Tottenham 1-0 Portsmouth: Kane scores to ensure Spurs' FA Cup qualification

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Harry Kane nets 265th Tottenham goal to send Spurs through to FA Cup fourth round.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

11' CLOSE! Hackett's shot denied by Forster

30' Son's corner kick is taken by the goalkeeper

40' MISS! Sanchez's header wide out

43' CHANCE! Sarr's long shot wide out

45' CLOSE! Son's shot wide out

49' GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Portsmouth (Kane)

49' OFF THE POST! Aparecido nearly scores

68' Unbelievable! What a miss from Skipp

78' CHANCE! Kane's shot hits the net

Match Report

Harry Kane sent Tottenham into the FA Cup fourth round with his 265th goal for the club enough to see off League One Portsmouth.

Kane moved one behind Spurs' all-time top scorer Jimmy Greaves after bending a wonderful effort into the corner from the edge of the box at the start of the second half.

Tottenham struggled throughout to break down the managerless visitors, who had sacked boss Danny Cowley on Monday following nine winless league games, with a much-changed team from their 4-0 victory at Crystal Palace.

Both Kane and Son Heung-Min kept their places though as Spurs laboured to victory, capping a positive week for Antonio Conte ahead of the north London derby with Arsenal next Sunday.

What's next?

Tottenham's next game is a huge north London derby at home to Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday January 15 - kick-off 4.30pm.

Antonio Conte's side then face another crucial league game on Thursday January 19, when they travel to Manchester City - kick-off 8pm.

Portsmouth's next outing is at Bolton in the Papa Johns Trophy quarter-finals on Tuesday - kick-off 7.45pm.

Pompey then face Bolton away again on Saturday, this time in League One - kick-off 3pm.

Line-ups

Tottenham XI: Fraser Forster, Son, Kane, Ben Davies, Sanchez, Tanganga, Sessegnon, Skipp, Aparecido, Gil, Pape Matar Sarr

Subs: Lloris, Doherty, Hojbjerg, Lenglet, Romero, Djed Spence, Harvey White, Romaine Mundle, Alfie Devine

Portsmouth XI: Michael Morrison, Sean Raggett, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Connor Ogilvie, Joe Morrell, Colby Bishop, Owen Dale, Reeco Hackett, Denver Hume, Josh Griffiths, Zak Swanson

Subs: Michael Jacobs, Freeman, Louis Thompson, Joe Pigott, Ronan Curtis, Josh Koroma, Joshua Oluwayemi, A. Payce, J. Dockerill

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