ASTON VILLA'S days as FA Cup whipping boys are over.
Instead of a shriek of excitement from potential opponents, there will be a sharp intake of breath at the task ahead when No.18 is pulled out of the hat in tonight's fourth-round draw.
No one wants to face Villa anymore. One of the most embarrassing sequences of results has now been consigned to history thanks to Matty Cash's 88th-minute winner at Middlesbrough that earned Unai Emery's side their first win in the competition since 2016.
It wasn't pretty, the goal was fortuitous and Boro could count themselves unlucky not to earn a replay.
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