Evening Standard

Tottenham may cut Millwall’s Cup ticket allocation due to safety fears

- Tom Collmosse Football Correspond­ent

the day of the match. “We have been made aware of these allegation­s and are extremely disappoint­ed that Leicester City, as is the profession­al protocol in such instances, did not raise them on the day of the game itself,” a spokesman for the League One club said.

The forthcomin­g quarter-final has revived uncomforta­ble memories of the last time these teams met, for the testimonia­l of former Millwall player Keith Stevens. There was violence before and after the fixture at The Den, while there were also reports of a group of Spurs fans attacking a pub in the area.

It was said that 30 police officers and three police horses were injured during the day, with one man taken to hospital with knife wounds.

Meanwhile, Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen believes midfielder Harry

‘We are extremely disappoint­ed that Leicester did not raise their concerns on the day of the game’ Millwall spokesman

Winks can follow in the footsteps of Harry Kane and Dele Alli by becoming a star of the first team. Winks’ reputation is growing quickly. He signed a new five-and-a-half-year deal last week — his second new contract in the space of five months — and has made 27 appearance­s this season, impressing consistent­ly in midfield.

Vertonghen said: “He’s a great player and for me, he can be the next Dele Alli or Harry Kane. There is lots of competitio­n in midfield but he’ll be a very good player for Tottenham over the years. He has improved.”

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