FA Cup: Tottenham summon cavalry to forge ahead after beating Morecambe

Tottenham summoned the cavalry to secure a place in the FA Cup fourth round, coming from a goal down to beat 3-1 Morecambe.

Shrimps defender Antony O’Connor sidefooted a volley in from 10 yards to score the game’s opening goal after 33 minutes, prompting wild celebrations among the travelling supporters.

But their hopes of a famous victory faded as goals from Harry Winks and substitutes Lucas Moura and Harry Kane gave Tottenham victory.

Spurs boss Antonio Conte make a host of changes, naming Kane and Moura on the bench and having to do without the injured Son Heung-min, but still picked a side featuring the likes of Dele Alli, Tanguy Ndombele, Winks and Giovani lo Celso.

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For Morecambe, a team fighting relegation and who have won only once in their past seven matches in League One, it was almost a historic occasion to match fellow third-tier side Cambridge’s heroics at Newcastle on Saturday.

There were chants of “Premier League, you’re having a laugh” from the away end, as the Morecambe fans made the most of their afternoon.

The Shrimps, without manager Stephen Robinson, who missed the game after a positive Covid test, were 16 minutes away from the fourth round before Winks’ free-kick cross went all the way in to equalise.

Goals from Moura and Kane saved Spurs’ blushes inside the last 10 min