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Quiz Trivia Can you name every team to face us in a competitive game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

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It's quiz time! Can you name every team to have faced us in a competitive game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium?

In facing Doncaster Rovers on Wednesday night, Donny became the 55th different side to face us in a competitive fixture since we moved to our world class home in April, 2019.

So can you name all 55 different teams to have visited Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for a competitive game to date?

To take on the challenge, click the green 'Play Quiz' button below to get started before inputting your answers in the box titled 'enter team'.

You will have 15 minutes to name as many of the 55 teams as you can. To help, the nation the team are from is listed next to their relevant answer box.

Martin Ho’s verdict on shootout success over Villa: ‘It was the response we expected’

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Martin Ho was pleased to see the reaction from his players after last week’s defeat to Manchester City to earn two points in our opening game of the Subway Women’s League Cup after we edged Aston Villa 7-6 on penalties following a goalless draw in normal time.

There wasn’t too much action to write home about in the 90 minutes at Brisbane Road, with the notable highlight coming seven minutes from time when Noelle Maritz was shown a straight red for a strong challenge on Olivia Holdt to leave the visitors with 10 players in the closing stages.

However, we were unable to capitalise as it finished 1-1 and, while we still earned a point to kick start our journey in Group E, we faced a penalty shootout to earn an extra point on the evening.

Goalkeeper Lize Kop produced the heroics in the shootout as, after 13 spot-kicks and into sudden death, our shot stopper denied Georgia Mullet to help us win 7-6 on penalties.

“I thought it was quite a scrappy game from start to finish,” Martin told us, speaking to SPURSPLAY after the game. “In the first half, we created some good moments but maybe lacked a cutting edge in the final third.

“In the second half, we got into some good positions, but the final ball or action was a little off. When we got it right, we found good shooting and crossing positions. We just need to make that more consistent.”

“Clean sheets are important - they give you confidence. But we still need to defend the goal better because they had some big moments. Our pressure also needs to be a bit more aggressive and consistent. This performance was the response we expected. The players would’ve felt the City defeat, and hopefully tonight has taken that out of their system so we can now move on to Leicester City”

Asked about the penalty shootout and Lize’s heroics, he added: “Penalties are the cruellest way of deciding games. I don’t envy anyone in those situations - I don’t even enjoy watching them!

“But the players who stepped up showed real courage and personality. It’s a pressured moment, and I’m proud of them. Lize made two brilliant saves and even scored a penalty herself - she’s effectively won us the game.”

Newcastle in Carabao Cup

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We have been drawn away to Newcastle United in the fourth round of this season’s Carabao Cup.

The draw took place after this evening’s third-round ties, where we comfortably saw off Doncaster Rovers 3-0 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium while the Magpies won 4-1 at home to Bradford City.

Our last outing at St James’ Park in this competition saw us register a 2-1 victory back in September, 2008.

Fourth round ties will be played during the week commencing 27 October, with an exact date and further details to be confirmed in due course.

Carabao Cup fourth round draw in full

Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion

Grimsby Town v Brentford

Swansea City v Manchester City

Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur

Wrexham v Cardiff City

Liverpool v Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea

Wycombe Wanderers v Fulham

Club statement – Jessica Naz

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The Club is disgusted by the racist abuse received by Jessica Naz via social media.

Jess has spoken out against this disgraceful behaviour – and we stand by her in calling out this unacceptable and cowardly act.

We are working with the appropriate authorities and social media platforms to identify the responsible party, and we will be taking the strongest action against them.

There is no place for racism in our sport or anywhere in society.

We stand with Jess.

Doncaster dispatched in Carabao Cup

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Our Carabao Cup campaign got off to a winning start as we convincingly beat Doncaster Rovers on Wednesday night.

Fielding a much-changed yet still a strong side against our League One opponents, two goals in quick succession in the first half laid the foundations for the win. Joao Palhinha opened the scoring in the 14th minute before Jay McGrath put through his own net shortly after to leave us well in command of the third round tie.

Rovers goalkeeper Ian Lawlor made a number of good saves to prevent us extending our lead, while Antonin Kinsky – making his first appearance this season – pulled off a wonderful diving save to deny Owen Bailey with the visitors’ best chance of the match. We wrapped up the tie with the last kick of the game, Brennan Johnson streaking clear to confidently score past Lawlor.

A key moment arrived late in the game when Academy graduate Luca Williams-Barnett, aged just 16 years and 358 days, made his senior debut and took the milestone Legacy Number 900, a fine reward for his excellent displays for our Under-21s this season.

Thomas Frank made seven changes from the draw at Brighton at the weekend with only Pedro Porro, Rodrigo Bentancur, Palhinha and Wilson Odobert retaining their places in the side. Porro captained the team for the first time. Academy winger Tynan Thompson, 17, made his first appearance in a competitive first team matchday squad, joining fellow youngsters Jun'ai Byfield and Williams-Barnett among our substitutes. Another Academy youngster, Damola Ajayi – on loan at Doncaster – was in the Rovers side.

It was a lively start at both ends of the pitch as we had to make two important blocks in the opening minute to prevent Kinsky being troubled before a big chance at the other end, Johnson’s low cross missed by a defender but Mathys Tel couldn’t sort his feet out and failed to get a touch six yards out. We didn’t have to wait long for the opener though, 14 minutes gone when Lawlor could only get a glancing glove on Xavi Simons’ corner, Sean Grehan headed the ball off the line but only as far as Palhinha, who produced an overhead finish into an empty net from 10 yards. That lead was doubled three minutes later after great wing play from Odobert, who skipped past his man and whipped in a cross which flew off McGrath and into his own net.

Lawlor made a smart save from Tel’s angled rocket on 27 minutes and, from the corner, Bentancur’s header was flicked away off the line as we continued to create chances, with Lawlor denying us again with a diving save to keep out Archie Gray’s effort following Kevin Danso’s knockdown. The visitors went close on 39 minutes, Glenn Middleton with a cross into the box which skipper and this season’s top scorer Bailey met with a fine volley, only for Kinsky to pull off a magnificent diving save to his right to tip the ball onto the post and we cleared the danger.

The half drew to a close with a succession of Spurs corners, most of which were sent out to Pedro Porro on the edge of the box to fire in a series of right-footed shots, the best of them needing a good stop from Lawlor.

There was less intensity to the game in the opening stages of the second period as we controlled the tempo and there were few chances until the 68th minute when Johnson delivered a lovely cut-back but Tel was unable to make a clean connection on the ball. The visitors then had an opportunity with a free-kick 20 yards out, right side of the area, but Middleton curled his effort into the side-netting. Substitute Richarlison so nearly got on the end of an excellent run and cross from Johnson, only denied by an outstretched leg from the defender, before the introduction of Williams-Barnett to much acclaim from our supporters, the youngster showing some neat touches in his brief cameo.

Our place in round four was secured in the final seconds when Lucas Bergvall slipped the perfect pass for Johnson to run onto and he produced a composed finish to score his third of the season and wrap up a good night all round.

Points gained after shootout victory over Villa in Women's League Cup opener

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We picked up our first points in the Subway Women's League Cup on Wednesday night after we edged Aston Villa 7-6 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in normal time.

Kicking off action in Group E at Brisbane Road, there wasn’t too much action in the 90 minutes under the lights as both sides struggled to carve out many clear-cut opportunities, although Lize Kop and Ellie Roebuck both produced crucial saves at key moments to keep the game at 0-0 before Noelle Maritz saw red for the visitors with seven minutes remaining.

Finishing goalless in the 90 and with a point already in the bag, Kop then produced the heroics in the shootout as, after 13 spot-kicks, our shot stopper denied Georgia Mullet to take home the extra point and begin the group stage with two points in the table.

Martin Ho made three changes to the starting XI that faced Manchester City last time out - Josefine Rybrink, Matilda Vinberg and Maite Oroz coming in - as he looked for a response to the disappointing defeat but it was Kop who was called into action inside the opening minute under the lights, producing quick reactions to keep out Rachel Daly’s faint touch from Lynn Wilms' in-swinging cross to deny the veteran forward an early goal.

Earning her first start of the campaign, Vinberg was a lively outlet down the left, showcasing some lovely footwork in the early stages, while Oroz, also in from the start for the first time this season, tested Ellie Roebuck from 20 yards out with a half-volley. Georgia Mullet blasted over the bar from a tight angle before our best opportunity of the first period came on 36 minutes when Vinberg’s looping effort was tipped over the bar by Roebuck. We were indebted to Kop in the second minute of stoppage time in the first half as she got down low to push Missy Bo Kearn’s powerful strike from the edge of the box around the post to keep the scores level at the break.

We made a triple change at the break in search of the breakthrough and one of the substitutes, Lenna Gunning-Williams, went close as her sliced effort grazed the sidenetting. Chasity Grant and Olivia Holdt had shots from distance that really failed to test either goalkeeper in between the sticks before, on 73 minutes, Kop produced a fantastic save at full stretch to tip Jill Baijings’ left-footed strike over the bar to preserve the clean sheet.

Vinberg dragged an effort wide after some lovely one-touch football in the build-up saw Gunning-Williams race down the right before teeing up the Sweden international just inside the box. There was some late drama as, with seven minutes remaining on the clock, Maritz was dismissed following a heavy challenge on Olivia Holdt, but we failed to capitalise on the extra player in the closing stages as the game ended all square.

Competition rules state that drawn ties must go to a penalty shootout for an extra point in the group and, after Gunning-Williams’ spot-kick was saved by Roebuck, we were left an uphill battle early on. With the score at 4-4 to Villa, Miri Taylor needed to convert the final spot-kick to win the shootout but Kop denied the midfielder to take it to sudden death. Then, as Mullett stepped up to take the 14th spot-kick, our number one produced the heroics to keep out her effort and win us the shootout in the end.

Penalty shootout

Spurs - