Steve Evans accused Aston Villa of running scared after his Stevenage side produced one of the great FA Cup upsets to embarrass the Premier League club.
Morgan Sanson’s first-half goal looked to have sent Villa into the fourth round before Stevenage, who are second in League Two, scored twice in the final two minutes through substitutes Jamie Reid – from the penalty spot – and Dean Campbell. Leander Dendoncker was shown the red card when he fouled Campbell for the spot-kick.
Evans also hinted Villa – who made eight changes – had been reluctant to put in the hard yards against a club 59 places below them in the league system.