Tottenham Hotspur vs Rochdale - Match Thread

[Bulletspur]

SPURS 6-1 ROCHDALE [prebreak][/prebreak]
Son (2), Llorente (3), Walker-Peters Humphrys[prebreak][/prebreak]​

Spurs: Vorm (C), Trippier, Dier, Foyth, Rose, Sissoko, Winks (Dembele), Lamela, Son (Dele), Lucas (Walker-Peters), Llorente.

Rochdale:

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93 mins GOAL Spurs 6-1 Rochdale : Walker-Peters
Kyle Walker-Peters gets his first Spurs goal, playing a one-two with Dele on the left side of the box and firing past Lillis, who got a touch to the ball but couldn't keep it out.
81 mins Sub: Walker-Peters for Lucas.
74 mins Sub: Adshead for Cannon.
67 mins Sub: Dele for Son
64 mins GOAL Spurs 5-1 Rochdale : Son
Lucas great through ball for Lamela down the left, he slides it across for Son to convert from six yards.
63 mins Sub:
61 mins Sub: Dembele for Winks.
58 mins GOAL Spurs 4-1 Rochdale : Llorente
Good play down the right involving Trippier and Sissoko, Son gets to the byline on that side, clips it over Lillis and Llorente heads into the net from point-blank range to complete a 12-minute hat-trick. Well done, Fernando!
57 mins Sub: Davies for Humfrys
52 mins GOAL Spurs 3-1 Rochdale : Llorente
Son slides it through for Lucas on the right side of the box, he pulls it across for Llorente to stab low beyond Lillis.
46 mins GOAL Spurs 2-1 Rochdale : Llorente
Lucas with a neat through ball for Llorente, who just beats the off-side trap and chips the advancing keeper from the edge of the box.
45+4 mins Yellow Card: Lamela
44 mins Yellow Card: Foyth
30 mins GOAL Spurs 1-1 Rochdale :
Cannon lifts it over from the right, Humphrys onto it and drills low beyond Vorm at his near post.
27 mins Yellow Card: Son
26 mins Penalty to Spurs
23 mins GOAL Spurs 1-0 Rochdale : Son
Trippier initially lost a 50-50 challenge in our half, Foyth across to cover, Trippier brings it forward, Lamela with a burst of pace into the middle, out to Son on the left side of the box, who cuts in, in a bit more and bends it right-footed inside the far post.
5 mins VAR disallows Lamela goal

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Match: FA Cup - 5th Round replay

Where: Wembley Stadium

When: Wednesday 28th February 2018

Kick Off: 7:45pm

Team Form: In all competitions - Spurs WWDDW Rochdale WLDDL

We have won each of our last 8 FA Cup replays, last being eliminated in 2007 to eventual winners Chelsea in the quarter final stage.

Rochdale have only taken a top-flight side to a replay once in the FA Cup, drawing twice against Norwich in the 1976 3rd round, with Rochdale losing 2-1 in the second replay. Rochdale will be visiting Wembley for the 1st time since May 2008 when facing Stockport in the 4th tier play-off final, losing 2-3 to Stockport during Keith Hill's first spell with the club

We are unbeaten in our last 13 games in all competitions at Wembley since losing to West Ham in the 4th round of the EFL Cup - W11 D2. Mauricio Pochettino has never lost to a side from a lower division than the EPL as a manager in English football - P19 W16 D3 L0

Dele Ali could be the 1st player in Spurs history to score in the top-flight, League Cup, FA Cup and Champions League in the same season. Harry Kane has scored eight goals in his last six FA Cup games for Spurs.

 

[Bulletspur]

We beat Rochdale and then Swansea then we would be in the semifinals, then that would be two wins away from lifting the cup! Still a lot of work to do but we can do it, COYS!!

 

[PhantoM47]

As much as I hope this is a business as usual win, the first game was a tough old watch. Excited to see what can Lucas can do again.

 

[Nerine]

Should be a foregone conclusion. Probably won't be.

I expect the lads will sort it out, though.

