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Tottenham Hotspur avoided a Women’s FA Cup banana skin as they overcame London City Lionesses in round four.
Bethany England headed the hosts in front early on at Brisbane Road, before Mana Iwabuchi doubled the advantage.
Drew Spence and Eveliina Summanen, plus an own goal from Lionesses captain Harley Bennett, completed the scoring.
This game had appeared ripe for an upset, with Spurs having lost their past five Women’s Super League matches while London City lead the Championship.
But Tottenham managed to comfortably steer themselves into the fifth-round draw on Monday evening.
More follows.
Line-ups
Tottenham Women
Formation 3-4-3
- 1Korpela
- 29NevilleSubstituted forAleat 69′minutes
- 5Bartrip
- 3ZadorskySubstituted forTurnerat 61′minutes
- 14Ildhusøy
- 15James
- 24Spence
- 6Harrop
- 20IwabuchiSubstituted forUbogaguat 69′minutes
- 19EnglandSubstituted forKarczewskaat 62′minutes
- 23AyaneSubstituted forSummanenat 45′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Turner
- 9Karczewska
- 13Ale
- 18Ubogagu
- 22Spencer
- 25Summanen
London City Lionesses
Formation 3-4-3
- 30Yañez
- 14BennettBooked at 72mins
- 8Rodgers
- 15Nolan
- 24HopcroftSubstituted forNevilleat 45′minutes
- 10AggSubstituted forPrimusat 62′minutes
- 22JoelSubstituted forFitzgeraldat 85′minutes
- 25Heuchan
- 16MuyaSubstituted forShepherdat 80′minutes
- 19EwensSubstituted forJarrettat 85′minutes
- 11Napier
Substitutes
- 2Neville
- 7Shepherd
- 9Jarrett
- 12Cull
- 17Fitzgerald
- 18Pedersen
- 20Primus
- 27Kitching
Live Text
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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur Women 5, London City Lionesses 0.
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Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur Women 5, London City Lionesses 0.
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Delay in match because of an injury Jamie-Lee Napier (London City Lionesses).
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Angharad James (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Amy Rodgers (London City Lionesses).
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Foul by Angharad James (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
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Amy Rodgers (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, London City Lionesses. Lucy Fitzgerald replaces Lois Joel.
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Substitution, London City Lionesses. Rianna Jarrett replaces Sarah Ewens.
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Foul by Drew Spence (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
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Atlanta Primus (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Substitution, London City Lionesses. Lucy Shepherd replaces Karin Muya.
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Goal! Tottenham Hotspur Women 5, London City Lionesses 0. Eveliina Summanen (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikola Karczewska.
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Foul by Drew Spence (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
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Sarah Ewens (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Harley Bennett (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Celin Ildhusøy (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Harley Bennett (London City Lionesses).
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Attempt saved. Karin Muya (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Foul by Eveliina Summanen (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
