LONDON: Tottenham avoided the embarrassing FA Cup exit in the third level of Morecambe on Sunday when Liverpool were forced to come from behind to beat the low Shrewsbury.
West Ham beat Leeds 2-0 in the only third round match featuring two Premier League teams while Wolves saw the side of the Sheffield United Championship 3-0.
Spurs need a late goal from Harry winking and replacing Lucas Moura and Harry Kane to regret blushes and defeat the League One Club Morecambe 3-1.
Tottenham made eight changes from the losing side of Chelsea at the first leg of their League Cup semifinals in the middle of the week, with Kane considering the rest in Antonio Conte.
Morecambe Boss Stephen Robinson was absent for the match against the club where he began his playing career after testing the positive Coronavirus.
Spurs – 59 places higher than their opponents in the English League system – dominating the opening half hour but the visitors continued in the 33rd minute when captain Anthony O’Connor was converted from close range.
The house was at the level in the 74th minute but they needed a coincidence – the midfielder winked out a free kick from the left side but caught Trevor goalkeeper Carson out and sailed to the far corner.
Moura put Spurs ahead in the 85th minute after rounding goalkeeper and Kane ensured Spurs would progress.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp returned in a break room at Anfield after completing the isolation period after a positive test for Covid-19.
Liverpool named five youth team players on their team to face League One Side Shrewsbury at home after the accumulation affected by Covid for the match, with more academy players on the bench.
The Merseyside club also had to deal with injury and without mohamed wrong, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita, all of which were in the African Cup.
Shrewsbury was almost half an hour ownership of Liverpool but was beaten with their first real attack from threats, when Daniel Udoh was fired home from close range after cross Nathanael Ogbeta.
Shrewsbury’s leader was only seven minutes before Kaide Gordon scored his first goal for the club at the end of the head.
The Low Cross Conor Bradley controlled 17 years from right with one leg in a crowded penalty area before slapping the house with another.
Just before half-time Liverpool was in front when Ethan Ebanks-Landell was handled in the air challenges with Virgil van Dijk and Fabinho scored punishment.
Roberto Firmino’s replacement increased Liverpool’s advantage of 12 minutes from time with a close-range backheel and Fabinho scored the second to make him 4-1 with the last kick of the match.
West Ham led at the London Stadium in the 34th minute when Manuel Lanzini attacked home and Jarrod Bowen doubled the first team to the time of cessation.
The wolf defeated Sheffield United Costesy from two goals from Daniel Poden and one from Nelson Semedo while the Premier League norwich viewed from Tier-Tier Charlton 1-0.
The winner of the Arsenal Cup Fourceen-Times FA in action at Nottingham Forest at the end of the week.
On Saturday, the Premier League Newcastle team suffered a 1-0 surprised defeat at the third level of Cambridge, while the non-league team of Kidderminster and Borham Wood also booked their place in the fourth round.