FA Cup Replay- Tottenham 2 Vs Newport County 0

Spurs pick up comfortable 2-0 up against Newport

Mitch Freeley

A much-changed Spurs side ease through to the next round with a comfortable 2-0 win. Newport started brightly, but an own goal from Dan Butler and a quickfire second from Eric Lamela put Spurs in control. In the second half, Spurs stepped off the gas in the second half, Dele Alli and Fernando Lloriente really should of placed the tie beyond doubt, missing guilt edge chances. Spurs will now take on Rochdale in the next round. The result will be one to savour for coach Mauricio Pochettino, who celebrated his 200th game in charge of Spurs. Following the win, attention will turn to the crunch London derby against bitter rivals London.

Full Time- All over here. Comfortable for Spurs this evening. They run out 2-0 winners.

90+2 Chance for Newport! What a chance for Pádraig Amond. He would of been a hero had that gone in, his shot is well saved by Vorm.

90+2 A late corner for Newport, something for the fans to cheer about, Spurs promptly clear the ball.

90+1 Walker Peters! The Spurs sub smashes a shot well over!

90- The Newport fans are in fine voice as we head into three minutes of extra time.

86- A Third chance for Spurs! Aurier crosses to find Alli who chests the ball down, a shot is fired to near post, and Newport Joe Day keeper comes up with a good save to deny Spurs. Day has beNewport'srts best player this evening.

82- Crossbar! Eriksen plays through sub Dele Alli with a magical through ball. The English midfielder composes himself, but his lofted effort slams off the crossbar.

79- A delicious cross from Eriksen, who finds Llorente who makes a perfect run. The Spaniard connects with a volley, his shot speeds just wide. Close.

78- Dele Alli is on for Wanyama.

75- Lamela plays through Llorente who heads the ball into the turf, beating Day but going just wide. The flag is raised. It wouldn't of counted.

74- Spurs are content to play keep ball. The term 'Game management' comes to mind.

67- Another chance for Spurs. Eriksen starts the move with a backheel. The ball goes wide to Danny Rose who picks out the Dane with his cross, but his first time shot goes wide. Lovely play from the lilywhites.

64- It should have been 3-0! Llorente clips the ball to Erik Lamela, who attempts a chip. Day stays big and produces a good save to deny the winger.

61- Son Heung-min has been magnificent today. He's replaced by the more than able Christian Eriksen.

A proper tasty tackle from David Pipe.

58- Aurier crosses the ball into the path of Fernando Liorente. Thankfully Ben White is on hand to pump the ball clear. Newport Substitue Tozer is replaced by Dolan.

55- Newport number 10 Frank Nouble beats his man on the wing, and shapes to shoot, his effort is promptly hoofed away by the Spurs defence. The Exiles first chance of note in the second half.

52- Sissoko wins the second corner of the half, keeper Joe Day confidently grabs the ball for Newport

49 Spurs are bossing possession as the second half kicks off. It's only a matter of time before they grab a third.

Second Half! Spurs get us back underway!

Peeep! Halftime! An own goal from Dan Butler and a goal from Erik Lamela give Spurs a comfortable lead. Newport started brightly but faded as the half progressed.

45 VAR time for the second time this evening! Freekick for Newport, Serge Aurier tackles Nouble- The play returns to the incident

38- More trickery from Son, this time on the wing. A few stepovers to beat his man, David Pipe but his drilled cross is picked up by Joe Day.

34- Goal! 2-0. Son has been at the heart of everything good for Spurs in the early exchanges, charging into the box he squares the ball to Lamela and the Argentinian midfielder sidefoots in the second goal. This could get messy for Newport.

32- Llorente feeds the ball to Son, and the South Korean schemer hits his shot just past the post!

30- Spurs have raised the tempo. Lamela & Son are denied by instinctive saves from Newport stopper Joe Day.

28- We have a VAR moment! Danny Rose is bundled down in the penalty box, after checking back referee Stuart Attwell rules out the penalty.

26- GOAL! The Premier League side take the lead against the run of play. That's tough on Newport. Sissoko attempts a cross, which bounces off Dan Butler and trickles into the goal. 1-0 Spurs.

22- Side netting for Spurs! Best bit of play from the home side so far. Moussa Sissoko floats a ball to the back post, Danny Rose connects but his shot makes the side net bulge.

19- Long ball from Newport- Frank Nouble is flagged offside the striker really should of kept level.

16- Important to note that VAR is in use tonight. Should anything controversial go down.

13- Long throw from Newport, Demetriou wins the header and easily caught by Vorm. Encouraging start for the League 2 side!

7- Yellow card for Spurs! Wanyama with a crunching tackle! Newport has a dangerous freekick.

2- Newport are pressing hard here, Alderweireld clears the ball after some pressure. The 7,500 traveling fans are in full voice!

Kick-Off! We are underway!

Teams are heading out! We are minutes away from Kick-Off at Wembley

Team News

It's also a landmark game for Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino who is celebrating his 200th game in charge! He'll be hoping for a win to keep Spurs FA Cup dream alive!

Newport has kept the same team that drew with Spurs two weeks ago. A huge evening for the Exciles at the home of English football!

We have the team news! Spurs have made six changes from their last encounter at Rodney Parade. Serge Aurier, Toby Alderweireld, Danny Rose, Harry Winks, Erik Lamela and Heung-Min Son all come in. Whilst Dele Ali & Harry Kane make the bench. Spurs ain't taking any risks tonight!

Preamble

Can Newport pull off one of the biggest FA Cup shocks of all time and knock Tottenham out of the cup at Wembley on Wednesday evening? Many people didn't give Newport a chance two weeks ago, but Spurs needed a late goal from Harry Kane to spare their blushes at Rodney Parade.

Predictably with a North London derby happening on Saturday, Mauricio Pochettino is likely to field a weakened side for the visit of the Exiles. January signing Lucas Moura is ineligible to play, however defenders Danny Rose and Toby Alderweireld may return from injury. Speaking ahead of the game, the Argentian boss Pochettino was clear that his side is not underestimating Newport. "For me, it is the same whether tomorrow is Newport or another Premier League team. We take the competition very seriously. I think it is a game that we must win."

As for Newport, they are returning to Wembley for the first time since May 2013. That day they defeated Wrexham 2-0 in the Conference playoffs to seal a return to the football league for the first time since the 1987-88 season. County is heading to arguably their biggest game in the last decade in bad form in the league and has lost their last two games. Ben White is out with a thigh strain. Whilst Sean Rigg has left the club after to quit full-time football on Monday to pursue a career as a tattoo artist.

The winner of the match will take on Rochdale in the fourth round who defeated Millwall in their replay yesterday.