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Dion Dublin has BBC studio in stitches with seven-word comment about abusive fan

talksport.com, 9 February 2025, 19:04
An unruly fan almost incurred the wrath of Dion Dublin during the half-time break of Aston Villa's 2-1 win over Tottenham in the FA Cup.

Unai Emery's side needed less than 60 seconds to open the scoring at Villa Park as Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky failed to keep out Jacob Ramsey's powerful strike.

Although Heung-Min Son had a golden chance to equalise denied by a superb save by Emi Martinez, the majority of chances in the opening 45 minutes belonged to Villa.

In total, the hosts fired off 11 shots with four on target while Spurs mustered just three overall.

However, Tottenham made it to half time down just one goal thanks to a number of impressive stops from Kinsky.

As is customary, the half-time break led to analysis from the BBC's studio panel of ex-Villa striker Dublin, Jermain Defoe and Joe Hart.

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But it seemed one supporter decided they would look to steal the limelight during the interval.

The broadcaster's studio was situated next to the away section at Villa Park and the fan, evidently annoyed at what his team served up inside the first half, let his frustrations known.

As Hart began to speak, a loud banging was heard on the studio glass.

He sat back in his chair and looked unsure what to do, while Defoe and Dublin turned to see who was behind the mischief.

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The fan could then be heard yelling: "W******!"

But Dublin eased the tension with a hilarious quip.

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"I'll take him outside in a minute," Dublin said.

Perhaps the fan was still angry with Tottenham's midweek performance against Liverpool in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie.

Having beaten the Reds 1-0 in the opening leg, Tottenham were no match for their rivals' energy in the return leg at Anfield.

Cody Gakpo's strike in the 34th minute levelled the tie before a three-goal onslaught in the second-half booked Liverpool a spot in the Carabao Cup final.

Tottenham's loss also came at the cost of yet another injury after Richarlison was forced off late in the first half.

Things didn't get any better for Spurs in the second half with Morgan Rogers extending Villa's lead on 64 minutes when he fired into the roof of the net from close range.

Mathys Tel netted late on for the visitors to spark a nervy finish, but Villa held on to progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time in a decade.

Villa also handed out debuts to Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio as the pair entered the contest midway through the second half.

Although neither got on the scoresheet, both showed numerous glimpses of their immense quality and no doubt left the Villa supporters excited for more.

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