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Tottenham Hotspur will take on Doncaster Rovers in the Carabao Cup third round and this stage of the competition has sometimes been a stumbling block in the past.
Thomas Frank will begin his first Carabao Cup campaign as Tottenham Hotspur manager and he will be hoping to succeed where other coaches have failed. This may be the only domestic competition Spurs have won, but that does not mean the club have a good record.
Tottenham were the losing finalists in 2009, 2015 and 2021, but many other seasons have seen them crash out in the early rounds of the tournament. Spurs will be looking to avoid this happening in this year’s third round, but Doncaster will be eager to cause an upset.
Here are Tottenham’s Carabao Cup third-round results from the previous 10 seasons, beginning with their most recent campaign:
Tottenham Carabao Cup third round results
2024–25: Coventry City 1–2 Tottenham. Scorers: Brandon Thomas-Asante (63′), Djed Spence (88′), Brennan Johnson (90+2′)
2023–24: Spurs were knocked out in the Second Round in a penalty shootout defeat to Fulham.
2022–23: Nottingham Forest 2–0 Spurs. Scorers: Renan Lodi (50′), Jesse Lingard (57′).
2021–22: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Tottenham (Tottenham won 3-2 on penalties). Scorers: Tanguy Ndombele (14′), Harry Kane (23′), Leander Dendoncker (38′), Daniel Podence (58′)
2020–21: No third-round match (bye awarded): Tottenham’s scheduled Third Round tie vs Leyton Orient was forfeited by Leyton Orient because of a COVID-19 outbreak, and the EFL awarded Spurs a bye into the Fourth Round.
2019–20: Colchester United 0–0 Spurs (Colchester won 4-3 on penalties). Scorers: None
2018–19: Tottenham 2–2 Watford (Tottenham won 4-2 on penalties) Scorers: Isaac Success (46’), Dele (81’), Erik Lamela (86’), Etienne Capoue (89’)
2017–18: Tottenham 1–0 Barnsley. Scorer: Dele (65′)
2016–17: Tottenham 5–0 Gillingham. Scorers: Christian Eriksen (31′, 48′), Vincent Janssen (51′ pen), Josh Onomah (65′), Erik Lamela (68′)
2015–16: Spurs 1–2 Arsenal. Scorers: Mathieu Flamini (26’, 78’), Calum Chambers (56’ og)
Spurs must improve their third-round record
Spurs have won five and drawn three of their third-round matches in the past 10 seasons, which is not an overly convincing record. On top of this, two of those victories required penalty shootouts and two late goals were needed against Coventry last season.
Doncaster might not seem like a difficult draw, but neither did Colchester in 2019. Spurs could really do with a convincing victory to show they are serious about wanting to win the League Cup.
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