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### FA Cup Match Preview: Tamworth vs. Tottenham Hotspur
**Date:** January 12, 2025
**Venue:** The Lamb Ground, Tamworth
**Competition:** English FA Cup
As the FA Cup continues to showcase thrilling clashes between teams from different tiers of English football, this matchup features non-league side Tamworth hosting Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur. With the tournament’s history of upsets and magical moments, every game tells its own story—a perfect stage for this intriguing encounter.
#### Team Form
**Tamworth:**
Tamworth enters this match struggling for form, having won only 1 of their last 5 matches. Their recent performances suggest they have been battling inconsistencies, which may hinder their confidence going into such a high-stakes match. They will be looking to capitalize on the home advantage and rally their supporters, hoping to provide a memorable cup upset.
**Tottenham Hotspur:**
Tottenham, on the other hand, comes into this game with a slightly better run, with 2 wins in their last 5 matches. Although, like many teams in the Premier League, consistency can also be an issue. Spurs will be keen to show their class and avoid any slip-ups against lower-league opposition. Managerial strategies will likely involve putting out a focused side with a blend of experience and youth to ensure a professional approach to the match.
#### Head-to-Head
This will be the first competitive encounter between Tamworth and Tottenham Hotspur. Historically, teams like Tamworth have often found themselves the underdogs in such matchups, reminding fans of the magic of the FA Cup.
#### Betting Odds
Bookmakers have listed Tamworth as heavy underdogs with odds of **16.99** to win, while Tottenham Hotspur is favored at **1.13**. The most likely result predicted by bookmakers is **0:3** in favor of the away team. This expectation reflects Tottenham’s superior squad depth and experience in handling pressure matches.
#### Key Players to Watch
**Tamworth:**
– **[Tamworth’s Key Player Name]:** The player most likely to make a difference for Tamworth, providing leadership and possibly scoring goals to uplift the team.
– **[Additional Player Name]:** A player capable of making crucial plays, whether in defense or midfield.
**Tottenham Hotspur:**
– **Harry Kane:** If selected for this fixture, Spurs’ talisman will be crucial in leading their attacking line and converting chances created.
– **Son Heung-min:** Known for his pace and goal-scoring ability, Son can be instrumental in breaking down Tamworth’s defense.
– **[Additional Player Name]:** A player in form who could impact the game positively for Tottenham.
#### Match Expectations
All eyes will be on The Lamb Ground, buzzing with excitement as lower-league fans cheer on their team against a formidable opponent. Tamworth will aim to frustrate Tottenham, perhaps adopting a resolute defensive strategy. Meanwhile, Spurs will seek to control the game early, aiming to score quickly and assert their dominance.
While the odds heavily favor Tottenham, the FA Cup has proven time and again that anything can happen. Will Tamworth cause an upset, or will Tottenham get through the round with ease? Football fans around the world will be watching closely to see how this one unfolds.
Tamworth 5.6% | Draw 10.6% | Tottenham 83.8% |
Prediction (the most likely score): 0:3
Outrights of English FA Cup Tottenham: 6.01% Tamworth: 0.03%
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Betting Odds
1 | X | 2 | ||
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16.5 | 9.5 | 1.14 | |
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18.73 | 10.48 | 1.09 | |
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17 | 9 | 1.15 | |
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17 | 8.8 | 1.13 | ![]() |
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17 | 8 | 1.14 | |
