SPURS 3 - 1 SOUTHEND
Keano Jenas Mido Eastwood (pen)

Spurs: Cerny, Stalteri, YP Lee, Rocha, Dawson, Lennon, Zokora, Jenas, Ghaly (Malbranque, 73), Keane (Defoe, 78), Mido (Huddlestone, 85).
Subs: Alnwick, Gardner.

Southend United: Flahavan, Hunt, Barrett, Gower (Hooper, 81), Maher, Eastwood, Bradbury (Harrold, 66), Clarke, Campbell-Ryce, Hammell, McCormack (Guttridge, 89).
Subs: Sodje, Welch.

Progress to the 5th round of the FA Cup was achieved with an impressive 3-1 victory over Southend United at the Lane on Saturday.

In front of a crowd of 33,406, Robbie Keane opened the scoring in a first half that should really have yielded more goals, while Jermaine Jenas marked his restoration to the side after injury with a goal that was the very least his performance deserved.

Freddy Eastwood did halve the deficit for a short time, before a goal from Mido settled the outcome of this encounter once and for all.

Jenas nearly unlocked Southend's defensive gate on 11 minutes when his surge forward took him clear before his measured pass inside the area into the path of Keane was the subject of a last ditch interception.

Later in the same minute the lead was secured when Zokora went on the charge from his own half and did manage to pick out Keane, who drilled in on goal and the ball took a significant deflection off of Steven Hammell and Darryl Flahavan was left stranded in the Southend goal.

Aaron Lennon then brilliantly played in Hossam Ghaly, who proceeded to leave his marker staring at turf, before squaring for Keane who did not really do justice to the quality of the move with his attempt on goal.

Lennon was providing a regular stream of threatening crosses from the left flank, while Jenas was looking his old self in midfield, covering the ground, linking play, supporting attacking sorties and doing his share defensively. His energy in midfield probably has been missed over the last six weeks or so.

He brilliantly bought Keane into play at the half hour mark from one of his sprints forward, with the striker hitting the feet of the goalkeeper with his low drilled shot from a tight angle. His next opening was the result of a speedy counter-attack that began with debut boy Ricardo Rocha dispossessing Jamal Campbell-Ryce, then Zokora bring the ball quickly out. It was next out right to Stalteri, who crossed low and Keane cut across his marker to direct towards goal and it took a superb save from Flahavan to tip over the crossbar.

The boys were two goals to the good on 48 minutes when Lennon seized the ball off of Lewis Hunt and embarked on a mazy run which led to him dispatching a teasing cross over over the six yard box and Jenas was in place to guide the ball in and make it a happy return to the side.

Radek Cerny - in for the rested Paul Robinson - was soon forced into a smart save to deny Kevin Maher a goal on his second return to the Lane, before Flahavan did likewise at the other end to stop Jenas bagging a another. Mido came close to adding his name to scorers with a header from a measured Jenas throughball, while Keane could have increased his tally after good work from Lennon and Zokora.

Southend's travelling army were celebrating after 68 minutes when Hossam Ghaly was penalised for handball while the process of clearing a deflected free-kick. It looked an incredibly harsh call, but Freddy Eastwood stuck the penalty home all the same.

Steed Malbranque was added to the mix for the final 17 minutes in place of Ghaly and on 75 minutes the two-goal advantage was restored when Jenas picked out the run of Lennon down the right and the winger zapped the ball into the near post with considerable power and Mido stole in front of his markers and the ball fired up and landed over the line via the underside of the crossbar.

Mido was off complaining over a back problem with five minutes left on the clock and we were left with a changed shape with Defoe - already on for Keane - up top, with Jenas and Malbranque in support. There were no more goals, but there is the 5th round draw on Monday to look forward to now.