A loss, at Wembley, would be utterly humiliating/excruciatingly bad.

 

[neptunes]

Should be a foregone conclusion. Probably won't be.

I expect the lads will sort it out, though.

A loss, at Wembley, would be utterly humiliating/excruciatingly bad.

Which won't happen! On to the Swans!

 

[coys200]

Any chance this being off. Woken up to heavy snow in NW London. I know pitch will be ok but health and safety bollox surrounding areas etc.

 

[tiger666]

Any chance this being off. Woken up to heavy snow in NW London. I know pitch will be ok but health and safety bollox surrounding areas etc.

No heavy snow where I am in NW London. It's a light sprinkling.

 

[tototoner]

I predict it will be very cold

 

[spursfan77]

Any chance this being off. Woken up to heavy snow in NW London. I know pitch will be ok but health and safety bollox surrounding areas etc.

Doubt it. That home game (when Dempsey equalised) against Man Utd went ahead and it was worse snow than this.

 

[hughy]

Any chance this being off. Woken up to heavy snow in NW London. I know pitch will be ok but health and safety bollox surrounding areas etc.

I think there would be more of a worry if it was CL tie or a big Premier League game, but for a Cup game where there's probably about 30-35k expected I doubt it'll be called off.

 

[Dougal]

Will be intreresting to see what the attendance is. Midweek FA Cup replay against lower league opposition in the snow with a Champions League game a week later. Fair play to those who make the journey. Sadly I won’t be there due to my self imposed cup ban, be it Rochdale or Real

 

[NinjaTuna]

I'm gonna be sat right next to the Rochdale fans, so if we lose and i get snowed on, it'll probably be the most depressing night of my life

 

[mark87]

I'm gonna be sat right next to the Rochdale fans, so if we lose and i get snowed on, it'll probably be the most depressing night of my life

There will be SO many empty seats, you might as well just move a bit further away.

 

[NinjaTuna]

There will be SO many empty seats, you might as well just move a bit further away.

I thought I'd experience a game from right next to the away fans, as I've never done that before. Just glad it's Rochdale that got through and not Millwall!

 

[mark87]

I thought I'd experience a game from right next to the away fans, as I've never done that before. Just glad it's Rochdale that got through and not Millwall!

Millwall would actually chase you as you'll see here...

 

[NinjaTuna]

Millwall would actually chase you as you'll see here...

Common misconception, they're actually being really lovely blokes and helping to keep the mexican wave going, by following it around the ground. Such lovely chaps, fair play to them

 

[waresy]

Forecast says it will feel like -9. That is pretty chilly. Coldest I can remember at a game is the Cup Semi at the Lane v Burnely a few years ago, that was nippy, this could be on the same scale.

Expect a similar pattern to the Newport game this evening, dominant, respectful but a win to take us through to the quarters.

Dier in at the back with Foyth, Rose, Wanyama and Lucas getting match minutes to increase fitness, Son adding the pace to Llorente's hold up play (Least he might feel the need to move to keep warm ).

 

[Spurs 1961]

Will be intreresting to see what the attendance is. Midweek FA Cup replay against lower league opposition in the snow with a Champions League game a week later. Fair play to those who make the journey. Sadly I won’t be there due to my self imposed cup ban, be it Rochdale or Real

Not too well but wasn't about to try getting into London from East Sussex. Still am told it was -15c locally last night and have not seen that temperature since one winter in Glasgow back in the 90's. Still my son in Sweden is not at all impressed with our mild weather

 

[cider spurs]

I'm gonna be sat right next to the Rochdale fans, so if we lose and i get snowed on, it'll probably be the most depressing night of my life

Pull yourself together chap.

You'll soon warm up and regain a satisfying sense of happiness once you twat a few Rochdale fans with snowballs.

 

[cider spurs]

Should be a foregone conclusion. Probably won't be.

I expect the lads will sort it out, though.

A loss, at Wembley, would be utterly humiliating/excruciatingly bad.

Can't be losing this one. All the negative focus is currently on Arsenal. Be criminal to stop that.