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.
Will Jadon Sancho play?
As part of Friday’s pre-match press conference Erik ten Hag was aksed whether Jadon Sancho would feature tonight and he replied:
“He is training with the team and we will see. I said he’s on the way back, he’s making steps."
Sancho wasn’t seen travelling to Old Trafford with the rest of the players so he may not be included in the matchday squad.
Man Utd vs Reading
Coming up at the conclusion of Preston vs Tottenham we have action from Old Trafford where Manchester United host Reading.
Erik ten Hag’s men hope to advance to the fifth round and keep their cup run going. Can Reading give them a game?
The team news for that one will be dropping soon.
HT Preston 0-0 Tottenham
Preston have been organise and resolute in defence tonight. Can they string together a few attacks in the second half and possibly nick a win here?
Half-time: Preston 0-0 Tottenham
45+1 mins: Just the one minute of added time tells you how baldy this game has been lacking in excitement. The teams head into the break on level terms.
Spurs have dominated possession but the Premier League side haven’t made the breakthrough.
Preston 0-0 Tottenham
43 mins: Browne and Brady are doing a fine job covering the right side of Preston’s and stop Sessegnon fro crossing the ball when he’s given it by Clement Lenglet.
Spurs then slip Kulusevski into the left side of the penalty area but his effort is blocked by a sliding Liam Lindsay.
Preston 0-0 Tottenham
40 mins: Bentancur brings the ball through midfield and pass it over to Tanganga. He sends it wide for Doherty on the right wing.
The wingback has space to run into and does so before swinging a high cross into the middle. The ball loops into the penalty area but that allows Freddie Woodman to come off his line and pluck the ball out of the air.
Preston 0-0 Tottenham
37 mins: Shot! Perisic takes the next corner again but slides this one over to Dejan Kulusevski. He brings the ball inside, puts it onto his left foot then laces a shot high and wide!
Preston 0-0 Tottenham
34 mins: Tottenham win a free kick on the right wing but Son hits the one-man wall who deflects the ball out for a corner.
Ivan Perisic takes this set piece but Robbie Brady heads it behind from the near post.
Preston 0-0 Tottenham
31 mins: Ryan Sessegnon gets forward in his role as a wingback but is miles offside when Ivan Perisic sends a through ball behind the lines for him.
Tottenham are a bit toothless at the minute. Preston will be delighted with how the game is going.
Preston 0-0 Tottenham
28 mins: A clearance from Preston sees the ball booted long up the pitch. Tom Cannon sprints forward to put pressure on Davinson Sanchez and the Spurs defender is forced into an error.
He fails to control the ball properly but gets lucky as it bobbles back to Fraser Forster who deals with it.
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