A first misstep for Ange Postecoglou. Spurs crashed out of the Carabao Cup with a second-round defeat at Craven Cottage, going down 5-3 to Fulham on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
It is their earliest League Cup exit since 2005. For both clubs, this was undeniably a tough draw but Spurs are now out of the season's most winnable competition before the top seven have entered the draw and, with August still not over, their chances of ending a 15-year wait for a trophy already hinge on the FA Cup, barring a Premier League campaign for the ages.
