1-0 v Portsmouth FC - 7 January 2023 - Home

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Details
Match Number

7574

Opposition
Portsmouth

Portsmouth FC

Opposition Level

3

Competition
Fa cup

FA Cup

Round / Leg

Round 3

Season

2022/23

Date

7th January 2023

Kick Off

12:30

Venue

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Attendance

60,161

Referee

Thomas Bramall

VAR

Graham Scott

Weather at Kick Off

10.1° - Drizzle

Facts & Milestones
  • 7537th overall match (3618 wins, 1642 draws, 2264 losses)

  • 5924th competitive match (2694 wins, 1370 draws, 1860 losses)

  • team

    107th match vs Portsmouth FC (46 wins, 29 draws, 32 losses)

  • competition

    451st FA Cup match (234 wins, 107 draws, 110 losses)

  • 6873rd match in England (3257 wins, 1526 draws, 2077 losses)

  • 106th match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (70 wins, 10 draws, 26 losses)

  • There were 7 changes to the starting lineup from the last match.

For STATS Against
18 Attempts 3
1 Attempts on Target 1
72% Possession 28%
32 Crosses 10
7 Tackles 9
6 Interceptions 10
1 Saves 0
9 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Offsides 2
Report

Harry Kane moved within one of Jimmy Greaves' Tottenham goalscoring record with a trademark finish to earn Spurs a safe FA Cup passage against Portsmouth.

Moments after Emerson Royal's header hit the post, Kane exchanged passes with Ryan Sessegnon before curling into the far corner from 18 yards.

Kane has now scored 265 Spurs goals, one behind the legendary Greaves.

Oliver Skipp fired over a great chance to add a second goal but the League One visitors had no reply to Kane's strike.

The England striker has the chance to equal the record, or even break it if he scores more than once, in the north London Premier League derby at home to Arsenal on 15 January.

With Dejan Kulusevski, Richarlison and Lucas Moura among a growing Spurs injury list, Antonio Conte was forced to start Kane and Son Heung-min in a strong forward line despite making eight changes overall.

Spurs had scored just one first-half goal in their previous 12 games and never looked like adding to that during a quiet opening 45 minutes in north London, failing to register a single shot on target.

Indeed, Portsmouth, cheered on by a sold-out allocation of more than 8,000 noisy visiting fans, created the first half's best effort as Reeco Hackett-Fairchild's acrobatic shot on the turn was pushed wide by Fraser Forster.

However, Spurs stepped things up following the restart and, just after Royal headed Son's deep cross on to the post, Kane produced the moment of magic that ultimately proved decisive.

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