Fulham romp to Spurs win
Fulham cruised into the last 16 of the FA Cup with a surprise 4-0 demolition of London rivals Tottenham at Craven Cottage.
Danny Murphy scored from the spot 11 minutes in before he added a second penalty three minutes later after Michael Dawson was sent off for tugging back Moussa Dembele in the box.
Brede Hangeland stabbed home to make it 3-0 before Dembele rifled home a blistering strike just before half-time to seal the impressive win and set up a fifth round tie at home to either Bolton or Wigan.
After a dull opening 10 minutes, the game sparked into life when Carlos Salcido robbed the careless Dawson 30 yards out before Alan Hutton barged over Clint Dempsey in the box as he raced towards goal. Referee Phil Dowd blew for a penalty and Murphy fired the spot-kick to Heurelho Gomes' right to put Fulham 1-0 up.
Dawson's match went from bad to worse two minutes later when he dithered on the ball just inside his own area. Dembele pinched the ball off Dawson before the England centre-half tried to yank the striker back by his shirt. Dowd dismissed the former Nottingham Forest man before Murphy beat Gomes, this time to the goalkeeper's left, from 12 yards.
Buoyed by their excellent start, Fulham looked for a third goal and it came after 23 minutes. Andrew Johnson flicked on Damien Duff's corner and the ball found Hangeland at the back post. With Gomes stranded, the Norwegian made no mistake from three yards.
Fulham made their numerical advantage count by dominating play. Johnson raced at the Tottenham defence as the first half came to a close but his shot fell straight into Gomes' hands.
Dembele then rounded off an incredible first half for the hosts with a fourth goal when he strode past Sebastien Bassong and fired a sublime 20-yard strike past Gomes.
A fifth Fulham goal looked inevitable as they laid siege to the Spurs goal. Dempsey raced at the Tottenham back four and beat Gomes from 25 yards but his rising strike flew over the Tottenham goal.
Fulham almost had a fifth in the 87th minute when Aaron Hughes' glanced header hit the bar from Duff's corner.
