Tottenham have been booed off as stress continues to construct on Thomas Frank following a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa within the third spherical of the FA Cup.
Three days after the ambiance between the travelling away followers and Tottenham gamers soured following a last-minute winner for Bournemouth, the scenario turned poisonous once more on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Frank and his facet have been booed off the pitch at half-time after Emi Buendia’s fierce strike fired Villa forward and Morgan Rogers doubled the result in benefit from one other lacklustre, boring and toothless displaying from Spurs.
Amidst the clear discontent and rising indicators of disconnection from Spurs supporters, Frank was serenaded by chants of “you are getting sacked within the morning” and “Frank is an Arsenal fan” from the travelling trustworthy, referencing the Arsenal cup Frank had held within the build-up to the midweek loss.
Nevertheless, regardless of the house crowd falling silent and apathy creeping in, Spurs responded after the break with a well-taken objective from Wilson Odobert, which swung momentum of their favour consequently.
Tottenham Hotspu midfielder Wilson Odobert celebrates scoring the crew’s first objective
Boos shortly shifted to encouragement as a reinvigorated Spurs facet pushed for an equaliser.
Odobert, Mathys Tel and Xavi Simons all got here shut, calling Marco Bizot into motion to make sure Villa’s slender lead remained intact, however a dismal efficiency to start out the sport in the end left them with an excessive amount of to do towards a resilient Villa facet.
Spurs now crash out of the cup because of the tenth defeat of the season beneath Frank – and frustration following that exit would boil over at full-time, with boos nonetheless ringing.
Joao Palhinha and Micky van de Ven, the identical duo concerned with the travelling away followers at Bournemouth, have been on the coronary heart of one other scuffle as the previous reacted to Ollie Watkins’ celebration after the ultimate whistle.
Palhinha shoved the Villa ahead as he approached the Villa supporters, earlier than Rogers and Van de Ven stepped in to diffuse the scenario. The remaining gamers from either side shortly adopted, all whereas Frank watched on in disbelief from a protected distance.
Whereas consideration for Villa can flip to the fourth-round draw on Monday night, Frank might want to choose up the items from one other defeat to organize his facet for the London derby towards West Ham on January 17, which might seemingly be classed as a must-win fixture for the Spurs boss.
Chaos at full-time! Palhinha concerned in post-match drama once more
Spurs and Aston Villa gamers needed to be separated after the full-time whistle of their FA Cup third-round tie
Spurs’ frustrations appeared to centre round Morgan Rogers’ full-time celebrations for Villa
A scuffle between Rogers and Palhinha then ensued
Rogers and Palhinha then needed to be separated with Micky van de Ven’s help
