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Tamworth v Tottenham (12.30 GMT)

I can't repeat the chants overheard on the pitchside microphone being aimed at Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou.

They concern his weight, his nationality and doubts about his parentage.

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Hull 0-0 Doncaster

Finley Burns gets a minor knock and as he's looked at by the Hull physios the other players are able to get a bit of a break.

It's been an even start. Hull had the match's best chance with that Gustavo Puerta effort. Doncaster had some decent crosses into the box in the first five minutes.

'It is the biggest day in the club's history'

Tamworth v Tottenham (12:30 GMT)

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Bob Andrews, chairman and owner of Tamworth speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live:

"It is the biggest day in the club's history. We thought Wembley was good in the FA Vase but this tops it. To have a Premier League club of this stature at Tamworth is fantastic. It is just nice to get all the crowd here. I wish we could get more in but we are full to capacity.

"The money from this game is going to help us develop the ground itself. We need better dressing rooms, we need a stand down the bottom end - we need various things. It's tidy but it needs upgrading."

Spurs aim to avoid biggest upset in 110 years

Tamworth v Tottenham (12.30 GMT)

Tottenham have progressed from each of their last nine FA Cup ties against non-league opponents.

Their last such defeat came against Norwich in 1914-15, when there were only two Football League divisions.

Indeed, Spurs have a very good record in the FA Cup third round and have progressed from 17 of their last 18 ties at this stage.

The exception really stung though - a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal in 2013-14.

Is this Tamworth's biggest ever game?

Tamworth v Tottenham (12.30 GMT)

Well, yes - but they do have some experience of the FA Cup third round in these parts.

This is Tamworth’s fourth appearance in the FA Cup third round - they went out at this stage in 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2011-12.

The last of those saw their only meeting with a top-flight side in the FA Cup - they lost 2-0 to an Everton side managed by David Moyes.

Football is marvellously circular sometimes.

Tamworth v Tottenham already 'part of town history'

Tamworth v Tottenham (12.30 GMT)

Ged Scott

BBC Sport

Once upon a time Tamworth was a place arguably best known for its motorway service station, its pigs, its artificial ski slope, being the birthplace of a former Prime Minister and somewhere you pass through on the railway.

It finally took a dream FA Cup third-round tie with eight-time former winners Tottenham Hotspur to change all that.

No more talk about Tamworth Pigs, Sir Robert Peel and the Snowdome.

No matter how Sunday lunchtime's tie with Spurs turns out on their all-weather pitch at The Lamb, Tamworth boss Andy Peaks says: "We're part of the town's history now."

There has, of course, been a lot more to the Lambs' progress from footballing silence to what is still, outside the Premier League's very topmost echelons, the most eagerly-awaited weekend in the English football calendar.

Three seasons ago, when former Rushden & Diamonds boss Peaks took over at Tamworth, they were languishing in tier seven - the Southern League Premier Central. He saved them from the drop, won promotion a year later and then a second promotion in May to win National League North and return to the fifth tier.

He also readily admits, never mind what happens on Sunday, that staying in the National League this season "will be my biggest achievement in football".

You can read more on Tamworth's recent rise here.

BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton has made his predictions for all 32 FA Cup third round games and given his verdict on who will make it into round four.

For this week's matches he is up against actor and musician Billy Bob Thornton, who is a Liverpool fan.

Sutton's prediction: 1-3

I was at Tamworth to see them beat Huddersfield in round one and Tommy Tonks' long throw got them the winner that night.

Tonks launches it from anywhere inside the opposition half, and it is such a great weapon.

So, poor old Ange Postecoglou knows what is coming his way too. His Spurs defenders are going to get the same treatment, and we are going to find out whether Spurs can cope.

It is a basic thing, a long throw, but I am not convinced Spurs have the players to deal with it. Their centre-half pairing for part of their defeat by Newcastle was Djed Spence and Archie Gray, so it is not as if they have got people like Tony Adams and Steve Bould, who would relish that kind of test.

I actually think Tamworth will score. When they beat Huddersfield they were well organised, and they beat them well.

