Tamworth fancy their chances of causing one of the biggest-ever FA Cup shocks on Sunday, according to midfielder Tom Tonks. The Lambs face Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur in front of the BBC cameras.

A whopping 95 places separate Tamworth and Spurs in the English football pyramid. Andy Peaks' Lambs sit 16th in the National League, while Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham are 12th in the top-flight.

However, Tamworth are on a roll in the FA Cup. They beat seventh-tier high-flyers Macclesfield in October, and followed that up with a surprise 1-0 win over League One side Huddersfield Town. The Lambs beat another higher level opposition in Burton Albion to book a meeting with Tottenham in the third round.

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Can Tamworth shock the footballing world and beat a Premier League team this time round? Tonks, who re-joined the Lambs from Rushall Olympic last November, is not ruling it out.

"The odds are firmly against us but we fancy ourselves against anybody at home," Tonks said. "I know it's a long shot and stuff, but how our ground is with the dugout pretty much next to the fans, the changing rooms are not what Spurs are going to be used to. It's an artificial pitch; something they are not going to be used to again.

"Huddersfield tried to train on it prior to the game against us and they came unstuck so we're giving ourselves a chance. Not many people will but we've got different ways of winning games of football, we can mix it up, and we're just looking forward to it. We know the odds are firmly against us but our home form is decent this year and we're giving ourselves a chance."

Tonks, 33, has been integral to Tamworth's success so far this season, scoring one goal and adding five assists in 24 appearances. He infamously created the winner over Huddersfield in the first round with his gigantic long throw, cannoning the ball into the box before it was put into his own net by Chris Maxwell.

He has caused issues to National League defences with his long throw throughout the entire campaign - and it's something that Tonks is hoping can impact Sunday's tie.

Speaking on the secret of his long-throw, Tonks added: "It's something I've always been able to do to be honest. I say quite often, it's not about me, it's about how I can affect games of football for my team to win games of football. That is all that comes into my mind.

"If my team can win games of football by using my long throw and people heading it in and keepers touching it in like against Huddersfield then so be it. The main aim is to just win games of football and I’ll take everything that comes with it, including a little bit of limelight. It's great for me personally but more importantly it’s about the team winning games of football."

As well as playing football for Tamworth on a part-time basis, Tonks works as a delivery driver five days a week. "I work for a catering company," Tonks continued.

"I drive a food van and drive around to different businesses and stuff. I am like a tuckshop on wheels, I sell hot food and cold food inside, so I went back to work on the 6th (January). It’s a little bit of routine and back to normal life, I worked Monday to Friday towards the Spurs game so nothing changes for us."

With 22 of the 24 teams in the National League full-time, Tamworth are one of two teams that operate on a part-time model and Tonks sees this as something that has an impact on the Lambs.

"It is tough at times," Tonks said. "Sometimes when you’ve got long away journeys on a Tuesday night, you sleep for the next day and for the next couple of days it’s a little bit messed up to be honest and it takes you into the weekend when you’re probably feeling a little bit lethargic.

"I wouldn’t say it affects me too much. When you’re on the pitch I am not thinking I am tired, you are thinking: ‘get the ball back and score a goal’. I am lucky, I only work until 1:30pm most days.

"Jaz [Singh] sometimes has to work long hours and players have to bring laptops on the coach, so it is tough. It’s something most of the lads are used to, to be honest. We don’t use it as an excuse, we’re dealt the cards we are given, so we have to try and perform when we’re on the pitch and that’s it."

It's safe to say this is Tamworth's biggest game in their history and Tonks is relishing the prospect of coming up against Spurs. The Lambs have never played a competitive game against one of England's so-called Big Six - but that will change on Sunday when Postecoglou's men come to town.

“There’s no words to describe the feeling if I am honest," Tonks finished. "These games don’t come around very often, if they ever come around for the likes of us being part-time. When a Premier League club can come to your home ground, it’s a little bit of a surreal feeling. It’s one we’re looking forward to.”