Tottenham earned a fifth-round FA Cup trip to Bolton

A Jermain Defoe hat-trick earned Spurs a fifth-round FA Cup trip to Bolton as they beat Leeds United.

Defoe went close several times before slicing left-footed into the top corner but in first-half stoppage time Luciano Becchio forced home a rebound to level.

Defoe had a goal ruled out for offside but soon flicked in at the near post following a David Bentley cross.

In injury time the England striker rounded the goalkeeper to complete his treble for his 20th goal of the season.

When Spurs arrived at Elland Road snow was falling heavily and with Leeds having lost only twice in 21 matches at home this season the scent of an upset was evident.

Jermain Defoe gave the Premier League side the lead after 37 minutes when his mis-hit volley looped over the valiant Casper Ankergren and in.

But Leeds were level on the stroke of half-time when Argentine striker Luciano Becchio pounced after Heurelho Gomes could only parry Jermaine Beckford's prod goalwards.

It was pretty much one-way traffic after the break and the packed Elland Road crowd could hardly argue when Defoe put the visitors back in front with a crisp finish from a fine cross from man-of-the-match David Bentley.

The tiring home side tried to find a way back in the remaining 17 minutes but rarely looked like producing another fairytale end as Defoe ran clear in added time to confirm Spurs' fifth round trip to Bolton.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp:
"These are difficult games. I've won and lost these games when you're fancied to win.

"This is a massive football club. It's really a Premier League club and it needs to get back where it belongs.

"Now we have another tough game at Bolton. It's not an easy place to go, but we're playing very well. We've had one defeat in 13 games."

Leeds boss Simon Grayson:
"We were very good again. We passed the ball around well and competed ever so well against a top team in the Premier League.

"That's all we said to the players - give a good account of yourself and do yourselves justice.

"Nobody expected us to win apart from maybe 33,000 inside the ground and the players, but we like to think we've come out of it with a lot of credit."