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 vs Reading
There’s hardly time for a breather as the final FA Cup match of the day approaches kick off. Reaction and match report from Deepdale still to come but our focus moves to Old Trafford now as Manchester United take on Reading.
There were rumours that Jadon Sancho may make a return for the Red Devils tonight but he’s not in the matchday squad and neither is Scott McTominay.
Erik ten Hag has named a strong line-up and will want to put this game to bed as quickly as possible.
Kick off is up next.
Full-time: Preston 0-3 Tottenham
90+3 mins: The whistle goes and Tottenham advance into the fifth round of the FA Cup. For just over an hour Preston gave the Premier League side a good game but Son Heung-min’s deadlock breaker was the deciding factor.
He was brilliant tonight and seems to have found his form in front of goal again.
Preston 0-3 Tottenham
90 mins: Spurs are in cruise control now. They’ve made light work of things tonight and once that first goal went in for Son Heung-min Preston’s willpower started to dwindle.
Three minutes of added time to play.
GOAL! Preston 0-3 Tottenham (Danjuma, 87’)⚽️
87 mins: It’s three! Arnaut Danjuma has a goal on debut for Tottenham!
Spurs work the ball quickly through the middle before Bryan Gil sends the ball out to Dejan Kulusevski on the right wing. He brings the ball into the box then pulls it back to Danjuma who guides his finish into the far bottom corner!
Lovely stuff.
Preston 0-2 Tottenham
84 mins: Son Heung-min takes in the applause of the travelling Tottenham fans. He’s been the best player on the pitch tonight.
A couple of shots in the first half were kept out by goalkeeper Freddie Woodman but the forward stuck to his guns and earned his reward - and two goals - in the second half.
Son is replaced with Bryan Gil for Spurs.
Preston 0-2 Tottenham
81 mins: Inside the final 10 minutes now. Can Preston get a goal to set up a tense and exciting finish to this game?
It seems unlikely but this is the FA Cup and strange things happen in this tournament.
Preston 0-2 Tottenham
78 mins: Davinson Sanchez leaps into a tackle on Ched Evans and knocks the ball out for another Preston corner. Can the home side muster something from this?
No! The cross is swept in high and drops over by the back post but it’s a comfortable height for Fraser Forster to pluck out of the air.
Preston 0-2 Tottenham
75 mins: Tottenham now have a bunch of players on the pitch that want to impress Antonio Conte. They’ll no doubt try to extend this lead and put the game properly out of Preston’s reach.
Danjuma almost has the chance to mark his debut with a goal but he’s not given the return pass after making a run into the box.
Preston 0-2 Tottenham
72 mins: Antonio Conte now makes his changes. There are three in total as Oliver Skipp and Emerson Royal come on to replace Rodrigo Bentancur and Matt Doherty.
Arnaut Danjuma also makes his debut for Spurs replacing Ryan Sessegnon.
Preston bring on midfielder Ben Woodburn for Ryan Ledson.
GOAL! Preston 0-2 Tottenham (Son, 69’)⚽️
69 mins: That should be that now! It’s brilliant from Son once again. A cutting pass comes into the box and picks out Son Heung-min. He stops the ball spins around Jordan Storey then lifts a left-footed effort into the near top corner.
Lovely finish. Spurs are two goals to the good.
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