Preston vs Tottenham LIVE: FA Cup result and final score after Son Heung-min double and Arnaut Danjuma debut goal
Antonio Conte is expected to make changes for Spurs’ trip to Deepdale
Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min returned to form with two goals in their 3-0 defeat of second-tier Preston North End in the FA Cup fourth round, with debutant Arnaut Danjuma also on target at Deepdale on Saturday.
South Korean Son has endured a lean season but made the difference with two superb goals after the break as the visitors moved comfortably through to the next round.
Five minutes into the second half the ball was played to Son outside the penalty area and he struck an unstoppable drive low into the corner of the net.
It was only his second goal since mid-October but 19 minutes later he struck again, turning smoothly on the edge of the box and firing past Preston goalkeeper Freddie Woodman.
Apart from a brief spell in between Tottenham‘s goals, Preston rarely troubled the away side who did not even need to bring leading scorer Harry Kane off the bench.
Dutch forward Danjuma, who signed for Spurs on loan from Spanish club Villarreal this week, came off the bench to score his side’s third with a close-range finish late on.
Man Utd 0-0 Reading
23 mins: A diagonal ball comes into the Reading box and drops kindly for Antony. He slips in Fernandes who looks to reverse the pass but underhits the ball and the visitors clear their lines.
Man Utd 0-0 Reading
20 mins: There’s a bit of pushing and shoving inside the Reading box as Christian Eriksen swings a cross into the middle. He can’t pick out a teammate and Baba Rahman nods the ball clear.
Man Utd 0-0 Reading
17 mins: Close! Antony cuts inside from the wing and gives the ball to Eriksen inside the box. He lays the ball back to Fernandes who picks out Antony again.
The winger rolls the ball onto his left foot and whips a left-footed shot wide of the far post!
Man Utd 0-0 Reading
15 mins: Save! Rashford smokes the free kick and swerves it around the wall. The effort is on target but Joe Lumley palms it away to deny him a 10th consecutive goal at Old Trafford.
The ball rebounds out to Christian Eriksen and he guides it back towards the open net only for Mamadou Loum to lunge in front of the shot and make the block!
Man Utd 0-0 Reading
13 mins: Casemiro flicks the ball round the corner after receiving it from a Wan-Bissaka throw in. He passes it up to Weghorst who is then brought down by a lunging Tom Holmes.
United win another free kick in a dangerous area and Marcus Rashford is lining this up.
Man Utd 0-0 Reading
10 mins: Reading aren’t as compact in defence as Preston were against Spurs. The Championship side are looking to be positive and forward thinking.
They’re passing it quickly and utilising the wide areas. A throw in deep in United’s half gets passed backwards where Weghorst drops deep and recovers the ball for the home side.
Man Utd 0-0 Reading
7 mins: Close! Christian Eriksen takes the free kick and whips his shot around the wall and fizzes it just wide of the far post!
Man Utd 0-0 Reading
6 mins: Bruno Fernandes picks out Antony with a lovely cross field pass. The winger cuts inside before sending Aaron Wan-Bissaka into the box on the overlap.
The United right-back pulls the ball into the middle but can’t find a teammate. Reading’s clearance isn’t the best and Marcus Rashford takes over.
He combines with Wout Weghorst and brings the ball to the penalty area before getting hacked to ground. Free kick Man Utd.
Man Utd 0-0 Reading
3 mins: This is an early chance for Reading! Jeff Hendrick is tripped on the edge of the penalty area but Casemiro and the visitors have the opportunity to shoot at David De Gea’s goal.
Andy Carroll, Tom Ince and Junior Hoilett stand over the dead ball. Ince takes it but drills his shot into the wall!
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