Tottenham seal a Milk Cup victory in style

Preston NE 1/ Tottenham 5
There were no League Cup surprises last night as Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Manchester Utd and Tottenham all ensured their places in the fourth round. For the third time this season, Spurs travelled north and bagged five goals, and the highlight of the bunch was the last, which hat-trick hero Peter Crouch audcasiously put away with a backheel volley.

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It worked out pretty well for Havant and Waterlooville last year…

Histon, who overcame Leeds 1-0 earlier today, were left disappointed after being paired with Swansea in an underwhelming FA Cup third round draw. However, last year it was Havant and Waterlooville who drew the Welsh side at this stage and after getting through that tie they were rewarded with a trip to Anfield.

Barrow got the best draw of the non-league clubs and will make the trip to Middlesbrough while Forest Green face Derby and Eastwood travel away to Notts County or Crawley. Holders Portsmouth face Bristol City while runners-up Cardiff face Reading. Chelsea and Arsenal were drawn at home to Southend and Plymouth respectively while Liverpool and Manchester United are away to Preston and Southampton.

The other interesting ties see Sheffield United drawn in East London against Leyton Orient on the same day that their ”Tevezgate” enemies West Ham face Barnsley, who are considering legal action against the Blades after Chris Morgan’s horror elbow on Iain Hume: don’t be surprised to see one of those games moved to the Sunday! Check out the full draw after the jump:

The sexiest non league supporting lady you’re ever likely to see

Playboy bunny and Page 3 girl Gemma Hiles used to boast of being squired around her native Lancashire by Daniel Alston, the luckiest member of Preston Wanderers (who are currently playing in the lowly Preston and District Football League Premier Division). The handsome blonde now lives in foggy London town, where she enjoys attending nightclubs wearing next to nothing, and performing with two other pneumatic ladies in a troupe called the Diamondettes (I say “troupe” rather than “band”, as they don’t appear to indulge in any kind of musical activity).

Her MySpace relationship status suggests her relationship with Mr Alston has extinguished, but it is surely only a matter of time before Jermain Defoe works his magic…