Carling Cup Action

Tottenham Hotspur remain on course for another Carling Cup final appearance after a devastating second-half display secured a 4-1 win over Burnley at White Hart Lane.

The Championship club were looking to claim the scalp of a fourth Premier League club this season after already knocking out Fulham, Chelsea and Arsenal en route to the semi-finals.

But the half-time introduction of Jamie O'Hara swung the first-leg tie back in Spurs' favour after the club had paraded new signing Jermain Defoe before kick-off.

Burnley had taken a 15th minute lead when Chris Eagles cut between two Spurs players before rolling the ball across the face of goal for Martin Paterson to tap in at the far post.

Such was the impressive nature of Burnley's performance that Spurs were booed off at half-time, only for a substitution to spark the holders into life.

Within 90 seconds of replacing David Bentley, O'Hara fired in a corner from the right which was headed home at the far post by Michael Dawson. And just five minutes later O'Hara had put Spurs in front when his crisp left-footed volley squirmed underneath Burnley keeper Brian Jensen.

The Clarets were slowly capitulating and Roman Pavlyuchenko continued his record of scoring in every round on 65 minutes with a fine finish after skipping past Clarke Carlisle.

Burnley's misery was compounded two minutes later when O'Hara's free-kick from the right was headed past his own keeper by Michael Duff.