Fulham – Tottenham Hotspur

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Afternoon all. Welcome to live coverage of Tottenham's trip to Fulham for a place in the fifth round to face either Bolton or Wigan. The draw has just taken place <a href="http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/872107/fa-cup-draw?cc=5739" target="_blank">full details here </a> but the stand out ties are Man Utd v Crawley and Leyton Orient v Arsenal.

Fulham: Stockdale, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Salcido, Duff, Sidwell, Murphy, Dempsey, Andrew Johnson, Dembele. Subs: Etheridge, Kelly, Baird, Gera, Kamara, Dikgacoi, Davies.

Tottenham: Gomes, Hutton, Bassong, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Sandro, Modric, Pienaar, Van der Vaart, Defoe. Subs: Cudicini, Jenas, Pavlyuchenko, Gallas, Crouch, Kranjcar, Corluka.

Here come the teams. Kick off is moments away..

<b>KICK OFF</b>

Spurs win a corner and Van der Vaart tries to play it short but Duff intervenes.

Now Van der Vaart tries his luck from range with a free kick but as it deflects off the wall the ball is cleared.

Decent ball in from Duff and Dempsey challenges Dawson and wins a corner for Fulham.

Dempsey gets up and heads towards goal but it was always flashing wide.

Salcido gets down the left but his attempt at a cross is woeful.

A neat exchange from Spurs but Assou-Ekotto's ball into the box is cleared by Hughes.

Pantsil's ball for Duff is, well, pants.

<b>FULHAM PENALTY</b> Dempsey runs at Hutton and the defender brings him down.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Murphy slots the penalty. Right into the top corner.

An early blow for Spurs then. How will they respond?

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/red_card.jpg" height="15"> Another Fulham penalty as Dawson makes a mistake, then hauls back Dembele! He's off.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Murphy goes the other way and Fulham are two penalties to the good!

What a cameo from Michael Dawson! He gave the ball away for the first penalty, then tried to be too clever in possession, was robbed by Dembele, then hauled him back to concede a pen and see red. Incredible.

Dempsey hits the bar! Johnson breaks down the right and crosses, and Dempsey, sliding in with Hutton, flicks the top of the bar with his effort.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Gallas comes on for the unfortunate Sandro.

A stinker for Spurs, who look shellshocked.

Duff gets down the right and digs out a cross. Demebele is in front of his man and meets the ball eight yards out but can't get it on target. Should have done better.

Johnson flicks on, Gallas doesn't bother chasing, and only a swift intervention from Gomes prevents him from making it 3-0.

Fulham get in again and Spurs are all over the place. Assou-Ekotto plays Dembele and Johnson on and they very nearly score again.

More catastrophic defneding as Assou-Ekotto and Gomes fluff a routine cross. Fulham win a corner.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Hangeland scores from the corner!

Johnson wins a flick at the near post, the ball rolls across to Hangeland who smashes home from close range. A needless corner given away, then pitiful defending, mean Spurs are all but out.

Now Gomes spills a Duff cross and Johnson almost makes it four.

Fulham look like they going to score with every attack at the minute. Dembele feeds Dempsey but Gallas shields him off.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Petulance from Van der Vaart who clips Murphy after the ball has gone. Yellow.

Dempsey looks for Johnson but overhits the pass.

Tottenham win a corner when Pantsil could have cleared for a throw in instead..

Modric flashes a shot wide after he picked up Tottenham's cleared corner.

Salcido slams a long ball to Johnson and Bassong holds him up in the penalty area.

Fulham fans sing at Spurs: "You're just a small team in Stratford," in relation to their opponents' Olympic stadium bid.

Sidwell ambles 30 yards towards goal and has a pop right at Gomes.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> A yellow card for Duff as he tugged back Assou-Ekotto.

The game is pretty dull now after that astonishing opening.

Modric crosses but the only two people in the box are Defoe and Lennon.

Van der Vaart has a go from 45 yards but Stockdale watches it sail over the bar.

Spurs can't wait for the break.

The linesman needs some treatment for something in his eye. Bassong's clearance near to the assistant unleashed a patch of mud that flew into the linesman's eye.

Robbie Keane has joined West Ham on loan until the end of the season we are hearing.

A reminder that our <a href="http://blogs.soccernet.com/onthemove/" target="_blank">live transfer blog</a> has all the latest developments.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> What a goal from Dembele!

He got the ball on the half way line, ghosted past Bassong, got to the edge of the box then blasts a shot into the bottom corner. A belter.

<b>HALF TIME</b> Just as it looks like Defoe might pull one back Hughes slides in with a brilliant tackle to preserve Fulham's four goal advantage. And that is half time! Unbelievable stuff. Spurs capitulate.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> We begin again with a change for Spurs as Crouch replaces Defoe.

Pantsil's early cross is met by Andy Johnson but there was no conviction in his header.

So what do Spurs do now? Push forward, leave gaps at the back and risk losing six or seven? Or play tight and hope not to concede any more goals and maybe nick one?

A good run from Hutton down the right and Hughes does well to clear from Crouch.

Now Lennon swings in a cross that is met by Bassong but Stockdale grabs it on the stretch.

That was Totenham's attempt on target in the match.

Spurs at least look a little more enthusiastic this half, no doubt after a right old rocket from Harry at the break.

Despite the scoreline it is the Spurs fans who are making the most noise.

VDV crosses for Crouch who flicks down to no-one.

Very nearly a nice move from Fulham as Duff fed Johnson, but his dummy wrong foots Demebele slightly and Spurs clear.

As expected, the second half has failed to live up to the fireworks of the first.

Fulham are still being afforded far too much time and space on the ball in midfield by Tottenham.

Dempsey fires in an effort on goal that Gomes parries clear.

Dembele creeps into the area but has his shot blocked before Dempsey fires one narrowly wide.

Pienaar dribbles a shot wide to derisory howls from the home support.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Van der Vaart trudges off and Jenas comes on.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Johnson goes off and Gera comes on.

Fulham's reward for this victory will be a home tie against either Bolton or Wigan.

As it stands this will be Fulham's biggest ever win over Tottenham.

The game is being played at pre-season pace now.

Salcido almost gifts Spurs a consolation as his back pass is very nearly closed down by Crouch.

Now Jenas thumps a volley two yards wide of the target. He caught it sweetly.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Two-goal hero Danny Murphy comes off and Jonathan Greening is on.

Two wonderful touches from Gera, but then he passes right to Bassong.

Tottenham's fans are now ole-ing every pass their team makes.

Spurs have been shocking defending balls over the top as Sidwell nearly gets in again.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Dembele comes off after a good game and Simon Davies is on.

Crouch brings down a cross and tries to strike on goal but Pantsil nips in.

Bassong is lucky after completely missing his kick when Gera tried to pounce on a loose ball. Gomes tidies up.

Duff wins a corner off Pienaar.

Hughes rises high and hits the bar! And as the ball comes back, Hutton hacks Hangeland's shot off the line.

It should be five. Davies latches onto yet another ball over the top and squares to Gera but with only Gomes to beat he can't.

Now Duff with a weak effort when presented with the ball in the box. Gomes even fumbled that.

One minute added...

Tottenham's misery is over. Fulham romp through to the next round with their biggest ever win over their London rivals. The damage was done inside 14 minutes after Dawson's red card. Fulham will face either Bolton or Wigan in the next round.