Alan Shearer predicts FA Cup fourth round ties with two Premier League giants losing

Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer has been moving the regularisation implicit this weekend's FA Cup ties - and helium thinks Tottenham and Ange Postecoglou could beryllium successful for different loss

Alan Shearer is predicting much misery for Tottenham and an aboriginal FA Cup exit for Chelsea up of this weekend's 4th circular ties.

Spurs were slammed by pundits successful midweek for their meek surrender successful the Carabao Cup semi-finals against Liverpool, who thrashed them 4-0 astatine Anfield to publication a day with Shearer's beloved Newcastle successful adjacent month's final.

That has lone ramped up the unit connected Ange Postecoglou, whose broadside question to Aston Villa connected Saturday afternoon. And Shearer reckons Unai Emery and Co volition inflict much cupful symptom connected Spurs and Postecoglou, who has made nary concealed of his beardown grounds of winning a trophy during his 2nd play with clubs.

The Betfair ambassador said: "Spurs didn't marque it done to the League Cup last and present they person different huge, important cupful game. They're going to different pugnacious crushed which is pugnacious to get a effect from and with the caller players that Aston Villa person signed, they'll beryllium looking to get disconnected to a bully start.

"With Villa getting into the apical 8 successful the Champions League I deliberation it volition impact Emery's reasoning arsenic they won't person a crippled adjacent week, truthful he'll beryllium capable to enactment retired a stronger broadside than possibly helium would've if they were having a play-off game.

"So, I'll accidental Aston Villa volition triumph present and get done to the adjacent round."

Spurs' London neighbours, Chelsea, besides person a tricky necktie against Brighton. And Shearer reckons that Enzo Maresca's broadside could besides beryllium up against it distant from home.

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He said: "This is pugnacious to call. Decisions went for Chelsea connected Monday against West Ham whereas Brighton took an implicit beating past play truthful you'd anticipation they'll bounce backmost from it. I deliberation Brighton volition spell done here."

In 1 of the astir intriguing cupful ties, Newcastle question to League One array toppers Birmingham City - and Shearer reckons the Magpies volition notch up their 2nd large cupful triumph successful a week.

Shearer predicted: "This is perfectly a imaginable banana skin. It'll beryllium a pugnacious crippled for Newcastle. I've not got bully memories of Birmingham and St Andrews myself. I went there, ne'er scored and missed a punishment truthful I'm hoping that Newcastle get amended luck than the past clip I was there."

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