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Villa boss Emery 'sorry' for fans after Stevenage FA Cup shock

League Two Stevenage produced an incredible late comeback to stun Premier LeagueAston Villa at Villa Park and reach the FA Cup fourth round.

The visiting players and manager Steve Evans celebrated with their supporters at full-time after two goals in the final two minutes clinched a magnificent victory.

Substitute Dean Campbell fired in a superb 90th-minute winner after Jamie Reid's equaliser from the penalty spot - the spot-kick awarded after last man Leander Dendoncker was shown a straight red card for bringing down Campbell.

Morgan Sanson's first goal for Villa had given Unai Emery's side a half-time lead over a side ranked 59 places below them in the football pyramid.

But the hosts, despite their overall superiority, were unable to extend their advantage and they were made to pay in a remarkable conclusion to the match.

Fourth tier Stevenage's reward is a trip to Championship outfit Stoke City in the fourth round, which takes place from 27 to 30 January.

Villa boss Unai Emery later said: "We played the first half being difficult and trying to keep calm with the ball and don't concede the transition and don't concede the long ball and to take chances.

"And then slowly, we had to impose are ideas - and we did it. But then we didn't be consistent in 45 minutes to do more advantage in the tie. In the second half, we improve. We created chances and we controlled the match better than the first half.

"But when you don't score, a goal could come and in the end our mistake for the goal and they score. They were so excited to try and surprise us in the corner and they did it.

"I'm really sorry for the supporters. It's a process We are here and I want to create. Today was really so, so disappointing. We can feel because at the end we lost everything we created in the 80 minutes."

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