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Key Action
2mins: Flahavan out quickly to pluck ball off Keane's head.
Rocha has started on the left of the central defensive partnership with Dawson, Lennon more centrally, supporting Keane and Mido.
6.05: Jenas whipped in inswinging free-kick from left, Mido beat Flahavan to it but could only guide header over.
8.08: Cerny clean hands as he rose amongst the bodies to collect Hunt's cross.
9.05: Good combination between Mido and Stalteri, Mido dropped deep to win ball, exchanged passes with Stalteri and the full-back was through but for fine challenge by Hammell.
12mins: GOAL - SPURS. Zokora broke from deep, fed in Keane on his right, shot from 16 yards deflected off Hammell to leave Flahavan wrong-footed and beaten.
Spurs 1, Southend 0
15.12: CHANCE. Maher released Eastwood down our left, clever cross with outside of right foot picked out Gower at far post, could only volley into ground and Cerny gathered easily.
16.30: CHANCE. Lennon fine pass spread play wide to Ghaly, he skipped past Gower's challenge, reached the byline and cut back for Keane, under pressure, scuffed shot wide.
18mins: BLOCK. Mido did well again, beat his man and spotted Lennon clear on left corner of box, he cut onto his right foot, curler aiming for far corner blocked by Barrett.
19.40: Dawson magnificent crossfield pass over 60 yards from right to left to Lennon, he controlled and crossed low aiming for Keane, would have been a tap in but for sliding intervention from Barrett.
20.20: Another fine break from Stalteri, one-two with Mido sent him through on goal, right channel, delayed shot for a second and that allowed first Barrett to have a nibble and then Flahavan to come out and save at his feet.
25.38: Patient build up, Lee heavily involved, he played into Mido, got it back and then into Keane's feet, quick turn but shot blocked by Clarke and ballooned into Flahavan's hands.
28.06: Dawson spread wide again to Lennon, he played into supporting Lee who hit low shot from 20 yards saved by Flahavan at near post.
30mins: SAVE. Break from our half, Ghaly into Jenas who released Keane down left, rode Barrett's challenge, went to left byline and tried to kid Flahavan at near post, keeper saved with foot.
30.30: Dawson flicked on Lennon's corner for Rocha diving in at far post, got angle of header wrong and it sailed wide of far post.
34.27: Mido climbed well to meet Lennon's corner but could only loop header onto roof of net under pressure.
37.53: Textbook tackle from Rocha to halt Campbell-Ryce burst into box.
38.06: SAVE/WOODWORK. Fantastic reactions from Flahavan, Zokora led break from Southend attack, Ghaly crossed low and Keane flicked ball towards target from six yards, Flahavan managed to tip onto the crossbar and over.
39.09: PENALTY? Keane clever pass to Jenas in box, went over with Barrett, penalty might have been harsh but seen them given.
43.13: YELLOW CARD - SPURS. Mido for dissent.
44.25: CHANCE. Great spot and pass from Ghaly between defenders for Keane, had to take it first time and volleyed over from 14 yards.
44.51: Jenas drilled wide from 20 yards.
Half-time: Spurs 1, Southend United 0
48.29: GOAL - SPURS. Lennon, tracking back, nipped ball away from McCormack and then left in a heap, ran at Campbell-Ryce, turned him inside out and crossed for Jenas to volley home from six yards.
Spurs 2, Southend 0
51mins: SAVE. McCormack cross ran through to supporting Maher, snapshot from 14 yards tipped over by Cerny.
52.05: SAVE. Straight up the other end, Jenas ran 20 yards before unleashing drive from edge of box that Flahavan tipped over.
57mins: Kept the ball for a long spell that included a dink from Jenas to Keane and backheel not read by Lennon; Jenas shot that was blocked by McCormack and eventually another cross from Jenas that Mido headed towards goal, only for Flahavan to tip over, flagged offside anyway.
60mins: Hammell drilled shot well wide from 30 yards.
61.15: BLOCK. Lennon broke fully 50 yards, nutmegged McCormack, fed to supporting Zokora, he pulled back for Keane to angle shot that Clarke blocked at near post.
63.27: More tricks from Lennon, left touchline, rolled ball inside to Jenas who spread wide to Stalteri, low cross gathered well by Flahavan.
66mins: SUB - SOUTHEND. Harrold for Bradbury.
68mins: PENALTY/GOAL - SOUTHEND. Eastwood's free-kick flew into air off the defensive wall, Ghaly up for header with Barrett, ball appeared to struck his arm but certainly not deliberate, nevertheless, Mr Styles pointed to the spot. Eastwood drilled into top corner.
Spurs 2, Southend 1
68mins: YELLOW CARD - SPURS. Looks like Mido was booked for dissent.
69.10: CHANCE. Keane ran at Clarke, switched to his right foot and hammered over from 10 yards as challenge came in.
73mins: SUB - SPURS. Malbranque for Ghaly.
76mins: GOAL - SPURS. Jenas spread wide right to Lennon, low cross turned in well at the near post by Mido despite acute angle.
Spurs 3, Southend 1
78mins: SUB - SPURS. Defoe for Keane.
79.32: SAVE. Good hands from Flahavan to keep hold of Mido's curling free-kick from 22 yards as Defoe waiting for any fumble.
81mins: SUB - SOUTHEND. Hooper for Gower.
83mins: CHANCE. Lennon on fire again down the right, left Hammell for dead, low cross skied over the crossbar by Defoe.
85mins: SUB - SPURS. Huddlestone for Mido.
86.19: Huddlestone drilled wide from 25 yards.
Added time: 3mins.
Added time: SAVE. Almighty mix-up between Dawson and Cerny led to great chance for Hooper, Cerny managed to get in position to make fine save.
Added time: Huddlestone switched play right to left to Lennon, he fizzed in cross just behind Defoe and Jenas.
Full-time: Spurs 3, Southend United 1