Dominic Solanke, Destiny Udogie And Mateus Fernandes Start As Savinho Drops To Bench For Tottenham Cup Tie
Tottenham Hotspur host Charlton Athletic in the Carabao Cup second round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with kick-off scheduled for 7:45 p.m. BST on Wednesday.
Roberto De Zerbi’s side are looking to bounce back after suffering a damaging 3-0 defeat to Brentford on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.
De Zerbi admitted his squad failed to compete with the required intensity at Brentford, and this cup tie arrives at a critical moment for the club.
Dominic Solanke leads the attack for Spurs as he continues building his match sharpness under the new manager’s system this season.
New £85 million signing Savinho, brought in from Manchester City, has been named among the substitutes and could still make an appearance from the bench.
Mateus Fernandes, one of several summer arrivals at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, has been handed a starting berth for the Carabao Cup clash.
Destiny Udogie also starts for Spurs, with the Italian left-back among those trusted by De Zerbi to deliver the response the club desperately needs.
James Maddison fractured his shoulder in the defeat at Brentford and is expected to be sidelined for up to two weeks, adding to De Zerbi’s selection concerns.
Xavi Simons, Dejan Kulusevski, and Mohammed Kudus are also unavailable for selection due to injury, further limiting De Zerbi’s options in attack.
Charlton, managed by Nathan Jones, arrive in fine form having beaten Cheltenham Town in the EFL Cup first round before securing league victories over Derby County and West Ham United.
Jones’ side finished 19th in the Championship last season but have made an impressive start to the new campaign and will not be treating this as a routine away day.
The two clubs have not met since a 3-0 Tottenham win in the FA Cup third round in January 2011, when Andros Townsend opened the scoring before Jermain Defoe netted twice.
Spurs have won each of their last five encounters with the Addicks, scoring 16 goals across those meetings, though Charlton will back themselves to cause problems tonight.
The EFL Cup third round draw is scheduled to take place at around 10:15 p.m. following the final whistle, with the winners entering the draw as ball number 29.
Sky Sports+ and NOW will broadcast the match in the United Kingdom and Ireland, while Paramount+ holds the rights for viewers in the United States.
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