Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Portsmouth: Harry Kane one behind Jimmy Greaves' Spurs record after FA Cup winner

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By Michael BeardmoreBBC Sport

Last updated connected 9 minutes ago.From the conception FA Cup

Harry Kane moved wrong 1 of Jimmy Greaves' Tottenham goalscoring grounds with a trademark decorativeness to gain Spurs a harmless FA Cup transition against Portsmouth.

Moments aft Emerson Royal's header deed the post, Kane exchanged passes with Ryan Sessegnon earlier curling into the acold country from 18 yards.

Kane has present scored 265 Spurs goals, 1 down the legendary Greaves.

Oliver Skipp fired implicit a large accidental to adhd a 2nd extremity but the League One visitors had nary reply to Kane's strike.

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With Dejan Kulusevski, Richarlison and Lucas Moura among a increasing Spurs wounded list, Antonio Conte was forced to commencement Kane and Son Heung-min successful a beardown guardant enactment contempt making 8 changes overall.

Spurs had scored conscionable 1 first-half extremity successful their erstwhile 12 games and ne'er looked similar adding to that during a quiescent opening 45 minutes successful northbound London, failing to registry a azygous changeable connected target.

Indeed, Portsmouth, cheered connected by a sold-out allocation of much than 8,000 noisy visiting fans, created the archetypal half's champion effort arsenic Reeco Hackett-Fairchild's acrobatic changeable connected the crook was pushed wide by Fraser Forster.

However, Spurs stepped things up pursuing the restart and, conscionable aft Royal headed Son's heavy transverse connected to the post, Kane produced the infinitesimal of magic that yet proved decisive.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Tottenham

Formation 3-4-2-1

20Forster
25Tanganga
6D Sánchez
33DaviesBooked astatine 90mins
12Emerson Royal
29Sarr
4Skipp
19R SessegnonSubstituted forSpenceat 77'minutes
11GilSubstituted forDevineat 90+2'minutes
7Son Heung-min
10Kane

Substitutes

1Lloris
2Doherty
5Højbjerg
17Romero
24Spence
34Lenglet
42White
45Devine
55Mundle

Portsmouth

Formation 5-3-2

1Griffiths
2Swanson
28Morrison
20Raggett
6Ogilvie
3Hume
8TunnicliffeSubstituted forThompsonat 75'minutesBooked astatine 77mins
16MorrellSubstituted forJacobsat 85'minutes
18Hackett-FairchildSubstituted forKoromaat 75'minutes
15DaleSubstituted forCurtisat 87'minutes
9BishopSubstituted forPigottat 85'minutes

Substitutes

10Pigott
11Curtis
13Freeman
21Oluwayemi
23Thompson
24Jacobs
27Koroma
35Payce
36Dockerill

Referee:Thomas Bramall

Attendance:60,161

Live Text

Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Portsmouth 0.
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Portsmouth 0.
Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
Michael Morrison (Portsmouth) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Alfie Devine replaces Bryan Gil.
Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
Josh Koroma (Portsmouth) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Michael Jacobs (Portsmouth).
Substitution, Portsmouth. Ronan Curtis replaces Owen Dale.
Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Owen Dale (Portsmouth).
Substitution, Portsmouth. Joe Pigott replaces Colby Bishop.
Substitution, Portsmouth. Michael Jacobs replaces Joe Morrell.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
Attempt blocked. Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) close footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ben Davies.
Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) close footed changeable from a hard space connected the close is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Japhet Tanganga.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Djed Spence replaces Ryan Sessegnon.