Tranmere vs Tottenham: Spurs run riot against League Two rovers
Tranmere 0-7 Tottenham: Relive all the action from the FA Cup third round tie at Prenton Park
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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham recorded the biggest away win in club history on Friday as Fernando Llorente scored a hat trick to help crush fourth-tier Tranmere 7-0 in the third round of the FA Cup.
Tranmere held out until Serge Aurier got Tottenham rolling with a strike from 25 meters (27 yards) five minutes before halftime.
Son Heung-min set up Llorente and Aurier early in the second half and made it 4-0 with a goal of his own in the 57th.
Llorente then added back-to-back goals in the 71st and 72nd before late substitute Harry Kane capped the demolition.
Besides the biggest road victory for the club founded in 1882, it was also its largest margin of victory since beating Wigan Athletic 9-1 in 2009.
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Relive all the action below:
GOAL! Tranmere 0-6 Tottenham (Llorente)
72 minutes
Llorente has his hattrick! Tranmere switch off from kick off, the ball is played across goal and Llorente taps in. This is becoming difficult to take for the home side.
Tranmere 0-6 Tottenham
74 minutes
Tranmere win a free kick on the edge of the box, which Norwood strikes against the wall. Spurs then break and Alli blazes a half volley over the bar. That could have been a seventh goal.
Tranmere 0-6 Tottenham
75 minutes
Llorente, with his hattrick completed, comes off. His replacement is Harry Kane, the sight of whom will not be a welcome one for Tranmere.
Tranmere 0-6 Tottenham
79 minutes
Eyoma is on in place of Sanchez for Spurs. There's been a dip in the pace of the game since the sixth goal. Perhaps Spurs are content to preserve some energy.
GOAL! Tranmere 0-7 Tottenham (Kane)
82 minutes
Kane, inevitably, gets his goal. Alli feeds Spurs' top scorer, who flicks the ball delicately over the onrushing Davies. It's getting a bit embarrassing now.
Tranmere 0-7 Tottenham
85 minutes
This has been a clinical, merciless second half performance from Tottenham, who had to step things up after a difficult first 45 minutes. They've blown Tranmere away after the break.
Tranmere 0-7 Tottenham
87 minutes
Aurier fancies a hattrick, but he won't get one like that. He hits a shot from distance on his left which balloons over the bar.
Tranmere 0-7 Tottenham
88 minutes
Banks is in the book for a late challenge on Skipp.
Tranmere 0-7 Tottenham
89 minutes
Aurier really is determined to get his third of the game. He has another go and sees his shot blocked.
Tranmere's Gilmour is down injured and currently receiving some treatment.
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