Spurs eye Wembley after emphatic win

Spurs had paraded £15million striker Jermain Defoe before kick-off as he closed in on a return from Portsmouth - but it was a home-grown trainee who snatched the headlines after Burnley had taken a shock lead through Martin Paterson.

O'Hara set up the equaliser for Michael Dawson from a corner at the start of the second half, before smashing Spurs in front on 52 minutes. Roman Pavlyuchenko drilled in a third with Michael Duff heading an own goal after a free-kick from man-of-the-moment O'Hara as cup holders Spurs took a major step towards a Wembley return in March.

Burnley opened the scoring when Chris Eagles picked the ball up on the right and squeezed between Gareth Bale and David Bentley before crossing to the far post. Paterson, who was unmarked, simply could not miss from five yards.

Spurs failed to find a way through the Clarets defence in the first half but two minutes after the break Dawson climbed above Clarke Carlisle to head into the top corner from O'Hara's corner to pull the hosts back level.

O'Hara, who was in tears after being left out of the cup final squad last year, added the second five minutes later after Pavlyuchenko's shot was deflected into his path. There was not much power on his first-time volley but it squeezed under Jensen.

Blake curled an effort just over the bar and then almost took advantage of a rush of blood to Heurelho Gomes' head - but Pavlyuchenko ended their hopes in the 65th minute.

The Russian sidestepped Carlisle and rifled his finish into the bottom corner. Duff's own goal came when he glanced O'Hara's free-kick past Jensen.