Agony for Postecoglou as Ake hits late FA Cup winner to end City’s hoodoo at Spurs
Nathan Ake’s 88th-minute tapin helped Manchester City end their Tottenham Hotspur Stadium hoodoo and progress into the FA Cup fifth round with a 1-0 away victory.
Pep guardiola’ s side had failed to score in their previous five visits to Spurs’ home and that unwanted record looked set to ex ten dun ti lake bundled home from close range after Guglielmo Vicario flapped at Kevin De Bruyne’s corner.
All eyes had been on De Bruyne and Tottenham playmaker James Maddison after a lacklustre first half and while the former helped break the deadlock, it was an uncharacteristic City goal that fired them to a seventh straight win.
Ange Postecoglou’s team could have little complaints and this cup loss means Spurs’ trophy drought will almost certainly extend into a 17 th year.
Chelsea were held to a lively goalless draw by Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge as both sides squandered opportunities to settle their fourth-round tie.
Mauricio Pochettino’s team had scored six in their previous outing, dispatching Middlesbrough to reach next month’s Carabao Cup final, but found Unai Emery’s Premier League high-flyers a more obdurate hurdle as a combined 23 shots from both sides failed to yield a winner.
John Mcginn spurned Villa’s best chances in either half, while Emiliano Martinez twice denied Chelsea as Noni Madueke and Cole Palmer found themselves frustrated.
Bristol City and Nottingham Forest also fought out a goalless draw and will replay their fourth-round tie at the City Ground.
Forest shaded the clearest openings during what was a pretty even affair but, in the end, had to settle for a rematch with the sky bet championship side and the first clean sheet of Nuno Espirito Santo’s sevengame reign.
Djeidi Gassama scored a late equaliser as Sheffield Wednesday claimed a 1-1 home draw against Coventry to earn a replay.
Summer signing gas sam a cut inside to level with a low shot in the 84th minute after Victor Torp had marked his Coventry debut with a stunning opener on the stroke of half-time.