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14.68 | 8.5 | 1.11 | |
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17 | 9 | 1.15 |
Latest Results
31.12.24 Solihull Moors – Tamworth – 2:0 26.12.24 Tamworth – Forest Green Rovers – 1:1 21.12.24 Sutton United – Tamworth – 1:2 17.12.24 Rochdale AFC – Tamworth – 3:0 14.12.24 Tamworth – York City – 1:1 |
04.01.25 Tottenham Hotspur – Newcastle United – 1:2 29.12.24 Tottenham Hotspur – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 2:2 26.12.24 Nottingham Forest – Tottenham Hotspur – 1:0 22.12.24 Tottenham Hotspur – Liverpool FC – 3:6 19.12.24 Tottenham Hotspur – Manchester United – 4:3 |
Facts
Standings
Draw
Main
1/128-finals
1 | Southampton | Bye | |
4 | Bye | Swansea | |
5 | Arsenal | Bye | |
8 | Bye | Manchester Utd | |
9 | Exeter | Barnet | 5 : 3 |
10 | Chesterfield | Horsham FC | 3 : 1 |
12 | Bye | Oxford Utd | |
13 | Boreham Wood | Leyton Orient | 2 : 3 |
14 | Tranmere | Oldham | 1 : 2 |
16 | Bye | Derby | |
17 | Reading | Fleetwood | 2 : 0 |
18 | Tonbridge | Harborough | 1 : 4 |
20 | Bye | Burnley | |
21 | Aston Villa | Bye | |
24 | Bye | West Ham | |
25 | Norwich | Bye | |
28 | Bye | Brighton | |
29 | Manchester City | Bye | |
31 | Salford | Shrewsbury | 2 : 1 |
32 | Rotherham | Cheltenham | 1 : 3 |
33 | Millwall | Bye | |
35 | MK Dons | AFC Wimbledon | 0 : 2 |
36 | Crewe | Dag & Red | 0 : 1 |
37 | Liverpool | Bye | |
39 | Rushall | Accrington | 0 : 2 |
40 | Swindon | Colchester | 2 : 1 |
41 | Bristol City | Bye | |
44 | Bye | Wolves | |
45 | Preston | Bye | |
47 | Walsall | Bolton | 2 : 1 |
48 | Southend | Charlton | 3 : 4 |
49 | Chelsea | Bye | |
51 | Worthing | Morecambe | 0 : 2 |
52 | Bradford City | Aldershot | 3 : 1 |
53 | Middlesbrough | Bye | |
56 | Bye | Blackburn | |
57 | Bournemouth | Bye | |
60 | Bye | West Brom | |
61 | Stevenage | Guiseley | 2 : 1 |
62 | Curzon Ashton | Mansfield | 0 : 4 |
63 | Woking | Cambridge Utd | 0 : 1 |
64 | Carlisle | Wigan | 0 : 2 |
65 | Burton | Scarborough | 1 : 0 |
66 | Tamworth | Huddersfield | 1 : 0 |
68 | Bye | Tottenham | |
69 | Hull | Bye | |
71 | Northampton | Kettering | 1 : 2 |
72 | Barrow | Doncaster | 0 : 1 |
73 | Sunderland | Bye | |
76 | Bye | Stoke | |
77 | Leicester | Bye | |
80 | Bye | QPR | |
81 | Brentford | Bye | |
84 | Bye | Plymouth | |
85 | Coventry | Bye | |
88 | Bye | Sheffield Wed | |
89 | Newcastle | Bye | |
91 | Solihull Moors | Maidstone | 3 : 0 |
92 | Rochdale | Bromley | 3 : 4 |
93 | Everton | Bye | |
95 | Newport | Peterborough | 2 : 4 |
96 | Notts Co | Alfreton | 5 : 1 |
97 | Grimsby | Wealdstone | 0 : 1 |
98 | Wycombe | York City | 3 : 2 |
100 | Bye | Portsmouth | |
101 | Gillingham | Blackpool | 0 : 2 |
102 | Sutton | Birmingham | 0 : 1 |
103 | Maidenhead | Crawley | 1 : 2 |
104 | Chesham | Lincoln | 0 : 4 |
105 | Leeds | Bye | |
107 | Harrogate | Wrexham | 1 : 0 |
108 | Hednesford | Gainsborough | 4 : 5 |
109 | Nottingham | Bye | |
112 | Bye | Luton | |
113 | Sheffield Utd | Bye | |
116 | Bye | Cardiff | |
117 | Ipswich | Bye | |
119 | Port Vale | Barnsley | 1 : 3 |
120 | Bristol Rovers | Weston-super-Mare | 3 : 1 |
121 | Fulham | Bye | |
124 | Bye | Watford | |
125 | Crystal Palace | Bye | |
127 | Stockport County | Forest Green | 2 : 1 |
128 | Brackley Town | Braintree | 1 : 0 |
1/64-finals
1 | Southampton | Bye | |
2 | Bye | Swansea | |
3 | Arsenal | Bye | |
4 | Bye | Manchester Utd | |
5 | Exeter | Chesterfield | 2 : 0 |
6 | Bye | Oxford Utd | |
7 | Leyton Orient | Oldham | 2 : 1 |
8 | Bye | Derby | |
9 | Reading | Harborough | 5 : 3 |
10 | Bye | Burnley | |
11 | Aston Villa | Bye | |
12 | Bye | West Ham | |
13 | Norwich | Bye | |
14 | Bye | Brighton | |
15 | Manchester City | Bye | |
16 | Salford | Cheltenham | 2 : 0 |
17 | Millwall | Bye | |
18 | AFC Wimbledon | Dag & Red | 1 : 2 |
19 | Liverpool | Bye | |
20 | Accrington | Swindon | 3 : 2 |
21 | Bristol City | Bye | |
22 | Bye | Wolves | |
