Spurs go the extra to dismiss Port Vale

TOM HUDDLESTONE proved the difference as Tottenham came from behind to grab an extra-time win to reach the Carling Cup quarter-finals at Port Vale’s expense.

The League One side had scented an upset when Leon Constantine scored after 63 minutes, but Spurs were level in the fourth-round tie when Huddlestone’s free-kick appeared to be glanced in off the Vale striker.

England U-21 midfielder Huddlestone then drove home eight minutes into extra-time, and Jermain Defoe settled the fourth-round tie when he slid in for a third.