17 years on from their last success in this competition, Tottenham get their League Cup campaign underway on Wednesday night as they welcome Doncaster Rovers to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Thomas Frank has made an impressive start to his tenure as Spurs boss, as they currently sit third in the Premier League table, behind their North-London rivals Arsenal in second only on goal difference.
Tottenham were two goals down after just 31 minutes on Saturday away at Brighton, but goals from Richarlison and an own goal from Brighton defender Jon Paul van Hecke meant they left the AMEX with a point on an afternoon our man Slips Tips landed a 4/5 winner.
Spurs have already got their Champions League campaign up and running with a 1-0 win at home to Villarreal last week, and will be confident of advancing to the next round of the League Cup on Wednesday night against lower-league opposition.
Doncaster have also made an impressive start to their league campaign following promotion to League One as they currently sit in seventh position, outside the playoff places only on goal difference.
However, Grant McCann’s men come into this clash off the back of consecutive defeats, losing 3-0 at Wigan Athletic before being beaten 1-2 at home to fellow promoted side AFC Wimbledon at the weekend.
How the bookies view it: Spurs clear favourites
Unsurprisingly, Spurs have been chalked up as clear favourites here, with BoyleSports pricing a home success inside 90 minutes at just 2/13.
A shock Doncaster victory inside 90 minutes is an unfancied 14/1, whilst a draw in regulation time is 6/1.
Head to head: Rare meeting between the pair
These two clubs have met just once in the last 49 years, with Tottenham winning a League Cup second round tie in 2009, 1-5.
Players to watch: Brennan to bag?
After coming off the bench in each of the last three matches, Brennan Johnson will likely come in from the start here, with Thomas Frank likely to rotate his squad.
The Welsh international scored in each of Spurs’s opening two Premier League fixtures this season at home to Burnley and away at Manchester City and is decent value at 5/4 at BoyleSports to score should he start.
Predicted line-ups:
Spurs have a lengthy injury list, with Radu Dragusin, Koto Takai, Yves Bissouma, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison all missing.
Doncaster will be without Harry Clifton who is injured.
Tottenham Hotspur: Kinsky, Spence, Danso, Davies, Udogie, Sarr, Bergvall, Simons, Johnson, Odobert, Richarlison
Doncaster Rovers: Lo-Tutala, Sterry, O’Riordan, McGrath, Maxwell, Broadbent, Bailey, Molyneux, Crew, Gibson, Sharp
Anything else catch the eye?
Whilst they are expected to rotate their squad on Wednesday night, Tottenham should prove far too strong for their League One opponents.
All four of Spurs’ victories this season have seen them keep a clean sheet, and a repeat here pays 20/23 at BoyleSports, which appeals.
In three of those wins, Thomas Frank’s men have been leading at half-time, and Spurs to win both halves is boosted to 5/4 at BoyleSports, which also appeals.
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