Tottenham v Portsmouth ratings: Kane 8, Gil 8; Morrell 8, Bishop 7

Another goal puts Harry Kane on brink of record

TOTTENHAM RATINGS: Fraser Forster, 7 – Competent. Commanded his box well and claimed everything that came his way with confidence and denied Reeco Hackett-Fairchild with a smart stop at his near post. PA

Japhet Tanganaga, 6 – A steady performance despite an impressive first-half display from the visitors. Never really gave the Portsmouth strikers a sniff and was ultimately good value for his clean sheet. Action Images

Davinson Sanchez, 6 – The defender squandered his side’s best chance of the first half when he couldn’t quite stretch enough to make meaningful contact with Ryan Sessegnon’s pinpoint delivery, and his header looped harmlessly wide. Reuters

Ben Davies, 7 – Forced into action inside the opening minute as the hosts started brightly. Showed brilliant balance and strength to wriggle away from his man and feed Sessegnon, and was involved in most of Spurs’ best moments in the first half. PA

Emerson Royal, 7 – A pretty average first half, but he was desperately unlucky to see his header clip the inside of the post and bounce back out to safety before he did well to find Son on the slide. Action Images

Oliver Skipp, 6 – Unleashed Bryan Gil with a glorious pass off the outside of his boot and almost created an opening when his brilliant run was picked out by Davies. Wasted a priceless chance to double Spurs’ lead when he blasted over. AFP

Pape Sarr, 6 – Rusty. Put the ball straight out of touch under no real pressure with his first involvement of note and wasted a decent chance to test Joshua Griffiths when he struck wide of goal. Showed brilliant strength to steal back possession and draw a foul late on. Getty

Ryan Sessegnon, 7 – A quiet opening, but he had Griffiths at full stretch with a whipped cross that had to be pushed away by the Portsmouth goalkeeper before another brilliant delivery was miscued by Davinson Sanchez. Picked out Harry Kane for the winner. Getty

Bryan Gil, 8 – A dazzling display from the 21-year-old who showed bags of enthusiasm and chased everything. Skipped past defenders for fun in a really positive performance. AP

Harry Kane, 8 – Grew into the game, dropping deep and feeding Spurs’ wide players. Found chances a rarity, but when you’re as good as he is you only need one, and the England man emphatically rifled home his 265th Spurs goal to settle the tie. PA

Son Heung-min, 6 – Asked a question of Griffiths in the opposing goal when his wicked in-swinging corner dipped right under the bar. Curled just wide of the far post just before the break and picked out Emerson with a peach of a delivery as Spurs hit the woodwork. Getty

SUBS: Djed Spence (on for Sessegnon, ‘77), N/R - Another cameo for the former Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest man who continues to struggle for minutes in North London. AP

Alfie Devine (on for Gil, ‘90), N/R - A home debut for the teenager, who got on the scoresheet on his first appearance at Marine, but had little chance to do so again in the two minutes he was given here. Getty

PORTSMOUTH RATINGS: Josh Griffiths, 7 – Did well to scoop a perilous Son cross away to safety from a corner and did enough to put off Skipp and win his side a goal-kick under pressure. Raced off his line to claim a dangerous ball behind with Son in pursuit. AP

Zak Swanson, 8 – The ex-Arsenal youngster stopped Son in his tracks with a superb challenge as the South Korea star looked to attack the visitor’s box and kept Sessegnon and Son at arm's length for the most part in a disciplined display. AP

Michael Morrison, 6 – Conceded an early corner as Spurs slowly started to move through the gears but he was defensively sound in a strong opening 45 from the visitors. Gave up very little and ensured the hosts had to work hard for their victory. AFP

Sean Raggett, 6 – Solid in a surprisingly quiet first half. Much busier after the break, and he was in the right place to scoop the ball away from Kane at the near-post as the hosts looked to kill the game off. Reuters

Connor Ogilvie, 6 – A steady first half as his side went in level at the break. Made a couple of vital interceptions in the second half, including a crucial late foot to halt a Tottenham breakaway in the dying moments. AFP

Denver Hume, 6 – Gifted Spurs a free-kick in a good area when he clipped Emerson on the right-hand side. Did his best to provide attacking support on the left but he was pegged back somewhat more in the second half by a much-improved Spurs performance. AP

Ryan Tunnicliffe 6 – Like Morrell, produced a disciplined display in the middle to frustrate the home side, and he didn’t shy away from his defensive responsibilities either at the expense of a couple of corners. Replaced for the final 15 minutes. Getty

Joe Morrell, 8 – Tireless. Gave his side a real foothold in the game and never stopped battling in a really bright performance. Clattered both Kane and Son with some slightly over-enthusiastic defending, but he seemed to be absolutely everywhere. Action Images

Reeco Hackett-Fairchild, 7 – Lively. Always looked like his side’s biggest threat and he forced the first save of the game with an acrobatic effort that was saved well by Forster. Quieter after the break and he was withdrawn for the final 15 minutes. Action Images

Owen Dale, 6 – Had Emerson in difficulty when he was able to twist and turn on the left to win his side a corner. Kept trying to be positive until the last whistle, but he was unable to find a way through. Getty

Colby Bishop, 7 – Created the first real chance of the game when his looping header effort back across goal dropped kindly for Hackett-Fairchild. Made an equally important contribution with his head at the other end to repel a Spurs corner. Getty

SUBS: Louis Thompson (on for Tunnicliffe, ‘75), N/R – A nice moment as Thompson returned from a five-month spell on the sidelines following a leg break. Not so nice when he saw yellow for clattering Gil about 30 seconds later. PA

Josh Koroma (on for Hackett-Fairchild ‘75), N/R – The on-loan Huddersfield man featured 34 times as the Terriers reached the Championship play-off final last term, but he had little chance to make an impact as he was forced to settle for 15 minutes here. Getty

Michael Jacobs (on for Morrell ‘85), N/R – Replaced the impressive Morrell and provided some vital fresh legs in the middle as the visitors hunted a late equaliser. PA

Joe Pigott (on for Bishop ‘85), N/R – The towering striker was introduced late on but had little chance to make an impact. AFP

Ronan Curtis (on for Dale ‘87), N/R – A very brief stint for the Republic of Ireland international. AP

Tottenham striker Harry Kane moved to within one goal of the club's record scorer Jimmy Greaves with the only goal in a 1-0 win over Portsmouth in the FA Cup third round on Saturday.

Kane had hardly been in the game in a dull opening half but curled home a superb effort five minutes into the second period to take his Tottenham tally to 265 goals.

Eight-time FA Cup winners Tottenham, who lost to Portsmouth in the 2010 semi-final, fielded a strong line-up but failed to register a shot on target against their third-tier opponents in the first half but improved after the break to dominate.

"I try to not think about it. Sometimes you can think too much," Kane said of edging closer to Greaves's landmark.

"I feel in good form and I feel fit. My mindset is to help the team and hopefully the goals will come."

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