Preston vs Tottenham LIVE: Latest FA Cup fourth round updates
Conte asks Tottenham to bring back last season’s fighting spirit
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.
32 mins: So close! Antony is a livewire tonight. He brings the ball down the line then darts inside and takes on Baba Rahman. He strides ahead of the defender before slipping Fernandes into the box.
Fernandes shoots but pushes the effort wide of the left-hand post!
Michael Jones28 January 2023 20:33
29 mins: Manchester United are doing a fine job of winning the ball back quickly. Antony takes it to the edge of the box on the right hand side but slotting it over to Fernandes.
He stops the ball and looks to lift a shot into the near top corner but sends it too high and puts the ball over the crossbar!
Michael Jones28 January 2023 20:32
26 mins: There’s a sense that the Old Trafford crowd are just waiting for the first goal to go in. Man Utd have plenty of men up the pitch but there’s been no end product as of yet.
Tyrell Malacia twists his way into space on the left wing and slides a pass across to Eriksen. He lets the ball run onto his right foot and shoots but Holmes jumps in front of the ball and makes another last ditch block.
Michael Jones28 January 2023 20:26
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.
Michael Jones28 January 2023 20:25
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.
Michael Jones28 January 2023 20:22
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!
Michael Jones28 January 2023 20:17
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!
Michael Jones28 January 2023 20:16
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.
Michael Jones28 January 2023 20:14
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.
Michael Jones28 January 2023 20:11
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!
Michael Jones28 January 2023 20:08
