Aston Villa analysis: Complacency follows classy opening

Aston Villa's comfort in taking a two-goal lead almost led to a slip-up against a vastly inferior Spurs side.

They were deservedly in command, but a complacent and sloppy start after the break offered the home side hope when there should have been none.

Emery's team were too classy and too powerful for Spurs in a dominant opening, a superiority emphasised by two outstanding team goals from Buendia and Rogers.

Villa carved Spurs up far too easily, but just when it looked like they would cruise into the fourth round they took their foot off the pedal, threatening to undo all their earlier good work.

Instead of calm, Villa suddenly panicked in defence, giving the hosts and supporters belief that a comeback could be fashioned from the wreckage of the first half.

They showed some fight to regain their composure as they added this to their list of notable victories this term, completing a double at Spurs having also beaten them in the league back in October.