
Tamworth vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2024-25 English FA Cup, Third Round
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Tottenham need extra time to beat Tamworth in FA Cup
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Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur needed extra time to beat fifth-tier Tamworth 3-0 in the FA Cup third round on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Tamworth. Conceded by Antonín Kinsky.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Dan Creaney (Tamworth) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Milnes with a cross.
- 3': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Thomas McGlinchey.
- 5': Offside, Tamworth. Dan Creaney is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Moore.
- 8': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jordan Cullinane-Liburd.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Jordan Cullinane-Liburd (Tamworth).
- 15': Attempt blocked. Beck-Ray Enoru (Tamworth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Cockerill-Mollett.
- 16': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Thomas McGlinchey (Tamworth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Tonks.
- 18': Corner, Tamworth. Conceded by Archie Gray.
- 19': Foul by Ben Crompton (Tamworth).
- 19': Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 20': Thomas McGlinchey (Tamworth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Beck-Ray Enoru (Tamworth).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Haydn Hollis.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yves Bissouma.
- 32': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jasbir Singh.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 32': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Dan Creaney.
- 35': Corner, Tamworth. Conceded by Pape Sarr.
- 36': Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Jordan Cullinane-Liburd (Tamworth).
- 38': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 45': Foul by Ben Milnes (Tamworth).
- 45': Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Beck-Ray Enoru.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Tamworth 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tamworth 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 47': Dan Creaney (Tamworth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 47': Offside, Tamworth. Callum Cockerill-Mollett is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
- 49': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 49': Thomas McGlinchey (Tamworth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Jasbir Singh (Tamworth).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Foul by Dan Creaney (Tamworth).
- 53': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Moore with a cross.
- 56': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Beck-Ray Enoru (Tamworth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Callum Cockerill-Mollett (Tamworth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 59': Corner, Tamworth. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
- 60': Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Dan Creaney (Tamworth) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 63': Ben Crompton (Tamworth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 64': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a through ball.
- 65': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by George Morrison.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón.
- 66': Corner, Tamworth. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
- 68': Substitution, Tamworth. Munashe Sundire replaces Callum Cockerill-Mollett.
- 68': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Bergvall replaces Pape Sarr.
- 68': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dominic Solanke replaces Mikey Moore.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Ben Milnes (Tamworth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 71': Attempt blocked. Munashe Sundire (Tamworth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross.
- 72': Foul by Tom Tonks (Tamworth).
- 72': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 75': George Morrison (Tamworth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Beck-Ray Enoru (Tamworth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 76': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Offside, Tamworth. Haydn Hollis is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, Tamworth. Alex Fletcher replaces Ben Milnes.
- 81': Substitution, Tamworth. Kai Williams replaces Beck-Ray Enoru.
- 83': Dan Creaney (Tamworth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 83': Tom Tonks (Tamworth) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Foul by Dan Creaney (Tamworth).
- 83': Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Tamworth. Nathan Tshikuna replaces Tom Tonks.
- 85': Substitution, Tamworth. Chris Wreh replaces Dan Creaney.
- 88': Hand ball by Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 88': Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Haydn Hollis (Tamworth).
- 90': Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Chris Wreh (Tamworth).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Kai Williams (Tamworth).
- 90'+4': Foul by Chris Wreh (Tamworth).
- 90'+4': Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Thomas McGlinchey (Tamworth).
- 90'+4': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Thomas McGlinchey (Tamworth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Chris Wreh (Tamworth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Thomas McGlinchey (Tamworth) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 90'+6': Corner, Tamworth. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Jordan Cullinane-Liburd (Tamworth) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Fletcher with a cross.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Jordan Cullinane-Liburd (Tamworth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Tamworth 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 90': First Half Extra Time begins Tamworth 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 90': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski replaces James Maddison.
- 90': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Djed Spence replaces Radu Dragusin.
- 90': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min replaces Timo Werner.
- 91': Attempt missed. Nathan Tshikuna (Tamworth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 91': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ben Crompton.
- 92': Foul by Kai Williams (Tamworth).
- 92': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 92': Kai Williams (Tamworth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 94': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Alex Fletcher.
- 95': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ben Crompton.
- 100': Foul by Jordan Cullinane-Liburd (Tamworth).
- 100': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 101': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
- 101': Own Goal by Nathan Tshikuna, Tamworth. Tamworth 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 105': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Munashe Sundire.
- 105': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 105'+1': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
- 105'+1': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 105'+1': Nathan Tshikuna (Tamworth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, Tamworth 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 105': Second Half Extra Time begins Tamworth 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 106': Attempt missed. Thomas McGlinchey (Tamworth) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is too high.
- 107': Goal! Tamworth 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a through ball.
- 108': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 108': George Morrison (Tamworth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 109': Foul by Chris Wreh (Tamworth).
- 109': Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 112': Attempt blocked. Chris Wreh (Tamworth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Williams.
- 112': Attempt saved. Kai Williams (Tamworth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 118': Goal! Tamworth 0, Tottenham Hotspur 3. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 120': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 120'+1': Second Half Extra Time ends, Tamworth 0, Tottenham Hotspur 3.
- 0': Match ends, Tamworth 0, Tottenham Hotspur 3.
Statistics
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TAM |
|
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12 | Fouls | 15 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 3 |
11 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
77.3 | Possession | 22.7 |
17 | SHOTS | 13 |
7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
684 | Accurate Passes | 133 |
803 | Passes | 240 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
9 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
46 | Crosses | 11 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
71 | Long Balls | 77 |
37 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
7 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
20 | Tackles | 34 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
12 | Interceptions | 14 |
26 | Effective Clearances | 69 |
26 | Clearances | 69 |
Game Information
Venue: The Lamb Ground
Location: Tamworth, England
Attendance: 3,720
Line-Ups
Tamworth (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jasbir Singh (GK) |
26 | Haydn Hollis |
18 | Jordan Cullinane-Liburd |
3 | Callum Cockerill-Mollett |
33 | Ben Crompton |
4 | Tom Tonks ![]() |
15 | George Morrison |
8 | Ben Milnes |
9 | Dan Creaney ![]() |
22 | Beck-Ray Enoru |
19 | Thomas Mcglinchey ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Antonin Kinsky (GK) |
14 | Archie Gray |
6 | Radu Dragusin ![]() |
3 | Sergio Reguilón |
23 | Pedro Porro ![]() |
8 | Yves Bissouma |
10 | James Maddison |
29 | Pape Matar Sarr |
16 | Timo Werner |
47 | Mikey Moore |
22 | Brennan Johnson |
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