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Tottenham vs Newport County in FA Cup fourth round draw

Tottenham will face Newport County in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Jan Vertonghen scored his first club goal in five years and Harry Kane bagged a brace, but Tottenham's 3-0 cup win over AFC Wimbledon was far from straightforward on Sunday.

Wimbledon's Jimmy Abdou hit the crossbar with a curling first-half effort and Spurs needed 63 nervy minutes at Wembley before finally breaking down their League One opponents.

When they did, however, the floodgates opened, as Kane scored twice in as many minutes before Vertonghen capped a 3-0 victory with a sensational long-range strike.

After hitting a record-breaking 39 goals last year, Kane registered his first and second of 2018, before going off with 13 minutes to play.

He was one of only a few Spurs star names to start the match, with Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen and Son Heung-min all left on the bench. Victor Wanyama, back from injury, made his first start since August.

Mauricio Pochettino's side are now one step closer to ending their 10-year wait for a major trophy.

Fourth round ties will be played across the weekend of 26-29 January.