Tottenham 3-0 AFC Wimbledon: Three second-half goals sees Spurs get past Dons

Jan Vertonghen scored his first club goal in five years and Harry Kane bagged a brace but Tottenham’s FA Cup win over AFC Wimbledon was far from straightforward.

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.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side will now await Monday’s fourth round draw as Tottenham edge one step closer to ending their ten-year wait for a major trophy.

Wimbledon, meanwhile, turn their attention back to their relegation fight in the league but they were certainly not embarrassed here as a disciplined defensive display t...