Harry Kane looked close to his best with a double as Tottenham Hotspur reached the FA Cup fifth round thanks to an impressive 3-1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.
The England captain curled in a superb opener after 13 minutes and slid in again to quell a Brighton fightback in the 66th minute of an entertaining tie.
Tottenham’s second goal in the 24th minute came after a marauding run down the right by Emerson Royal who then appeared to have scored a wonder goal from an impossible angle, but replays showed it flicked off Solly March as it went down as an own goal.
Brighton, who were second-best before halftime but responded brilliantly after the break, got back into the game just past the hour thanks to Yves Bissouma’s deflected shot.
Kane ensured Tottenham’s passage though, after the ball broke clear following a superb run by Heung-min Son on his return to the side after injury.
Tottenham gave late substitute appearances to new signings Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski, to cap off a great night’s work.
