Tottenham have been knocked out of the FA Cup after 19-year-old Josh Coburn scored in extra-time to assist Middlesbrough win 1-0.
Boro dumped Manchester United out on penalties at Outdated Trafford within the fourth spherical and adopted it up in fashion to beat Spurs, with 19-year-old Josh Coburn’s 107th-minute strike settling the tie.
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The Championship outfit had been the higher facet all through, reserving their quarter-final spot and guaranteeing Spurs will finish one other season with out a trophy after an abject show on Teesside.
Who is aware of how Antonio Conte will react to this defeat as their inconsistency continues to derail any progress and this outcome might have implications over his long-term future in addition to that of Harry Kane, whose need to win silverware is constantly not met at Spurs.
Solely a powerful end within the Premier League and a late surge into the highest 4 can rescue this season, however that appears a stretch on this proof.
They may have recognized what to anticipate following Middlesbrough’s outcome at Outdated Trafford and the hosts contained Tottenham all through.
The guests’ greatest menace got here from the wings as they discovered house on each flanks. Ryan Sessegnon burst down the left however his cross was intercepted with Harry Kane ready to faucet in after which Middlesbrough defender Dael Fry produced a high quality sort out to disclaim Dejan Kulusevski after he surged into the realm from the opposite flank.
It was one other break down the precise that introduced Tottenham with their finest likelihood within the thirty ninth minute as Kulusevski set Matt Doherty free and the Irishman obtained to the ball earlier than goalkeeper Joe Lumley, who raced out of his internet, however his shot at an open purpose was wayward and flew over.
Doherty had one other likelihood shortly after however he dragged a shot extensive from the sting of the realm as Spurs tried to take management.
Middlesbrough loved a great begin to the second half and may have gone forward within the fifty fifth minute however Matt Crooks, one of many heroes of the win at Manchester United, put a free header from Jonny Howson’s nook over the crossbar when he ought to have buried it.
Spurs supplied some response, with Eric Dier forcing Lumley into a great save from a 25-yard free-kick earlier than Spurs thought they’d taken the lead from the nook.
Ben Davies flicked Son Heung-min’s nook on on the close to put up and Kane, who had his shirt pulled when making his run, tapped dwelling however the flag went up for a marginal offside name.
Each side had possibilities to win it in regular time as Howson headed over from a nook after Isaiah Jones had burst into the field and shot straight at Hugo Lloris, whereas Son headed an injury-time likelihood straight at Lumley when he ought to have scored.
The hosts sensed one other upset and had Tottenham on the rack within the opening quarter-hour of the extra interval.
McNair fizzed an effort simply off course after which Marcus Tavernier discovered house on the far put up however shot straight at Lloris and Spurs survived.
But it surely was solely a matter of time till Boro obtained their reward and Coburn wrote his identify into folklore. He was performed in down the precise, with Emerson Royal preserving him onside, and fired previous Lloris to spark mass scenes of celebration on the Riverside.
It was nervy on the finish, with Lumley one way or the other preserving out a deflected Dier effort, however they held on to finish a well-known night time.