West Ham overhaul two-goal deficit to stun Tottenham and hand lifeline to under-fire Slaven Bilic

That is it for this particular blog, thanks for following along and keep your eyes peeled across IBTimes UK for reaction from both of tonight's Carabao Cup ties.

We will also have live coverage of the quarter-final draw at 16.00 BST tomorrow afternoon.

Until then, farewell.

Pochettino spoke fairly disparagingly about the Carabao Cup yesterday and questions will inevitably be asked about that complacent attitude after such a terrible collapse.

Spurs have preciously little time to dwell on this disappointment before travelling to Manchester United and hosting Real Madrid in the space of five days.

2-0 down at half-time, West Ham rally themselves to seal an incredible comeback derby victory that could go a long way to saving their manager's job.

They reach the last eight for the second season in succession and can take some confidence into Saturday's Premier League meeting with rock-bottom Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. A proverbial relegation six-pointer.

Full-time

Tottenham 2-3 West Ham

Alli and Eriksen throw up their hands in exasperation after Davies' deep cross is comfortably chested back to Adrian by Cresswell.

Ayew comes away with the ball after a poor cross from Eriksen is blocked. Tottenham quickly regain possession and pour forward once again.

Adrian repels Eriksen's long-range drive and it's real backs to the wall stuff for West Ham as we enter four minutes of added time.

Can they hang on to secure a vital, morale-boosting derby victory?

West Ham look to delay the inevitable Tottenham onslaught by making another change. Arnautovic replaces Lanzini.

West Ham force another corner as they look to put this tie beyond reach.

Spurs just about clear their lines and quickly race into the opposition half. Solid defending from Ogbonna and Kouyate keeps them at bay for the time being.

Georges-Kevin NKoudou for Son is Pochettino's final throw of the dice.

It's full-time at Stamford Bridge, where goals from Antonio Rudiger and Willian have sealed a 2-1 win for Chelsea over Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored a very late consolation for the managerless visitors.

The Blues join Manchester United, Bristol City, Bournemouth, Leicester, Arsenal and Manchester City in the quarter-finals.

Pochettino introduces Eriksen for the final 10 minutes in an attempt to find the goal that would send this topsy-turvy fourth round clash into extra-time.

Rose is the man to make way.

Alli shoots over before Davies has his heels clipped by Kouyate in a dangerous position just outside the area.

Trippier's curling right-footed free-kick drifts harmlessly wide.

A change apiece as Dembele replaces Llorente and Fernandes makes way for Obiang.

Sissoko blasts a woeful effort into the stands after Ogbonna rises highest to clear Rose's left-wing cross.

West Ham take the lead for the first time tonight as Ogbonna loses Alderweireld and heads Lanzini's excellent near-post corner into the back of the net.

What an absolutely extraordinary turnaround at Wembley. Pochettino will be apoplectic.

His opposite number could be saved.

Goal: Tottenham 2-3 West Ham (Angelo Ogbonna)

Alli connects well with Sissoko's cross but his powerful volley is saved by Adrian.

Alli looked to hurt himself there and will require medical attention.

West Ham have been wretched for the most part tonight, but two goals in five minutes from Ayew has them level.

Ogbonna and Carroll win a pair of headers and Lanzini pulls the ball back for the Ghanaian international to turn home another from close range.

A stunning collapse from Tottenham, who were coasting. All to play for now.

How big could this be for Bilic?

Goal: Tottenham 2-2 West Ham (Andre Ayew)

West Ham look to have taken real confidence from that goal and Vorm unconvincingly punches away Cresswell's cross after poor play from Trippier.

They barely deserve it, but West Ham and Bilic have a lifeline.

Davies gets his head to an initial corner but ends up playing everyone onside as Fernandez fizzes in a low shot.

Vorm parries the ball into the path of Ayew, who makes no mistake from a few yards out. Game on?

Goal: Tottenham 2-1 West Ham (Andre Ayew)

Llorente caught offside after he receives possession from Rose.

At the other end, Davies deals with a cross from Cresswell into the six-yard box.

Chants of 'sack the board' coming from the away fans. They are understandably unhappy.

Baffling how Bilic has yet to make a change.

A dangerous ball from Cresswell is turned behind by Rose. Son and Sissoko combine to clear and Tottenham look to counter once more through Alli.

Son goes down in pain before a challenge from Kouyate and tempers flare between Noble and Rose.

The second half is now underway. No changes from either manager at the break.

It surely won't be long before Bilic is forced to look to his bench.

Entirely comfortable for Tottenham, who have not really needed to kick things into a higher gear.

West Ham look inept going forward and nervous at the back, affording Spurs far too much space in central areas.