23 | Preston | Bye | |
24 | Walsall | Charlton | 0 : 4 |
25 | Chelsea | Bye | |
26 | Morecambe | Bradford City | 1 : 0 |
27 | Middlesbrough | Bye | |
28 | Bye | Blackburn | |
29 | Bournemouth | Bye | |
30 | Bye | West Brom | |
31 | Stevenage | Mansfield | 0 : 1 |
32 | Cambridge Utd | Wigan | 1 : 2 |
33 | Burton | Tamworth | 1 : 2 |
34 | Bye | Tottenham | |
35 | Hull | Bye | |
36 | Kettering | Doncaster | 1 : 2 |
37 | Sunderland | Bye | |
38 | Bye | Stoke | |
39 | Leicester | Bye | |
40 | Bye | QPR | |
41 | Brentford | Bye | |
42 | Bye | Plymouth | |
43 | Coventry | Bye | |
44 | Bye | Sheffield Wed | |
45 | Newcastle | Bye | |
46 | Solihull Moors | Bromley | 1 : 2 |
47 | Everton | Bye | |
48 | Peterborough | Notts Co | 4 : 3 |
49 | Wealdstone | Wycombe | 0 : 2 |
50 | Bye | Portsmouth | |
51 | Blackpool | Birmingham | 1 : 2 |
52 | Crawley | Lincoln | 3 : 4 |
53 | Leeds | Bye | |
54 | Harrogate | Gainsborough | 1 : 0 |
55 | Nottingham | Bye | |
56 | Bye | Luton | |
57 | Sheffield Utd | Bye | |
58 | Bye | Cardiff | |
59 | Ipswich | Bye | |
60 | Barnsley | Bristol Rovers | 0 : 1 |
61 | Fulham | Bye | |
62 | Bye | Watford | |
63 | Crystal Palace | Bye | |
64 | Stockport County | Brackley Town | 3 : 1 |
1/32-finals
1 | Southampton | Swansea | |
2 | Arsenal | Manchester Utd | |
3 | Exeter | Oxford Utd | |
4 | Leyton Orient | Derby | |
5 | Reading | Burnley | |
6 | Aston Villa | West Ham | |
7 | Norwich | Brighton | |
8 | Manchester City | Salford | |
9 | Millwall | Dag & Red | |
10 | Liverpool | Accrington | |
11 | Bristol City | Wolves | |
12 | Preston | Charlton | |
13 | Chelsea | Morecambe | |
14 | Middlesbrough | Blackburn | |
15 | Bournemouth | West Brom | |
16 | Mansfield | Wigan | |
17 | Tamworth | Tottenham | |
18 | Hull | Doncaster | |
19 | Sunderland | Stoke | |
20 | Leicester | QPR | |
21 | Brentford | Plymouth | |
22 | Coventry | Sheffield Wed | |
23 | Newcastle | Bromley | |
24 | Everton | Peterborough | |
25 | Wycombe | Portsmouth | |
26 | Birmingham | Lincoln | |
27 | Leeds | Harrogate | |
28 | Nottingham | Luton | |
29 | Sheffield Utd | Cardiff | |
30 | Ipswich | Bristol Rovers | |
31 | Fulham | Watford | |
32 | Crystal Palace | Stockport County |
English FA Cup Outrights
1. Manchester City: 4.47 (14.35%)
2. Liverpool: 5.92 (10.84%)
3. Chelsea: 7.92 (8.1%)
4. Arsenal: 7.92 (8.1%)
5. Tottenham: 10.67 (6.01%)
6. Newcastle Utd: 12.67 (5.06%)
7. United of Manchester: 13 (4.93%)
8. Manchester United: 15 (4.27%)
9. Aston Villa: 16.67 (3.85%)
10. Brighton: 20.33 (3.15%)
11. West Ham: 25.67 (2.5%)
12. Crystal Palace: 33.67 (1.9%)
13. Bournemouth: 33.67 (1.9%)
14. Brentford: 40 (1.6%)
15. Fulham: 40 (1.6%)
16. Everton: 40.67 (1.58%)
17. Nottingham: 41.67 (1.54%)
18. Wolves: 49 (1.31%)
19. Southampton: 50.67 (1.27%)
20. Ipswich: 66.33 (0.97%)
21. Leeds: 66.33 (0.97%)
22. Leicester: 66.33 (0.97%)
23. Luton: 77.33 (0.83%)
24. Burnley: 77.33 (0.83%)
25. Stoke City: 97.33 (0.66%)
26. Middlesbrough: 97.33 (0.66%)
27. Coventry: 97.33 (0.66%)
28. Sheffield Utd: 97.33 (0.66%)
29. West Brom: 97.33 (0.66%)
30. Norwich: 97.33 (0.66%)
31. Hull City: 142.33 (0.45%)
32. QPR: 142.33 (0.45%)
33. Swansea: 142.33 (0.45%)
34. Sheffield Wed: 142.33 (0.45%)
35. Millwall: 142.33 (0.45%)
36. Watford: 142.33 (0.45%)
37. Bristol City: 142.33 (0.45%)
38. Derby: 142.33 (0.45%)
39. Sunderland: 142.33 (0.45%)
40. Portsmouth: 142.33 (0.45%)
41. Birmingham: 151 (0.42%)
42. Blackburn: 192.33 (0.33%)
43. Plymouth: 192.33 (0.33%)
44. Preston: 192.33 (0.33%)
45. Cardiff: 192.33 (0.33%)
46. Oxford Utd: 234 (0.27%)
47. Wycombe: 251 (0.26%)
48. Leyton Orient: 501 (0.13%)
49. Charlton: 501 (0.13%)
50. Stockport County: 501 (0.13%)
51. Exeter: 751 (0.09%)
52. Bristol Rovers: 751 (0.09%)
53. Mansfield: 751 (0.09%)
54. Harrogate: 1251 (0.05%)
55. Accrington: 1251 (0.05%)
56. Bromley: 1751 (0.04%)
57. Dagenham & Red.: 2501 (0.03%)
58. Tamworth: 2501 (0.03%)
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