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Tranmere 0-7 Tottenham: Relive all the action from the FA Cup third round tie at Prenton Park

Callum Rice-Coates,Ethan Georgiou
Friday 04 January 2019 18:13 GMT
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Tranmere v Tottenham: FA Cup match preview

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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:

Tranmere 0-7 Tottenham 

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Moura fires a shot over and with that goes Tottenham's chances of scoring an eighth.

Callum Rice-Coates4 January 2019 21:33

Full time: That's it! An emphatic second half display sees Tottenham into the fourth round. Tranmere did well in the first half and held out until the 40th minute. But Spurs stepped things up after the break and the gap in quality was clear to see. 

Callum Rice-Coates4 January 2019 21:34

  ↵Tranmere's fans backed their players until the end, despite the disappointment of the second half. An impressive turnout at Prenton Park.

Callum Rice-Coates4 January 2019 21:35

Callum Rice-Coates4 January 2019 21:42

That's it for our coverage of tonight's game. I'll leave you with Simon Hughes' match report from Prenton Park. Thanks for joining me!

Callum Rice-Coates4 January 2019 21:49

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