This was never a big test on paper and so far it’s turned out to be the same on grass. Spurs face Doncaster Rovers tonight in the third round of the Carabao Cup on September 24, 2025, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with the match kicking off at 7:45pm.
Tottenham took a 2-0 lead within the first 20 minutes, with João Palhinha scoring an acrobatic bicycle kick from a corner and an own goal by Doncaster’s Jay McGrath off a Wilson Odobert cross. Doncaster started brightly, with Ajayi nearly scoring against his parent club, but Spurs quickly asserted dominance.
🚨🚨| GOAL: PALHINHA GIVES SPURS THE LEAD!!
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— Goals Side (@goalsside) September 24, 2025
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