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Watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa today as Premier League rivals go head to head in the third round of the FA Cup. FourFourTwo brings you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.
• Date: Saturday, 10 January 2026
• Kick-off time: 5:45pm GMT / 12:45pm ET
• Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
• TV & streaming: BBC One (UK), ESPN+ (US), Stan Sport (Australia)
• FREE stream: BBC iPlayer (UK)
• Watch from anywhere: Get 70% off NordVPN
Villa's 2-1 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in October helped to crystallise their recovery from a poor start, while Spurs boss Thomas Frank is under increasing scrutiny thanks to one win in six in the Premier League.
Read on as FourFourTwo brings you all the information on how to watch Spurs vs Villa online, on TV, and from anywhere.
Watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa for free
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa will be available to stream for free in the UK. Television licence fee payers can watch the game using the BBC iPlayer.
If you're outside the UK this weekend you can use NordVPN to keep your usual access to the iPlayer.
Watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa from anywhere
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Watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa on TV in the UK
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa is one of the BBC Sport picks for FA Cup third round weekend. It will be broadcast live on BBC One in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
It will also be shown on TNT Sports 1 and the Discovery+ streaming platform (£30.99/month).
Watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa in the US
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa and every other third round tie will be on ESPN in the United States and available to stream on ESPN+.
❗Coverage is geo-restricted. If you're not in the States right now, you can still access your ESPN+ subscription by using a VPN such as NordVPN.
How to watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa in Australia
Fans in Australia can watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa through Stan Sport.
❗Coverage is geo-restricted. If you're not in Australia right now, you can still access your Stan Sport subscription by using a VPN such as NordVPN.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa: FA Cup third round preview
Spurs and Villa are two of the grand old men of the FA Cup. They were tied on seven wins apiece before a year ending in '1' brought the Londoners an eighth in 1990-91.
Villa won their first in 1887 and their most recent in 1957, losing the finals in 2000 and 2015 to remain stranded on seven wins.
Yet there's no doubt the FA Cup, craved by Villa supporters, is Unai Emery's last priority this time around. The Villa boss will tell reporters he wants to win every game, and he does, but when all other paths lead to the Champions League, this one is likely to be overlooked.
Frank doesn't have the same luxury. A third-round cup exit on home turf is the last thing he needs, even if it's against a better team on paper.
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The Spurs boss is under fire. Since the start of November, Frank's team have won two of their 12 matches in the Premier League, slipping to 14th in the table.
Spurs have produced results in the Champions League but the FA Cup is likely to be their last hope of returning to European competition next season.
Ange Postecoglou managed something similar last term but there's little sign of Frank's Spurs having the wherewithal to go all the way in any cup competition this season.
Even if they do, the chances of Frank himself being involved all the way to Wembley appear to be diminishing by the week.
FourFourTwo's prediction
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Aston Villa
Villa have won once at Spurs this season and the home team will be eager not to let it happen again.
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