Dele Alli eases Tottenham's Wembley troubles after Barnsley win.
Mauricio Pochettino's search for a major trophy at Spurs continues in the EFL Cup.
- Dele Alli opens the scoring for Spurs.
- Four-time winners Tottenham Hotspur through to the fourth round.
- Barnsley at 20th in the Championship with two wins from six games.
- Recap: Leicester City 2-0 Liverpool
Carabao Cup fixtures:
Tottenham 1-0 Barnsley
Reading 0-2 Swansea City
Well that is all we have time for on this live blog. But don't go anywhere as we still have three games which have entered extra time. An additional 30 minutes will be played at Bournemouth, Wolves and Burnley, and you can follow the twilight of the matches here.
Full time: Reading 0-2 Swansea
A much-needed win for Paul Clement's men as they double their goal tally for the season in beating Reading to reach round four. Alfie Mawson scrambled one home from a corner before Jordan Ayew struck on the break after a Reading attack was stopped by the ball striking the referee.
GOAL! Reading 0-2 Swansea (Jordan Ayew)
Swansea are heading through to the fourth round but this goal with wrangle with Reading supporters. A Royals attack is halted as a cross-field pass hits referee Andy Davies. The Swans collect possession and with the Championship side having thrown players forward they are sitting ducks, and substitute Ayew cuts inside and thumps into the corner. The home faithful are not happy.
Good bit of context behind tonight's attendance.
Crowd of 23,926 tonight isn't all that terrible. There were 26,244 at WHL for Gillingham last season. Just looks awful in a 90,000 stadium.
— A Love For The Lane (@ALoveForTheLane) September 19, 2017
GOAL! Reading 0-1 Swansea City (Alfie Mawson)
Finally we have a goal at the Madejski and it comes for the Premier League side. Mawson meets a corner at the near post and his volley hits Chris Gunter and bounces into the net. Not an own goal I don't think, but Gunter made a hash of trying to clear the shot.
This. This.
I'm at Reading v Swansea. No-one seems to care.
— Ian Baker (@ianbakersport) September 19, 2017
Just four goals in the Carabao Cup ties which have reached half time. But where have they come? Head to our live blog to find out.
No player happier at Wembley right now that the Barnsley goalkeeper Adam Davies, who has had barely anything to do.
Meanwhile, ball in the net at the Madejski as Narsingh slides into the corner, but he is adjudged to have fouled Liam Moore. The Dutchman then goes through on goal but as he loses control Jaakkola comes out and makes the save.
Foyth shows some composure at the back, rewarded with applause from #thfc fans, one of which shouted the sound advice "don't do a Stones"
— Jack Rosser (@JackRosser_) September 19, 2017
Spurs out to warm-up at Wembley, led by surprise inclusion Mousa Dembele.
Getting ready for action ðª#COYS pic.twitter.com/mIXb4hkwo9
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) September 19, 2017
Meanwhile, at Selhurst Park the imagination of all fans has been captured by the Carabao Cup....
Eight minutes to kickoff at Selhurst Park. #cpfc pic.twitter.com/97YxvDstTI
— John Brewin (@JohnBrewinESPN) September 19, 2017
There are nine other ties taking place, kicking of at 7:45pm tonight. The main game sees Leicester City host Liverpool, just four days ahead of the pair's clash in the Premier League. Join Rhod Cannon for live coverage of that game and the other eight here. Kick-off in those games is fast approaching.
Barnsley's players are out soaking up the atmosphere. Not that many of them will be strangers to this sort of stage.
The Reds take to the field at Wembley Stadium! #COYR pic.twitter.com/sl9yP3pjVw
— Barnsley FC (@bfc_official) September 19, 2017
Last time Spurs played Barnsley in 99, a year before Oakley-Boothe was born... pic.twitter.com/WhTASrTFkB
— Tom Allnutt (@tomallnuttPA) September 19, 2017
The other game we're focusing on tonight sees Reading host Swansea in a repeat of the Championship play-off final from 2011. That day the Swans, then managed by Brendan Rodgers prevailed 4-2 against the Royals. Below is the full team news ahead of the game, and we'll have news of all the goals as they go in.