The other thing Tottenham will have to deal with is a terrible pitch, so this tie is far from straightforward, but I also believe that, unlike Huddersfield, Spurs will create enough opportunities to win the tie.

Thornton's prediction: 0-5

Once upon a time Tamworth was a place arguably best known for its motorway service station, its pigs, its artificial ski slope, being the birthplace of a former Prime Minister and somewhere you pass through on the railway.

It finally took a dream FA Cup third-round tie with eight-time former winners Tottenham Hotspur to change all that.

No more talk about Tamworth Pigs, Sir Robert Peel and the Snowdome.

No matter how Sunday lunchtime's tie with Spurs turns out on their all-weather pitch at The Lamb, Tamworth boss Andy Peaks says: "We're part of the town's history now."

There has, of course, been a lot more to the Lambs' progress from footballing silence to what is still, outside the Premier League's very topmost echelons, the most eagerly-awaited weekend in the English football calendar.

Three seasons ago, when former Rushden & Diamonds boss Peaks took over at Tamworth, they were languishing in tier seven - the Southern League Premier Central. He saved them from the drop, won promotion a year later and then a second promotion in May to win National League North and return to the fifth tier.

He also readily admits, never mind what happens on Sunday, that staying in the National League this season "will be my biggest achievement in football".

Sunday's televised lunchtime tie in front of a slightly reduced capacity, sold-out 3,750 crowd, is now unquestionably the biggest day in the club's history, surpassing previous home Cup meetings with then second-tier sides Stoke City in 2006 and Norwich City in 2007 - and the trip to Everton at this same stage in 2012.

They hope to make more than £250,000, with prize money for reaching this stage, television rights and extra sponsorship money all thrown in.

"We've been on a fantastic journey and it's one we're all proud of, " said Peaks. "And we've earned the right to be here.

"The club wasn't in a great place three years ago but there are smiles back on faces in the town and I'm really proud of that, seeing all the press, TV and radio here.

"We all love football, you just have to enjoy it. And we've worked so hard to get here, even against Robbie Savage's Macclesfield in the fourth qualifying round, against a full-time team. That was a real tough game.

"But we got through that, then the Huddersfield game live on the telly, Tom Tonks' long throw and all that, and then the local derby at Burton."

Now for the AP Derby - Andy Peaks v Ange Postecoglou. A meeting of two of football's great talkers and nicest blokes.

Once mighty Spurs, the 1961 Double winners. Now, arguably, this season's biggest top-flight headline makers, such has been the endlessly entertaining stream of stories emanating from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

"We actually probably know more about Tottenham than we do any other team in our own league, as they're on the telly so often," admits Peaks.

"I've been down to watch two games at their place, Spurs have been as good as gold with us, including the first of their two games with Liverpool, when 6-3 probably flattered them as Liverpool were so good.

"But my assistant Neil Champelovier went on Wednesday night. I got in trouble with my wife for also watching it on TV but they played a lot better and probably deserved to win.

"Obviously we don't know what team they'll play on Sunday, but I don't think they'll be coming here wanting to lose. And there has already been great play about Ange wanting to win a trophy this season."

Then there are the personal connections.

"My best mate's a Spurs fan and so are some members of my own family," he said.

So are two of his own team, Peaks was then told.

"Well they won't be playing then," he joked.

To even up that score, however, defender Jordan Cullinane-Liburd, one of his regulars, is an Arsenal fan.

There is also the issue of Spurs not only potentially having to face Tamworth's not-so-secret weapon, Tonks' long throws, but the artificial pitch. Could that be a leveller?

Easy reply. "It would be more of a leveller on some of the mudheaps you get elsewhere at this time of year," said Peaks. "It's a very good surface."

Fresh from signing a new contract to do the job on a full-time rather than part-time basis from now on, Peaks still makes it quite clear what remains this season's main priority for him and his team of part-timers, who include two bricklayers, a man in IT, a building surveyor and a zip salesman.

"Staying in this league would be the biggest achievement," he said. "For a part-time club up against clubs with massive resources compared to ours.

"The money from the cup run can help the resources of the club in general, if spent the right way.

"But, if you're doing well in whatever game you're playing, it's all good for form and morale and all I really want is for the lads to give a good account of themselves."

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou says midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur will miss the next fortnight after he sustained concussion during the side's win against Liverpool on Wednesday.

The Uruguay international fell to the ground unchallenged from a corner kick as he stooped to head the ball during the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg in north London.

Bentancur, who received oxygen on the pitch, was taken to hospital after the match.

Postecoglou has now confirmed that Bentancur sustained a concussion from the incident and will miss the next four matches as the club must follow the Premier League's concussion protocols.

Mansfield Town have signed Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Matthew Craig on loan for the remainder of the season.

The versatile 21-year-old, who is capable of playing at centre-back and right-back, spent the first half of the season with Mansfield's League One rivals Barnsley before being recalled by Spurs on Thursday.

He made 16 appearances for the Tykes, having stepped up to the third tier with them after a spell on loan in League Two with Doncaster Rovers last term.

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough says the Scotland Under-21 international is someone the club has had its "eye on for some time".

"The one position we haven't got competition for is Louis Reed and Matthew provides us with that," Clough told the club website., external

"He's a similar player to Reedy; a good passer of the ball who competes. He can play in any one of the three midfield positions and has some experience in League One this season with Barnsley."

Meanwhile, Stags' 21-year-old forward James Gale has been recalled from his loan with National League side Solihull Moors.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou says he is "surprised" at "how people in this country are so easily letting the game change so much so quickly" after a decision by the video assistant referee was announced to the stadium for the first time in England.

The all-Women's Super League FA Cup fourth round tie between Everton and Tottenham Hotspur was postponed on Saturday due to a frozen pitch.

The game was due to take place on Sunday at 13:00 GMT.

A new date and kick-off time for the match will be confirmed in due course.

The draw for the fifth round takes place on Monday, 13 January at 18:30 GMT on the Women's FA Cup YouTube channel.

Tamworth’s only previous FA Cup game against a top-flight side came in the third round in 2011-12, losing 2-0 against David Moyes’ Everton.

Tottenham have progressed from each of their last nine FA Cup ties against non-league opponents. Their last such defeat came against Norwich in 1914-15, when there were only two Football League divisions.

This is Tamworth’s fourth appearance in the FA Cup third round, going out at this stage in 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2011-12.

Tottenham have progressed from 17 of their last 18 FA Cup third round ties, with the only exception being a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal in 2013-14.

Wednesday's Carabao Cup semi-final between Tottenham and Liverpool looked to be petering towards a largely forgettable draw, until late controversy was followed by a late winner.

Lucas Bergvall got the game's only goal with four minutes remaining for Spurs, but just moments before he had been involved in an incident that left some feeling he should not have even been on the pitch at that point, having escaped a second yellow card for bringing down Kostas Tsmikas.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot was cautioned for his furious reaction to what had unfolded, and Sky Sports' pundits watching the game sympathised.

"It has a monumental effect on the game," said former Tottenham midfielder Jamie Redknapp.

"Tsmikas was off the pitch receiving treatment when Bergvall scored. So not only do you still have Bergvall on the pitch, it changes the shape of the game.

"If you are Liverpool you are thinking, 'how on earth is he still on the pitch?'."

But Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou insisted the laws of the game mean Bergvall wasn't lucky to stay on the pitch, before saying some strong words about the amount of change in football.

So what did happen?

Already on a booking, Bergvall brought down Tsmikas but play continued with Liverpool retaining possession.

However, Tsmikas was then off the pitch receiving treatment when Bergvall scored to seal a 1-0 first-leg victory for Spurs.

The International Football Association Board's Laws of the Games state: "If the referee plays the advantage for an offence for which a caution/sending-off would have been issued had play been stopped, this caution/sending-off must be issued when the ball is next out of play.

"However, if the offence was denying the opposing team an obvious goalscoring opportunity, the player is cautioned for unsporting behaviour; if the offence was interfering with or stopping a promising attack, the player is not cautioned."

