Tottenham host Charlton Athletic in the second round of the Carabao Cup this evening hoping to respond to the weekend’s woeful defeat to Brentford and get their season back on track.
Roberto De Zerbi was less than thrilled by his team’s performance as they went down 3-0 at the Gtech Community Stadium but he will be hoping that a league cup outing against Championship side Charlton can kick his team into gear. Spurs will be boosted by having Micky van de Ven and Pedro Porro available while Savio, recently signed from Manchester City, could make his debut for the club.
Charlton, meanwhile, have had a fine start to the season with victories over Derby and West Ham coming in the second division after their 3-1 triumph against Cheltenham in the Carabao Cup first round. Manager Nathan Jones is excited about the prospect of taking on Spurs but understands the difficulty of facing a top-flight team.
“It is a wonderful test,” he said, “we have to be right near our best and do both sides of the game very well.”
Follow all the action from the Carabao Cup second round with our live blog below:
Tottenham vs Charlton
Tottenham are the hosts for tonight’s league cup clash and Roberto De Zerbi will be aiming for a strong run in the domestic cups to supplement his team’s quest to jump up the Premier League table.
Spurs have spent heavily this summer, and have recently agredd a fee for Man City’s Omar Marmoush, with the manager and hierarchy hoping to turn around their fortunes after consecutive 17th place finishes in the top-flight.
Charlton, meanwhile, are unbeaten since the start of the season with three wins from their three competitive games. The first was a relatively comfortable 3-1 triumph over Cheltenham in the first round of this competition before they secured 2-1 victories over Derby and former Premier League side West Ham in the Championship.
Can Nathan Jones’ side provide an upset tonight?
Mike Jones26 August 2026 18:15
Good afternoon!
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Carabao Cup action which sees Tottenham host Charlton Athletic in the second round.
Spurs are hoping to avoid a banana skin against lower league opposition after failing to impress in their season opener where they were heavily beaten 3-0 by Brentford.
But, Roberto De Zerbi has spent over £300m this summer to bring in reinforcements and could hand a debut to new signing Savio as he seeks to turnaround the club’s fortunes.
We’ll have all the updates from tonight’s match including team news and line-ups so stick with us as we build up to kick off at 7.45pm.
Mike Jones26 August 2026 16:08