Tottenham Hotspur 2-zero Newport County

Tottenham Hotspur cruised into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a ecstatic 2-zero victory over League Two aspect Newport County at Wembley.

Spurs wanted a slack Harry Kane goal to rescue a 1-1 attract the most fundamental meeting, but in no procedure regarded in pain within the replay once Moussa Sissoko’s horrifying diverted in off Newport’s Dan Butler.

An attractive form from Erik Lamela gave Mauricio Pochettino’s aspect a ecstatic advantage on the interval that they in no procedure regarded love surrendering.

There are seventy five locations between Spurs and the Welsh aspect but there had been no scares for the hosts this time round with the gulf at faculty evident as the Premier League aspect strolled via to a fifth-round talk over with to Rochdale.

Newport showed extensive resilience to help the ranking down, but did not handle a shot heading within the correct direction till the final seconds when Padraig Amond shot straight at Spurs keeper Michel Vorm.

Mauricio Pochettino’s day out to League One Rochdale on Sunday, 18 February shall be shown stay on BBC One.

Match and firing Tottenham resolve cup significantly

Spurs made 10 adjustments from the aspect that drew at Liverpool on Sunday and left heaps of excellent names on the bench – but there shall be no accusing the hosts of taking the risk of Newport lightly after their scare at Rodney Parade.

They left their talisman Kane on the bench, with Christian Eriksen additionally out of the starting XI, but there was no mistaking the superb coming into the aspect with Lamela, Sissoko and Fernando Llorente all recalled and Son Heung-min retaining his space.

Son tormented Newport within the most fundamental sport in Wales – the South Korean was presumably the most fundamental reason Spurs earned this replay – and he yet again made a distinction in a most fundamental 1/2 trusty via which Spurs started slowly but within the ruin did ample.

They had been in a job to place defender Toby Alderweireld for the most fundamental time since their resolve over Real Madrid on 1 November, and England left-again Danny Rose additionally returned for his first look since Boxing Day with Tottenham heading into the final stretch of the season largely ruin free.

The hosts had been in entire help an eye on after they took the lead and even supposing Pochettino withdrew Son after an hour, he showed he was taking the voice significantly by bringing Eriksen on in his space.

The Dane created extra chances for Spurs and his pinpoint lunge assign fellow change Alli via on goal, but his clipped effort struck the crossbar.

Newport goalkeeper Joe Day additionally made plenty of trustworthy stops to disclaim Eriksen and Lamela, whereas Llorente could presumably per chance have had a hat-trick on one more evening as Spurs did not repeat a scientific contact.

Newport’s dauntless cup flee at an halt

County’s cup heroics have already proved transformative for the Exiles, on memoir of their annual turnover is £2.2m and this flee to Wembley Stadium has made them extra than £Seven hundred,000.

They form not seem like entire strangers to Wembley, having performed right here in 2012 and 2013 in an FA Trophy remaining and Nationwide League play-off respectively – but this 365 days’s FA Cup flee has with out a doubt been one thing particular for the south Wales membership.

Flynn’s aspect beat Walsall, Cambridge and Championship aspect Leeds to derive this some distance and 7,200 travelling fans at Wembley had been particular to derive pleasure from every 2nd.

Within the gap exchanges County gave as factual as they purchased, with Amond, their hero from the most fundamental sport, heading over, albeit from an offside space.

Nonetheless, in recount to derive one thing else out of this match the League Two aspect had been consistently going to need extra than their delicate fragment of luck and it was now to not show conceal the case.

Tottenham’s 26th-minute opener rapidly sooner than the 1/2-hour mark was merciless on County, with Sissoko firing in a shot that struck Butler and fully spoiled-footed Joe Day within the County goal.

The competition was effectively over eight minutes later after extra gleaming work from Son who teed up Lamela to form smartly from shut vary, and handiest a ultimate double-assign by Day refrained from Spurs going into the interval out of take into memoir.

Newport’s fans would have dearly cherished to celebrate a 2nd-1/2 goal and their manager took off a defender for a striker in an are trying and provide one, but truly Spurs ignored plenty of chances to lengthen their lead.

Man of the match – Son Heung-min (Tottenham)

Son transformed the most fundamental match and his sparkle in assault intended this was a ecstatic evening for Spurs, who took the South Korean off after an hour, with out a doubt with Saturday’s match in opposition to Arsenal in suggestions.

« Son was excellent. I’m a immense fan, » acknowledged historical Wales striker John Hartson, who was BBC Radio 5 stay’s summariser on the sport.

« I liken him to Alexis Sanchez at Arsenal the put he gets the ball and is constantly certain. I love him and he was trustworthy tonight. »

Newport ‘deflated’ by opening goal – put up-match reaction

Newport manager Michael Flynn:

« I’m not ecstatic we misplaced, but I’m very ecstatic with the problem and work-fee from my gamers.

« We saved going factual to the halt and we scored. It was vital we weren’t embarrassed or trounced.

« Within the most fundamental 25 minutes I idea we had been the easier team but how the target went in was obviously deflating and it took us 10 minutes to derive over that after which the ruin was done.

« We wanted the luck to head with us and the anxious ingredient for us is we did not preserve on at home. It was consistently going to be tricky right here. Tottenham have inconceivable gamers. »

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino:

« Undoubtedly we are ecstatic on memoir of we are within the next stage and that is an vital ingredient.

« It was a legit job and it was vital for heaps of gamers to have the probability to play.

« It is tricky to hunt down a neighborhood to play as the team is doing well and nowadays was a immense opportunity.

« We won in opposition to Man United and drew an very trustworthy sport at Liverpool and Newport misplaced to Lincoln and Colchester.

« However within the FA Cup we realize after a pair of years it is a magic competitors and one thing else can happen. »

Spurs displaying the capability at Wembley – stats

• Tottenham are unbeaten of their past 12 home games at Wembley, winning 10 and drawing two, scoring 32 needs and conceding trusty six.
• Newport have won trusty one in all their eight FA Cup away games in opposition to prime-flight opposition, dropping six.
• Spurs have saved clean sheets in each and each of their past Four home games in all competitions.
• Mauricio Pochettino took fee of his two hundredth sport for Tottenham in all competitions – winning a hundred and ten, drawing forty seven and dropping 43.
• Tottenham have benefited from 5 opposition accept as true with-needs this season in all competitions, extra than any utterly different English league aspect.
• Erik Lamela netted his first goal for Tottenham in 504 days, since scoring in opposition to Gillingham within the League Cup in September 2016.

What’s subsequent?

Tottenham now switch their attentions to a colorful better sport – the north London derby. Arsenal come to Wembley for the Premier League’s early kick-off on Saturday (12:30 GMT).

Later that day, Newport continue their repeat to attain the League Two play-offs after they host Wooded space Green Rovers (15:00).