charges from his box to clear and only finds Buendia. His effort from distance swerves away from goal, however.

49 min: Porro swings a cross into the Villa box but Konsa is there to meet it.

48 min: Tottenham’s plan on the ball seems to be give it to Xavi Simons and hope for the best. It’s not working so far.

47 min: Tielemans should probably go into the book for pulling back Simons as Spurs look to break but somehow gets away with it.

Peep! Off we go again. Can Spurs rescue this?

Here’s Stephen McCrossan: “Further to Peter Oh’s Beatles-themed email, I suspect Thomas Frank might soon be Nowhere Man.”

There’s hasn’t been much sign of things Getting Better, that’s for sure.

An email! “The home side’s special edition kit looks spectacular!” cheers Peter Oh. “Understated, with just a hint of text. It reminds me of the Beatles’ White Album cover. Now if Spurs could only sort out their Helter Skelter defence and respond to Buendia with a Good Night!”

While My Back Four Gently Weeps? Either way, it’s a Long, Long, Long way back from here.

45+4 min: The discontent at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has bubbled over and plenty of booing can be heard from the home stands.

45+2 min: McGinn curls an effort at goal but Vicario reads it and can gather comfortably.

45 min: A hefty five minutes to be added on, given the injuries to Kamara and Richarlison.

44 min: Tel does superbly to twist and turn on the Spurs left, before whipping in a vicious cross. Danso meets it at the back post but it’s all a bit congested and the effort bobbles wide. Better from the home side, though.

42 min: Kolo Muani has the ball in the net … but he’s offside. It was superb from Xavi Simons in the buildup, though, dropping deep to play quarterback then surging through with the ball at his feet. Kolo Muani just needed to hold his run.

40 min: Spurs force a corner … which Danso heads over the bar.

39 min: … headed clear. But there’s a gulf between the sides at the moment – one well drilled and oozing confidence, one awkward, nervous and a little shambling.

38 min: Malen forces another corner. Spurs reeling …

37 min: Rogers flashes an effort across goal from the inside right channel. It’s one-way traffic at the moment.

36 min: Konsa’s ball out of defence is picked off, but Tel overhits his pass which was only in the vague direction of Kolo Muani in any case.

34 min: … Rogers has a couple of optimistic efforts at goal from the edge of the box but they’re both blocked by defenders.

33 min: Malen shuffles his way to the touchline and looks to pick out a teammate in the middle. Cleared away but Villa have another corner …

31 min: Passpasspass from Villa. Passpasspasspasspasspasspass.

29 min: Richarlison hobbles off rather glumly. Kolo Muani will replace him.

28 min: Richarlison chases after a long punt over the top … and his hamstring seems to pop. Not going well for Spurs, this.

27 min: That has taken the wind out of the home sails a little – there was some decent noise pouring down from the home terraces early on. But you sense they’ve seen this film before.

25 min: Cash stings Vicario’s … er … knuckles with a fizzing shot from distance, the goalkeeper punching away. Spurs are rocking a bit here.

23 min: That came out of nowhere really, but just shows Villa’s ability to go through the gears. Frank might not be particularly pleased with his central midfielders mind.

20 min: Villa force a corner … but it comes to nought.

19 min: Fair to say this doesn’t really have the feel of a 4-3 thriller.

18 min: Porro volleys in a cross, Tel half-volleys it back across goal and out for a Villa throw-in.

17 min: Davies is a little unlucky to see his cushioned pull-back deflected away for a goal-kick. Spurs have nicely worked their way into the game.

15 min: Cash holds off Tel superbly down by the corner flag and Villa do brilliantly to play the ball out, before Spurs nab it back. Eventually Davies punts the ball in hopefully but it’s nowhere near Richarlison.

14 min: Tel breaks but a lack of support means he has to stop and turn inside. Tottenham are able to recycle the ball, though, and Odobert slams a shot at goal, straight at Bizot.

13 min: … which comes to nothing.

12 min: Patient buildup work from Villa eventually earns them a corner …

10 min: Malen shimmies inside from the left very nicely but then wangs his effort high, wide and not particularly handsome. The visitors have certainly made the brighter start, though.

9 min: Villa get their collective foot on the ball and look to dictate the pace.

7 min: Kamara hobbles off, Tielemans trots on and this game hasn’t really started yet.

5 min: Kamara doesn’t look able to continue. He tried but has gone down again – Youri Tielemans is set to replace him.

4 min: Kamara gets whacked by Palhinha in midfield. It’s all very stop-start thus far.

3 min: Simons thunks into Cash on the touchline – anywhere else on the pitch and perhaps 20 minutes into the game that’s likely a booking but the Spurs man escapes censure.

2 min: Xavi Simons lands very awkwardly after going up for a header but he’s OK to continue.

1 min: Malen is almost in within 40 seconds after Rogers hoiks the ball over the Spurs backline. A better touch and there might have been some problems there.

Peep! Off we go then. Spurs get things under way.

Before we kick-off the players, fans and a throng of Spurs legends on the touchline observe a minute’s applause for Martin Chivers and Terry Yorath.

Out come the players. It’s a chilly night in north London but dry.

Click-clack, click-clack … the players are in the tunnel.

The floodlights are off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the pre-game lightshow is under way. It sounds a bit naff, doesn’t it, but in my experience it’s actually pretty impressive.

Elsewhere on the site, Nigeria are cruising towards the Afcon semi finals:

While Newcastle and Bournemouth are cruising towards penalties …

It’s of course been an emotional week for Spurs following the death of Martin Chivers – a League Cup and Uefa Cup winner with the club and a bonafide legend.

So Spurs make five changes to the team that lost 3-2 to Bournemouth last time out, while Villa make six changes to the XI to the side that drew 0-0 at Palace. I would say those are both strong squads, though – no sense of either club taking the competition likely.