But can they do it on a cold afternoon on an artificial pitch in Tamworth in front of less than 5.000 fans? Huh, hardly, if you ask about Tottenham.Spurs are through to the FA Cup fourth round after a 3-0 away win against the fifth-tier side Tamworth FC, but don’t let that result fool you – the Premier League lot was on the verge of a shocking elimination, which could have been one of the biggest upsets in the recent history of the world’s oldest still running football competition.Spurs took 100 minutes to score against a club that uses this team-bus. 😭😂 pic.twitter.com/tDwq9KAm2u— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) January 12, 2025 The charming minnows, nicknamed the Lambs, fought miraculously against the favourites and held onto a goalless draw for 100 minutes! The hosts were even inches away from scoring and killing Spurs in added time, but the game went into extra time, where they conceded three and lost to the EPL big name.Ange Postecoglou hoped his boys would clinch a routine win without the team’s stars like Heung-min Son and Dejan Kulusevski, who should have rested. Alas, the tie unfolded the way the Australian tactician was forced to reach for his best players and sub them on in the second half.They proved class against a group of brave amateurs, who were flying on the artificial pitch supported by a few thousand fans (many kids among them) in the stands of a picturesque Lamb Ground.Tottenham are getting the absolute piss taken out of them by a 32 year old plumber from Tamworth😭😭😭How’s he doing this as the last man🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/q2PJMo8jXb— The 44 ⚽️ (@The_Forty_Four) January 12, 2025 The good, old FA Cup occasionally provides us with some surprising outcomes, upsets, and even shocking results, but this Sunday, it just wasn’t meant to be.An own goal in the 101st minute crushed Tamworth’s hopes, but Kulusevski and Brennan Johnson sealed the victory in the second extra-time. Still, this was one very exciting match that will probably stay in the collective memory of the Lambs for as long as they exist.FA CUP ROUND 3 ThursdaySheffield Utd. – Cardiff 0-1 (0-1)/Ashford 19/Everton – Peterborough 2-0 (1-0)/Beto 42, Ndiaye 90+8 pen/Fulham – Watford 4-1 (1-1)/Muniz 26, Jimenez 49 pen, Andersen 65, Castagne 85 – Vata 33/FridayWycombe – Portsmouth 2-0 (2-0)/Hanlan 17, Bradley 27/Aston Villa – West Ham 2-1 (0-1)/Onana 71, Rogers 76 – Paqueta 9/SaturdayBirmingham – Lincoln City 2-0 (1-0)/Yokoyama 1, Dykes 77/Bristol City – Wolverhampton 1-2 (1-2)/Twine 45+2 – Nouri 10, Gomes 21/Middlesbrough – Blackburn 0-1 (0-0)/Weimann 70/Liverpool – Accrington 4-0 (2-0)/Jota 29, Alexander-Arnold 45, Danns 76, Chiesa 90/Leicester – QPR 6-2 (3-2)/Justin 9, 63, Mavididi 37, Buonanotte 38, Vardy 51 pen, Faes 90+3 – Varane 18, Kolli 45+2/Bournemouth – WBA 5-1 (3-1)/Kluivert 27, Outtara 34, 44, Semenyo 47, Jebbison 90+2 – Taylor 14/Brentford – Plymouth 0-1 (0-0)/Whittaker 82/Chelsea – Morecambe 5-0 (1-0)/Adarabioyo 40, 70, Nkunku 50, Felix 75, 77/Exeter – Oxford 3-1 (2-1)/Mitchell 22, 40, Harper 64 – Phillips 14/Norwich – Brighton 0-4 (0-2)/Rutter 37, 45+2, Enciso 59, March 74/Nott.Forest – Luton 2-0 (1-0)/Yates 40, Sosa 68/Reading – Burnley 1-3 a.e.t. (1-1)/Wing 77 – Foster 71, Flemming 100, 109/Sunderland – Stoke 1-2 a.e.t (1-1)/Aleksic 64 – Cannon 4 pen, Ennis 112/Leeds – Harrogate T. 1-0 (0-0)/Ramazani 59/Man.City – Salford 8-0 (3-0)/Doku 8, 69 pen, Mubama 20, O’Reilly 43, Grealish 49 pen, McAtee 62, 72, 81/Coventry – Sheffield W. 4-3 on pen (1-1)/Kitching 26 – Musaba 90+3/Leyton – Derby POSTPONEDSundayHull – Doncaster 4-5 on pen (1-1)/Puerta 80 – Molyneux 50/Tamworth – Tottenham 0-3 a.e.t (0-0)/Tshikuna 101 og, Kulusevski 107, Johnson 118/Arsenal – Man Utd IN PROGRESSCrystal Palace – Stockport IN PROGRESSIpswich – Bristol Rowers IN PROGRESSNewcastle – Bromley IN PROGRESS19:30: (1.80) Southampton (3.45) Swansea (4.20)Monday22:30: (1.33) Millwall (5.00) Dag & Red (7.75)***odds are subject to change***