The crucial part of the above is the final sentence. The offence - the foul by Bergvall - was interfering with a promising attack.

If referee Stuart Attwell did indeed play advantage then, applying the above, he did not have to go back and caution Bergvall.

But the laws also state "advantage should not be applied in situations involving serious foul play, violent conduct or a second cautionable offence unless there is a clear opportunity to score a goal."

Was this a clear opportunity to score? Debatable.

At the weekend, Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou described himself as "the angriest he had been" during the 2-1 loss to Newcastle after Anthony Gordon's equaliser had been allowed to stand after a handball in the build-up.

After Wednesday's game, he said: "I didn't think the decision was right about the handball. But I said, it's very hard at the moment, it's very confusing, to understand certain elements of the game.

"Now we've been told consistently in the last few weeks, because I've been screaming about it from the sidelines, because a lot of teams have got away with a lot of fouls with us, without bookings, because the referee plays advantage.

"We've been told consistently that if we play advantage, as long as it's not a cynical foul, then the player does not get cautioned. So that's been relayed to us on a weekly basis. Because we feel like that's been happening."

Liverpool boss Slot had been furious with the decision at the time, and remained frustrated with it after the game.

He said: "The decision he [the referee] made had a lot of impact on the result. There's not a lot I can say from that.

"The fourth official told me why he thought it wasn't a second yellow and he heard that probably from the referee. What we can say about it is that he said he didn't stop the counterattack, every manager would say they prefer the second yellow than a counterattack that goes on.

"It is what it is, we hate to lose but the positive is that it is better to lose when there is a second leg."

Postecoglou has made it clear several times since managing in the Premier League that he is unhappy with where certain elements of the modern game is heading.

During Wednesday's match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a decision by the video assistant referee (VAR) was announced to the stadium for the first time in England, after Dominic Solanke had a second-half strike ruled out for offside.

After the game, Postecoglou embarked on a lengthy critique of football and where it could be heading.

He said: "I'm really surprised at how, what's the word I'm looking for, how people in this country are so easily letting the game change so much so quickly. It's changed more since VAR has come in since I've been involved than in the past 50 years.

"We never used to debate offsides, we never used to debate handballs, we never used to debate holding in the box, we never used to debate so many things.

"I mean, did everyone really love the announcement today? Did that give you a real buzz about, you know, I mean, seriously, but now I'm, and again, look, I understand, my understanding of it is, this is what the people want. That's what I keep getting told.

"I understand that. I understand VAR is going to be there, technology's going to be a part of life, but it's like my wife and our kids. We know technology but she limits screen time. Why? You know, slow things down, I think.

"We've just got to be careful about constantly - why do we want to change the game so much? And I know I'm going to be the old bloke in the stands that keeps shouting 'boo' every time and I'll be the only one, but I just thought people would be a little bit more protective about the sanctity of the game.

"That's what I was talking about. I wasn't criticising referees, I wasn't. I've never criticised, I didn't think the decision was right, but it's just the way the game, I think there's a lot of confusion at the moment.

"That's my belief that the game is changing on the basis of technology, and I'm saying why isn't anyone speaking up about it? Especially in this country who, for all intents and purposes, you feel, you guys think you're custodians of the game, you've got a song that says 'it's coming home', this is your game, and yet it takes an Aussie from the other side of the world to be the one that's most conservative about changes."

Ange Postecoglou trusted to the exuberance and talent of youth to release the pressure on his position as Tottenham manager - and was rewarded with one of the most crucial wins of his reign.

Postecoglou has been feeling the strain of poor results in recent weeks, but the smiles were back on the players' faces as Spurs secured a 1-0 advantage over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.

As well as the win that keeps Postecoglou on course to keep his promise that he always wins a trophy in his second season at a club, he was also able to tell three good news stories that vindicate his transfer strategy - often criticised - of acquiring promising young talents to build a bright future.

Step forward 18-year-old Swedish match-winner Lucas Bergvall, 21-year-old debutant keeper Antonin Kinsky - barely through the door having signed from Slavia Prague in a £12.5m deal on Monday - and another teenager in Archie Grey.

