Llorente hat-trick helps Spurs crush Tranmere 7-0 in Cup

Soccer Football - FA Cup Third Round - Tranmere Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur - Prenton Park, Birkenhead, Britain - January 4, 2019 Tottenham's Fernando Llorente celebrates scoring their second goal with team mates Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur's Fernando Llorente got a hat-trick as they chalked up their record competitive away win with the 7-0 thrashing of fourth-tier Tranmere Rovers in the opening game of the FA Cup third round at Prenton Park on Friday.

Defender Serge Aurier broke the deadlock with a deflected shot from the edge of the area five minutes before the break to breach a Tranmere side who had competed well in the first half before the floodgates opened after the break.