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Son Heung-min’s dazzling double and a debut goal from Arnaut Danjuma sent Tottenham through to the FA Cup fifth round with a 3-0 victory over Preston North End.
South Korea international Son curled the opening goal from 25 yards in the 50th minute to break Preston’s resistance at Deepdale.
Antonio Conte’s visiting side dominated throughout but mostly found clear-cut opportunities difficult to come by, though Son struck again in fine style to put them in control.
Danjuma, off the bench for his first Spurs game, rubbed salt in the wounds of the Championship side with a late third.
Tottenham dominated the early proceedings of Saturday’s game, with Son the most threatening outlet, twice forcing Freddie Woodman into action with attempts from outside the box.
For all their possession though, Conte’s players struggled to break down Preston’s resilient defensive line and were restricted to efforts from distance, Dejan Kulusevski firing a strike over the bar.
Five minutes after the restart, Spurs found the breakthrough as Son cut onto his left foot after receiving a pass from Japhet Tanganga and struck a fine effort beyond the reach of Woodman.
Preston responded well, with Ched Evans weaving his way through several markers to tee up Benjamin Whiteman, but his strike from just outside the area whistled wide of Fraser Forster’s right-hand post.
The fightback was quickly quelled though as Son struck again, with Ivan Perisic backheeling a pass into the area for the Spurs number seven to turn his markers and send a fine finish into the right corner.
Danjuma added icing on the cake in the 87th minute, scuffing Kulusevski’s pass into the Preston net to cap a comfortable win.
