Preston 0-0 Tottenham LIVE! FA Cup match stream, latest score and ...
Tottenham are back in FA Cup action tonight as they look to avoid an upset and keep alive their hopes of a first major domestic trophy since 2008. Spurs are up against mid-table Championship opposition away from home under the lights at Deepdale, having squeezed past third-tier Portsmouth in round three courtesy of a stunning goal from Harry Kane.
The England captain is only a substitute in Lancashire as he seeks the 267th goal that would see him move clear of Jimmy Greaves as Tottenham’s outright all-time leading scorer, having been battling illness all week since netting the important winner against Fulham in the Premier League on Monday night. New signing Arnaut Danjuma could also make his debut from the bench after joining on loan from Villarreal in midweek, with Antonio Conte making seven changes in total.
North End - two-time winners of this competition - saw off Huddersfield in the last round but have not beaten tonight’s opponents since way back in 1966, drubbed 5-1 in the last meeting 14 years ago. Follow Preston vs Tottenham live below, with expert analysis from Dan Kilpatrick at the ground.
54 mins: The game has opened up nicely since that Son screamer, with Spurs brimming with new-found confidence and continuing to move the ball so much quicker in search of a swift second goal that would surely put this game to bed.
Preston try to launch a rare move forward but the danger posed by Cannon is quickly sniffed out.
A glimpse of the Son of old! The South Korean had two sighters in the first half but Preston did not learn their lesson.
Just as against Portsmouth in the last round, Spurs take the lead straight after the restart through a moment of brilliance.
50 mins: WHAT A STRIKE FROM SON!
He find himself in plenty of space after another nifty Spurs passing move and unleashes an unstoppable curling strike that bends beautifully beyond the despairing dive of Woodman and into the bottom corner.
He’s had a tough season so far, but that was a real moment of quality from the South Korean. Superb.
Preston with a mountain to climb now.
48 mins: Spurs are trying to move the ball far more quickly now, but Lenglet fires well over with Sessegnon in acres of space outside.
47 mins: Kulusevski’s strike inadvertently deflects off Perisic as Spurs look to take the initiative early in this second period.
Evans is desperate for a bit of help at the other end as Preston try to counter.
To say he’s cut an isolated figure so far tonight would be something of an understatement.
Back underway at Deepdale, with no changes from either side at the break.
Kane and Danjuma still on the Spurs bench.
Let’s hope for a more engrossing second half.
Just the 72 per cent possession for Spurs in that first half, seven shots but only two on target and half a dozen corners.
No attempts on goal or corners from Preston yet.
As well as Kane, Spurs need some creativity to break through this stubborn Preston rearguard.
You wonder if a Danjuma or Bryan Gil might be sent on first by Conte, who has cut an unusually subdued figure on the touchline so far tonight.
Preston 0-0 Tottenham
A classic, it certainly ain’t.
Spurs dominating possession as expected, with chances for Son and Kulusevski.
But Preston have defended doggedly, making a number of key blocks to keep this level.
But no forward threat whatsoever from the hosts.