Preston 0-3 Tottenham: Son Heung-min's Two Goals and Danjuma's Late Strike Guide Spurs Through
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Preston 0-3 Tottenham: Heung-Min Son scores two beauties and Arnaut Danjuma adds third on debut to send Spurs into FA Cup fifth round. Heung-Min Son stepped up in Harry Kane's absence and produced two fierce strikes to help Tottenham into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 3-0 win at Championship side Preston.
Son struck twice inside 20 second-half minutes, the first a delightful strike from 30 yards to light up an otherwise ordinary affair and the second on the turn from closer range to end the hopes of their Championship hosts.
New signing Arnaut Danjuma, who rejected Everton to sign on loan from Villarreal, came off the bench to add a third on his debut and Spurs eased into the FA Cup fifth round.
They are still in pursuit of their first major trophy since 2008, which will have come as some relief to Antonio Conte as he made the return journey south has taken the calculated risk of resting many of his first regulars.
Conte's gamble involved seven changes, including Kane who has been battling a fever since scoring the only goal of the game at Fulham on Monday and missed two days of training.
Kane does not like to sit and watch. He had started all 29 games across all competitions for his club, until this point in the season. And all seven England games. He has been the difference for Tottenham since the World Cup break.
Still, he left this to others, as did Hugo Lloris and center-half Cristian Romero, who both made it to the World Cup final last month, and took a breather. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Eric Dier rested on the bench.
Richarlison is injured again, although nothing serious according to Conte's assistant Cristian Stellini, who said it was a small adductor strain that should be fine in a matter of days so Ivan Perisic led the line through the center and Davinson Sanchez led the team out.
The home crowd was undoubtedly encouraged by Conte's selection.
Ryan Lowe's team soon found themselves deep in defense, however, with wing-backs pushed into a back-five, working hard to stay in the contest as the Premier League team seized control in a confident opening, slicking passes around and getting wide forwards Son and Dejan Kulusevski on the ball, albeit without breaking through the white shirts and creating clear chances.
An early effort from Kulusevski was deflected wide after a free-kick by Perisic had been blocked and spilled down into the penalty area.
Son twice tested Freddie Woodman from distance in the opening half hour and Kulusevski fired over from a corner routine.
Preston proved strong enough to survive the early pressure and grew into the tie, making occasional forays out of their half and offering some threat from set-pieces. Spurs threw bodies in the way as they defended a free kick, in the first half, blocking shots from Andrew Hughes and Tom Cannon.
It was his seventh goal in all competitions in what has been a disappointing season for the South Korea international, who won the Premier League's Golden Boot last
Son struck twice inside 20 second-half minutes, the first a delightful strike from 30 yards to light up an otherwise ordinary affair and the second on the turn from closer range to end the hopes of their Championship hosts.
New signing Arnaut Danjuma, who rejected Everton to sign on loan from Villarreal, came off the bench to add a third on his debut and Spurs eased into the FA Cup fifth round.
They are still in pursuit of their first major trophy since 2008, which will have come as some relief to Antonio Conte as he made the return journey south has taken the calculated risk of resting many of his first regulars.
Conte's gamble involved seven changes, including Kane who has been battling a fever since scoring the only goal of the game at Fulham on Monday and missed two days of training.
Kane does not like to sit and watch. He had started all 29 games across all competitions for his club, until this point in the season. And all seven England games. He has been the difference for Tottenham since the World Cup break.
Still, he left this to others, as did Hugo Lloris and center-half Cristian Romero, who both made it to the World Cup final last month, and took a breather. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Eric Dier rested on the bench.
Richarlison is injured again, although nothing serious according to Conte's assistant Cristian Stellini, who said it was a small adductor strain that should be fine in a matter of days so Ivan Perisic led the line through the center and Davinson Sanchez led the team out.
The home crowd was undoubtedly encouraged by Conte's selection.
Ryan Lowe's team soon found themselves deep in defense, however, with wing-backs pushed into a back-five, working hard to stay in the contest as the Premier League team seized control in a confident opening, slicking passes around and getting wide forwards Son and Dejan Kulusevski on the ball, albeit without breaking through the white shirts and creating clear chances.
An early effort from Kulusevski was deflected wide after a free-kick by Perisic had been blocked and spilled down into the penalty area.
Son twice tested Freddie Woodman from distance in the opening half hour and Kulusevski fired over from a corner routine.
Preston proved strong enough to survive the early pressure and grew into the tie, making occasional forays out of their half and offering some threat from set-pieces. Spurs threw bodies in the way as they defended a free kick, in the first half, blocking shots from Andrew Hughes and Tom Cannon.
It was his seventh goal in all competitions in what has been a disappointing season for the South Korea international, who won the Premier League's Golden Boot last