Keane's brace sinks Fulham

Fulham 0 Tottenham Hotspur 4: Two stunning volleys from Robbie Keane sent Tottenham into the quarter-final of the FA Cup and…

Fulham 0 Tottenham Hotspur 4:Two stunning volleys from Robbie Keane sent Tottenham into the quarter-final of the FA Cup and eased any pressure that was on boss Martin Jol.

Keane struck early on to stun Fulham, then doubled the lead with 22 minutes remaining, profiting both times from flick-ons by strike partner Mido.

Dimitar Berbatov then came off the bench to seal Spurs' first win at Craven Cottage for nearly five years with two late strikes, .

Fulham's misery was compounded in stoppage-time when substitute Vincenzo Montella was dismissed for a clash with Keane.

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Spurs stormed ahead in the sixth minute.

There was a hint of offside when Paul Robinson punted the ball out of defence and Mido flicked on, but Keane timed his own run to perfection and raced beyond Zat Knight to smash his volley beyond Jan Lastuvka.

It was Keane's eighth of the season for Spurs, two of which came in the previous two rounds.

The early strike paved the way for classic cup football, with wholehearted challenges dominating the midfield.

Diop, though, crossed the line and was cautioned for sending Aaron Lennon into the advertising hoardings.

Lennon looked threatening with his pace, chasing one lost cause the width of the pitch. He danced around Franck Queudrue on the half-hour mark and the French full-back earned a yellow card for tripping the winger.

But the hosts were building pressure of their own and Robinson was forced to palm over from Brian McBride's shot on the turn, a save even more impressive as the effort took a touch off Anthony Gardner.

Gardner himself was the next to get cautioned, hauling down Heidar Helguson to stop a counter-attack from the hosts.

Chris Coleman's men were almost given a helping hand in the 37th minute as they searched for an equaliser.

Mido had given Robinson a tricky backpass, which was sliced into the stands, then the striker nearly headed into his own goal only for the England goalkeeper to palm away his team-mate's bizarre attempt at a clearance.

At the other end, Mido then flashed wide from a tight angle and held up kick-off in the second half by encroaching.

Robinson was forced into saves early in the second half, from McBride and Helguson, but neither were difficult compared to his earlier stop.

Fulham had a tame penalty shout when Gardner challenged McBride in the area, but Halsey waved play on, then Robinson saved from a long-range Diop effort in the 59th minute.

Montella and Collins John were brought on for the final 28 minutes, with Coleman taking off Helguson and McBride, the two strikers he started with. Clint Dempsey was then brought on for Tomasz Radzinski.

Robinson produced a superb save to deny Moritz Volz with a drive, while John, in his first appearance since New Year's Day, volleyed over after racing through on goal.

But Berbatov was brought off the bench for Mido and sealed the win in the 77th minute, firing against the post before slotting in the rebound.

The Bulgaria striker then lobbed in with a minute remaining after Keane had flicked the ball through to him.