Tottenham 2 - Leicester 2: Kane leaves it late to rescue Spurs in the FA Cup

HARRY KANE'S late penalty saved Tottenham as Leicester were forced to make do with a draw in the FA Cup at White Hart Lane.

 

Okazaki (left) thought he had won it for Leicester before Kane's late penalty

 

Marcin Wasilewski cancelled out Christian Eriksen's early strike for Tottenham as the Foxes proved why they are serious top-four contenders this season.

Shinji Okazaki put the visitors ahead three minutes into the second half after some inept defending.

But Spurs earned a late reprieve when Nathan Dyer hand balled in the box, handing Kane the duty of slotting home and ensuring these sides will meet in a replay later this month.

 

Both managers made a wealth of changes for this FA Cup clash after coming out of a busy festive period relatively unscathed.

Demarai Gray earned his Foxes debut in place of Jamie Vardy, who has undergone groin surgery, while Son Heung-Min was given the nod ahead of Spurs ace Kane.

And it was Dane Eriksen who opened the scoring when buried a rebound off compatriot Kasper Schmeichel just eight minutes in.

Leicester rallied and levelled 11 minutes later through Wasilewski, who nodded home unmarked at the near post from a corner.

 

Despite the leveller Spurs remained the more forward-thinking side, with youngster Josh Onomah catching the eye.

But Okazaki's goal stunned the home crowd as the striker was allowed the waltz through Spurs' back line before finishing off with a rebounded effort to earn Leicester the lead.

Gray got his first sight on goal just after the half-hour mark but his ranged shot swerved wide of target.

 

Kane and Dele Alli were swiftly thrown on as Spurs sought an equaliser and Nabil Bentaleb thought he had it when he stung the hands of Schmeichel.

But the home side eventually broke through a second time when Dyer touched the ball with his hand under heavy pressure from Rose.

Kane grabbed the ball and smashed it into the corner of the net, with these teams now set to meet on Wednesday in the Premier League before a reverse FA Cup tie at the King Power Stadium.