The official Tottenham Hotspur starting line-up for the Carabao Cup tie against Charlton Athletic has been announced.
Tottenham Hotspur are back in action three days after their humiliating 3-0 defeat against Brentford on the opening weekend of the Premier League.
Tonight, focus turns to a different competition, with Spurs facing Charlton Athletic in round two of the Carabao Cup.
The Lilywhites have a strong record against Charlton, beating them 24 times in their last 45 meetings, while the Championship side have won 12.
| Record | Tottenham | Charlton |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 45 | 45 |
| Wins | 24 | 12 |
| Draws | 9 | 9 |
| Goals | 87 | 59 |
Roberto De Zerbi confirms Tottenham Carabao Cup line-up for Charlton clash
Roberto De Zerbi will now be hoping for more of the same as his side look to bounce back from their weekend defeat, and he has made several changes to his Tottenham XI ahead of tonight’s encounter.
Destiny Udogie is named from the off in what is his first start since Spurs’ final-day match against Everton last season.
Lucas Bergvall has also been included in the starting XI despite managing a difficult outing against Brentford on Saturday evening.
Meanwhile, Micky van de Ven and Pedro Porro, who missed out at the weekend, have been named on the Tottenham bench this evening.
Here is the Tottenham XI to face Charlton:
Tottenham XI vs Charlton: Kinsky; Gray, Davies, Van Hecke, Udogie, Bentancur, Moore, Bergvall, Fernandes, Tel, Solanke
Subs: Dubravka, Robertson, Danso, Gallagher, Richarlison, Savio, Pedro Porro, Van de Ven, Williams-Barnett
Spurs must respond as De Zerbi demands Carabao Cup focus
De Zerbi already stated ahead of tonight’s clash that he wants his side to take the Carabao Cup seriously.
That in itself is not surprising given Tottenham’s absence from European competition this season after their poor 25-26 domestic campaign.
With such demands from the head coach, there is no doubt Spurs will be pushing for a victory tonight. Charlton, however, are no pushovers, with the Championship side coming into this encounter off the back of three straight wins.
For fans in the UK wondering how to watch Tottenham versus Charlton live on television, the match is live on Sky Sports+.