Bergvall's decisive contribution will be shrouded in controversy because Liverpool, with justification, will believe he should not have been on the pitch after referee Stuart Attwell allowed play to continue after a wild challenge on Kostas Tsimikas that could have brought a second yellow card moments before his 86th minute winner.

He will be the headline act, but he must share that spotlight with Kinsky and Gray, who showed remarkable maturity in such high pressure situations against high quality opposition.

Postecoglou was without 10 players through injury and illness, a number that quickly increased to 11 when Rodrigo Bentancur was taken off on a stretcher following 10 minutes of treatment after going down with a head injury at a corner.

Happily, he was later reported to be conscious and talking to provide more good news for Postecoglou and Spurs.

Bergvall was the centre of attention with a confident, classy, feisty - Liverpool would suggest too feisty performance in midfield.

This was a landmark moment for the young Swede, creative and competitive as he made the most chances of Spurs' players - three from open play, as well as scoring the winner.

Bergvall finished emphatically past Alisson with four minutes left, joining illustrious company as, at 18 years and 341 days, he is the club's youngest League Cup scorer since Gareth Bale, who was 18 years and 72 days when he scored against Middlesbrough in September 2007.

The £8.5m paid to Djurgarden in February 2024 - before loaning him back to the Swedish club for the rest of the season - already looks a snip. On a performance like this, just his fourth start for the club, it is easy to see why Barcelona also wanted to sign him.

Just as remarkable was the story of Kinsky, who only got his work permit on Monday after arriving from Slavia Prague but was thrown straight in by Postecoglou, who is without injured Guglielmo Vicario and Fraser Forster, choosing the youngster ahead of Brandon Austin.

Kinsky showed remarkable confidence with the ball at his feet, completing one catch after a neat juggle early on, always willing to take the positive option - although he escaped in the first half when he slipped as he went to collect Cody Gakpo's routine shot.

And he responded superbly when put to the test as Liverpool finally applied pressure late on, dashing from his goal to block Darwin Nunez's angled shot before making his best save of the night, reacting to dive away to his right to turn away the striker's header in the closing seconds.

It was a dream introduction, admittedly a gamble by Postecoglou but one that worked, the keeper falling into the arms of sister Andrea for an emotional lengthy embrace at the final whistle as tears were shed, with his father, Antonin snr. - a former Czech international keeper - also watching on.

A little more under the radar but just as impressive was another 18-year-old, Archie Gray, who has shown commendable character and courage after being plunged into the unfamiliar role of central defender as players such as Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven were absent through injury.

He will flourish in his recognised position in midfield as time goes by, but he is a real talent, as proved by his composure in one moment in the second half, ignoring the anxiety of the crowd to move smoothly out of defence before setting Spurs away on the attack.

Gray was unruffled by Liverpool's potent charge, a genuine star of the future. The £40m paid to Leeds United could be another bargain buy.

Postecoglou was delighted with his youngsters, saying: "It is incredible when you think we had a couple of 18-year-olds out there. I have seen so much growth. I have no doubt we will get through this period and get players back. What I've found in the meantime is that we have some real players to help us be the team we want to be."

In such extreme circumstances, with so many players missing and a four-match winless streak that included a 6-3 thrashing at home to Liverpool, this was the sort of result and performance that should provide the perfect tonic for Postecoglou and his players.

It was also another example of the wildly contradictory and inconsistent nature of Spurs, their last six wins coming containing two against Manchester City, a 4-1 thrashing of Aston Villa, a 5-0 win at Southampton, a 4-3 triumph against Manchester City then this, only Liverpool's second loss under head coach Arne Slot.

The Spurs lead may be slender as they go to Anfied, but the gap of a month between the semi-final first and second legs gives Postecoglou to have some of his most important players back fit for the test at Anfield, Romero and Van de Ven in particular.

Spurs and Postecoglou have come under the critical microscope in recent times - this was a night when the manager and the young players he trusts implicitly could bask in a more flattering spotlight.