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Son at the double to fire Tottenham past Preston in FA Cup

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FA Cup – Fourth Round – Preston North End v Tottenham Hotspur – Deepdale, Preston, Britain – January 28, 2023 Tottenham Hotspur’s Arnaut Danjuma celebrates scoring their third goal (Photo: Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith)

PRESTON, England (Reuters)

Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min returned to form with two goals in his side’s 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 (January 28).

Antonio Conte’s Tottenham were joined in the fifth round by fellow English Premier League (EPL) sides Leicester City, Leeds United and Southampton on a day lacking any major surprises.

Top-flight Fulham were held to a 1-1 home draw by second-tier Sunderland at Craven Cottage.

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.

FA Cup – Fourth Round – Preston North End v Tottenham Hotspur – Deepdale, Preston, Britain – January 28, 2023 Tottenham Hotspur’s Fraser Forster celebrates with Japhet Tanganga after the match (Photo: REUTERS/Molly Darlington)

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.

Kelechi Iheanacho spared Leicester City a potential giant-killing as his second-half goal ensured the Foxes beat fourth-tier Walsall 1-0.

It took 30 minutes for Leicester to get a shot on target and a frustrating afternoon was made worse as Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans struck a penalty against the post after Patson Daka was fouled inside the box.

Second-half substitute Iheanacho unlocked Walsall when his effort from the edge of the box deflected off the back of home defender Brandon Comley and beyond keeper Owen Evans.

FA Cup – Fourth Round – Preston North End v Tottenham Hotspur – Deepdale, Preston, Britain – January 28, 2023 Tottenham Hotspur’s Japhet Tanganga and Davinson Sanchez in action with Preston North End’s Ched Evans (Photo: REUTERS/Molly Darlington)
FA Cup – Fourth Round – Preston North End v Tottenham Hotspur – Deepdale, Preston, Britain – January 28, 2023 Preston North End manager Ryan Lowe looks dejected after the match (Photo: REUTERS/Molly Darlington)

Leeds advanced to the fifth round for the first time since 2016 with a 3-1 win at third-tier Accrington Stanley.

Jack Harrison put Leeds ahead with a spectacular long-range strike after 23 minutes before Junior Firpo and Luis Sinisterra scored within two minutes of each other midway through the second half to put Jesse Marsch’s men on course for victory.

Leslie Adekoya, 18, pulled one back for Accrington in the 81st with his first senior goal seconds after coming on.

Southampton put their Premier League woes aside to beat Championship strugglers Blackpool 2-1 while Bristol City eased to a 3-0 win over fellow second-tier side West Bromwich Albion.

Manchester United host Reading later on Saturday.

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