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The England striker then grabbed a second in the 73rd minute from David Bentley's cross before completing his hat-trick at the end to earn Spurs a fifth-round meeting with Bolton.

Defoe is hat-trick hero in the Cup

Twelve months on, Gomes returned to Fulham armed with vats of holy water and exorcised every demon with three top-drawer saves - and several more decent ones - to earn Spurs a point they scarcely deserved.

GOMES JUST THE HEUR-O SPURS NEED; Brazilian saves Redknapp's wobblers

Jermaine Jenas dragged them back into business and Niko Kranjcar gradually made an impact, dispatching the first equaliser and delivering the corner for Vedran Corluka to earn Spurs a point.

CORLUKA IS SPURS' SAVIOUR; Defender Vedran uses his head to rescue point for Redknapp

IT'S THERE: Jermain Defoe celebrates after scoring the equaliser against his former club Portsmouth to earn Spurs a point which lifted them out of the Premiership relegation zone.

Defoe strike denies Pompey the points

Bent headed home with 17 minutes remaining, the striker's third in as many matches, to earn Spurs their first victory during a frustrating start to the campaign.