TEAM NEWS | @JohnSwift8 makes a return from injury to start against @SwansOfficial in the @Carabao_Cup this evening. In full⦠pic.twitter.com/0i3Grt8BBL
— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) September 19, 2017
Hereâs how we will line up against @ReadingFC tonight⦠ð#REASWA pic.twitter.com/SqJqeVVa3v
— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) September 19, 2017
One name which would have resonated with Tottenham fans from the Barnsley team is that of former defender Zeki Fryers, who had a somewhat inauspicious spell with the club a few years ago.
After joining from Manchester United he made 16 appearances in all competitions in the 2013-14 campaign and was offloaded to Crystal Palace. He move to Barnsley only came in the summer and tonight represents his debut for the Championship side. And what a time for it.
Five changes in all made by Paul Heckingbottom, in response to that heavy 3-0 defeat to Aston Villa.
Out go Adam Jackson, Matty Pearson, Adam Hammill, George Moncur and Tom Bradshaw. In their place come club captain Angus MacDonald, Zeki Fryers, Jared Bird, Ryan Hedges and Ike Ugbo, the Chelsea loanee.
And here comes the Barnsley 11.....
ð | Paul Heckingbottom has named his starting line-up to face @SpursOfficial at Wembley this evening! #COYR pic.twitter.com/eTKQZKtlcs
— Barnsley FC (@bfc_official) September 19, 2017
1 - Reading have only progressed past PL opposition in one of their last 10 League Cup matches; 3-2 vs QPR in Sept 2012. Rarity.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 19, 2017
Tottenham team drops.....
#THFC: Vorm, Trippier, Foyth, Vertonghen (C), Walker-Peters, Dembele, Winks, Sissoko, Dele, Son, Llorente. #COYS pic.twitter.com/2C9EAC4zX7
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) September 19, 2017
If you though the news that Rio Ferdinand wants to be a boxing was the worse of the day, things have got a lot worse. Look away Spurs fans....
Oh no, just as everyone started forgetting about the One Club song, this one makes its way onto the scene... #THFC pic.twitter.com/4pUL7mi510
— Spurs In The Blood (@SpursInTheBlood) September 19, 2017
Barnsley have landed at Wembley. Their natural habitat for most of last season.
â½ï¸ | Reds Fans are beginning to filter into the 'familiar' @wembleystadium, ahead of this @Carabao_Cup 3rd round tie with @SpursOfficial... pic.twitter.com/fDNUhKgTda
— Barnsley FC (@bfc_official) September 19, 2017
BREAKING NEWS
We're delighted to be supplying URIMAT waterless urinals to Tottenham's White Hart Lane Stadium. First 120 bowls now being installed. pic.twitter.com/U7hIkuCnDF
— Ecoprod (@ecoproduk) September 19, 2017
Not a pun linked to Tottenham's form at Wembley, I promise.
These two sides have only met once in this competition, back in the day when each round included a home and away leg. Spurs won both games in that occasion.
Their last meeting in all competitions came back in the 1998-99 FA Cup, when David Ginola's wonder goal beat the Yorkshire side. You can watch that goal, voted goal of the season from memory, below.
So how might Tottenham line-up tonight?
Well Fernando Llorente could make his full debut after a handful of cameo appearances since his deadline day move from Swansea. Michel Vorm and Kyle Walker-Peters can also expect to be involved.
Marcus Edwards - labelled the new Lionel Messi by his manager Mauricio Pochettino last season - will not be involved however. Harry Wink is also in contention. Erik Lamela (hip), Danny Rose and Victor Wanyama (both knee) are all missing.
Forgive me for sounding like a broken record, but Tottenham face another key night in their attempt to dismiss their Wembley hoodoo. Spurs have won one of their last six at the national stadium, and despite overcoming Borussia Dortmund last week the draw with Swansea saw the return of some familiar problems.
Barnsley might be not be enjoying the best of seasons upon their return to the Championship, but they can shelve their domestic troubles and concentrate on winning again on a ground which unlike their opponents, they have a good recent record. The Tykes won two trophies at Wembley in 2016 but a third win on the trot tonight might be the most impressive result of them all.
Tottenham vs Barnsley is not the only 8pm kick-off tonight, with another Championship vs Premier League battle taking place in Berkshire, where Swansea City travel to last season's beaten play-off finalists Reading. Meanwhile, there are nine other games to get your teeth into here.
All the team news and build-up ahead of the 8pm kick-offs on the way.
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