Spurs progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a home win in a London derby over Charlton Athletic.
In a game which saw Bale not make the team sheet and Modric, Van der Vaart, Lennon and Hutton start on the bench, this saw the likes of Corluka, Kranjcar and Sandro make a rare start. The starting line up also saw young Andros Townsend make his debut. And what a debut it was ...
After going in on the break at 0-0, Townsend opened the scoring with a shot from 20yards out, a low strike hit the back of the net soon after the second half got underway.
Like the first half, chances continued for both sides but it was Spurs who found the goal. This time, it was Defoe who was back from a 3 match ban. An excellent ball from Modric, who replaced Palacios at half time, found Kranjcar who laid the ball off into Defoe's path for him to fire the ball home.
Less than 3 minutes later Spurs extended their lead, again Defoe with the goal. The striker broke from inside his own half, had options left and right but went alone, got a little bit of luck as first shot bounced off defender back into his path and slotted home past Elliot.
Few chances followed but Cudicini held out to keep a clean sheet and see Spurs progress to the fourth round.
By Kirstie Teversham
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