On this evidence, Bilic won't make the weekend. Massive improvement needed, and fast.

Half-time

Tottenham 2-0 West Ham

Uncertain defending from Rice as he nervously leaves a Davies cross intended for Llorente.

Just the one minute of added time to be played at the end of this first half.

Alli attempts to scoop a pass into the path of Dier, but Adrian is alert to the danger.

With three minutes remaining until the break, Vorm makes his first save of the match. The Tottenham captain gets down to easily smother a tame long-distance strike from Noble.

Pitiful from West Ham.

Son has been excellent during this opening 36 minutes and embarks upon another attack before finding Alli on the edge of the penalty area.

The England midfielder sees his subsequent shot inadvertently deflected beyond Adrian and inside the far post by the head of Rice.

2-0 and West Ham are once again sinking without trace. Curtains for Bilic?

Goal: Tottenham 2-0 West Ham (Dele Alli)

Defences on top at the moment with 10 minutes remaining until the interval.

Very comfortable stuff for Tottenham.

Ayew spins away from a sluggish Dier and looks to release Byram, only for the former Leeds right-back to be flagged for offside.

He crosses anyway and Cresswell fires over on the volley. A passage of play that perfectly encapsulates West Ham's current predicament.

Son's deflected effort leads to a Tottenham corner. However, the whistle quickly sounds for an infringement by Sissoko.

A hopeful strike from Fernandes flies well wide to ironic cheers from the home supporters.

A West Ham free-kick causes unnecessary panic in the Tottenham box as Dier and Alderweireld fail to clear their lines and Kouyate almost connects with a close-range header.

A couple of bites at the cherry from Carroll, but he fails to find a way through the Spurs defence.

Tottenham almost double their advantage from a short corner as Trippier's cross is met by the head of Alli at the back post. Superb stop from Adrian to keep the deficit at 1-0.

Alderweireld does brilliantly to intercept Lanzini's pass to Ayew before winning a free-kick.

At the other end, Ogbonna has to be alert to clear into touch under pressure from Son. A route one ball looked to cause West Ham problems there.

The much-maligned Sissoko celebrates his first home goal in a Tottenham shirt...

Spurs probe patiently in search of another opening, but Trippier's deep centre is overhit and West Ham earn a goal kick.

Not the opening they would have hoped for.

West Ham look to hit back quickly after Alli concedes the corner, but Lanzini's back-post delivery is headed away by Llorente.

Just six minutes on the clock and Tottenham pick up where they left off on Sunday.

After Foyth's clearance, Davies feeds Llorente and the experienced Spaniard quickly flicks the ball around the corner to Son.

He then beats Ogbonna and tees up an unmarked Sissoko for the easy finish.

Ruthless. A nightmare start for Bilic.

Goal: Tottenham 1-0 West Ham (Moussa Sissoko)

Solid defending from young Foyth to clear a Lanzini cross intended for Carroll. Spurs immediately look to counter.

No chances to speak of just yet as these two rivals jostle for supremacy in front of a notably sparse crowd at Wembley.

Referee Mike Dean gets this fourth round tie off and running. Both sides are wearing their familiar home kits, with Tottenham kicking from left to right in this first half as we look at it.

A reminder that this is the first ever meeting between Tottenham and West Ham at Wembley. The latter's last trip to this ground came back in May 2012, when goals from Carlton Cole and Ricardo Vaz Te saw Sam Allardyce's side secure a Championship play-off final win over Ian Holloway and Blackpool.

If West Ham win this evening, then they will reach the quarter-finals of the League Cup in back-to-back campaigns for the first time since 1980-81.

The Hammers were also responsible for ending Spurs' Premier League title bid last season, of course.

Tonight's only other fourth round match, Chelsea vs David Unsworth's Everton, is set to get underway at 19.45 BST.

Elsewhere in English football, Leicester City have just confirmed the appointment of former Southampton boss Claude Puel as successor to Craig Shakespeare.

More on that on IBTimesUK shortly.

Meanwhile, Pochettino, who expressed empathy for his opposite number, said that Tottenham's priorities were to attempt to win two "real trophies" in the Premier League and Champions League and insisted that a victory in the oft-maligned Carabao Cup would not change anybody's lives.

"That is the truth," he said. "And after, if someone wants to manipulate my words, okay, go on, but that is the truth, sorry."

Widespread personnel changes and low attendance figures would certainly support that view, although it is worth remembering that the League Cup is the only major trophy Spurs have won this millennium.

When pressed on the suggestions that he has just two games left to save his own skin, Bilic responded...

I know the situation. I have a game tomorrow and that's all I am focused on. It is a very big game for us you know, I told you a few times, maybe not you personally but to the press that is all I can do, all that I am doing, is being totally focused and determined on my next training, next game. It is the only way you can expect things to turn around.

He also stressed that he would "never, never, never" walk away from the job.

Bilic makes nine changes, with only Kouyate and Manuel Lanzini surviving that hopeless defeat to Brighton and Adrian, Sam Byram, Angelo Ogbonna, Rice, Cresswell, captain Mark Noble, Edimilson Fernandes, Carroll and Andre Ayew all drafted in.

Joe Hart, Jose Fonte, Arthur Masuaku, Pedro Obiang, Marko Arnautovic and Chicharito drop to the bench, while Pablo Zabaleta and Winston Reid miss out altogether.

18-year-old summer signing Sead Haksabanovic is named as a substitute, although there is no space in the squad for prolific youth team striker Toni Martinez. The Spaniard's omission has gone down like a lead balloon on social media.

Seven changes in total from Pochettino, with only Toby Alderweireld, Kieran Trippier, Dele Alli and Heung-Min Son retaining their starting berths.

Vorm, Foyth, Ben Davies, Rose, Eric Dier, Moussa Sissoko and Llorente all come in for Lloris, Davinson Sanchez, Serge Aurier, Jan Vertonghen, Christian Eriksen, Harry Winks and Kane.

Dembele is deemed fit enough for the bench, where he is joined by Paulo Gazzaniga and Kyle Walker-Peters.

Official team news on the way in just a couple of minutes. Stay tuned.

As for West Ham, Andy Carroll is back in contention after missing the Brighton debacle as the result of the two reckless yellow cards he picked up in the space of 99 first-half seconds during the 1-1 draw at Burnley.

Michail Antonio misses out with a rib injury sustained last week, while James Collins (ankle) and Diafra Sakho (back) are not expected to feature despite returning to training on Tuesday. The latter recently reiterated his desire to leave the club after seeing a summer deadline day move to Rennes fall though.

Adrian, Declan Rice and Aaron Cresswell are all expected to start.

Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele has not played at all since the slender third round win over Championship outfit Barnsley due to a lingering ankle complaint and a hip issue, but is available tonight after returning to first-team training.

Left-back Danny Rose is also expected to make his first start for almost nine months at the home of English football after making a brief cameo against Real Madrid and being left as an unused substitute during Sunday's 4-1 destruction of Liverpool.

Pochettino was initially hopeful that Erik Lamela could make the bench, although revealed at his pre-match press conference yesterday that the injury-stricken Argentine winger is still not ready to return. It is a year to the day since he last featured for Spurs in an EFL Cup fourth round loss at Anfield.

Victor Wanyama, meanwhile, has not played since the last-gasp defeat to Chelsea in August and was scheduled to visit a specialist this week for advice on a long-term knee problem that his manager has described as concerning.

The likes of Hugo Lloris and Kane are expected to be rested, with Michel Vorm, Juan Foyth and Fernando Llorente all set to feature.

While he always seems to be a manager who is perennially under pressure, we now really could be witnessing the final days of Slaven Bilic's two-and-a-half year tenure as West Ham boss.

If reports are to be believed, then the Croatian - a Hammers cult hero in his playing days - has just two games remaining in which to save his job after a winless run in the Premier League was extended to five matches courtesy of a truly awful 3-0 home defeat by Brighton on Friday night.

Bilic's side, both goal-shy and defensively suspect, have won just two of their first nine top-flight outings so far this term and sit outside of the relegation zone on goal difference only.

Everton's sacking of Ronald Koeman earlier this week means that two of the four teams currently below West Ham have changed managers already this season and the signs are looking similarly ominous in E20.

While Saturday's visit to a Crystal Palace side that remain bottom of the table and were thrashed by Bristol City on Tuesday may offer some respite, another London derby against a confident Tottenham team that have triumphed in six of their last seven games across all competitions and claimed a deserved point in Madrid presents a far more significant challenge.

These heated rivals have met once already this season, with Harry Kane notching a brace in a nervy 3-2 win for Tottenham at London Stadium on 23 September that saw Javier Hernandez and Cheikhou Kouyate score second-half goals either side of a red card for Serge Aurier on his full league debut.

That contest also contained a late melee that resulted in both teams being fined £20,000 by the Football Association for failing to control their players.

A spot of revenge tonight would be very gratefully received among the travelling contingent and could prove crucial in helping to preserve Bilic's rocky reign beyond the end of the week.

Did a players-only crisis meeting held earlier in the week make any sort of a difference? The proof will be in the pudding.