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Tottenham 6-1 Rochdale: Spurs overcome 'Beast of the East' and VAR controversy to progress to FA Cup quarter-finals

Tottenham overcame Rochdale 6-1 in the FA Cup but video technology reduced the fifth-round replay at Wembley to a farce.

Spurs had two goals disallowed, were denied one penalty and awarded another all at the hands of the video assistant referee during a chaotic first half.

The controversy totally overshadowed the efforts of Rochdale, who cancelled out Son Heung-min's goal - the one that was allowed to stand - through Stephen Humphrys.

League One's bottom club also hit the woodwork with the score at 1-1, but were ultimately undone by Fernando Llorente's second-half hat-trick and strikes from Son and Kyle Walker-Peters.