Tammy Abraham said Aston Villa's elimination from the FA Cup was disappointing, but he was very pleased with the team's fighting spirit in Saturday's match. In the 14th minute, he received a precise free-kick pass from Douglas Luiz, cleverly cut into the penalty area, and scored to give his team the lead.  

In first-half stoppage time, the home team's goalkeeper, Marco Bizot, was shown a red card, forcing the team to play with 10 men. However, they fought back tenaciously, and it wasn't until the 63rd minute that Sandro Tonali's deflected shot equalized for the visitors. Shortly after, a long-range shot from a Newcastle United midfielder gave the away team the lead. Near the end of the match, Nick Waltmead scored again, ultimately securing a 3-1 victory for the away team and advancing to the fourth round.  

After the match, Tammy Abraham said, "This result is hard to accept, but I am proud of the team. We gave it our all and caused the opponent a lot of trouble. Of course, we also know that the opponent has the ability to create opportunities, and when they scored the first goal, the players inevitably felt a little discouraged, after all, it is always more difficult to play with one less player."  

“However, as I said, I am proud of the players, and we must continue to work hard. Everyone knew this game would be very difficult, and losing a player undoubtedly made it more challenging, but we persevered. Now, as long as we maintain our confidence, we are still in the Europa League and in a favorable position in the Premier League. Therefore, the team must unite and keep moving forward.”  

Despite the team's disappointing defeat, Tammy Abraham, who joined in January, scored his first official goal in the Blaugrana jersey. His debut goal against Brentford earlier this month was disallowed for offside.  

Tammy Abraham scored this goal at Villa Park, a full 2,471 days after he last scored in the Blaugrana jersey in the 2018/19 season. He said, "This means a lot to me. As a striker, you always want to score. I was unlucky in the first game, with my goal disallowed, but I'm always happy to score again and happy to be back here."  

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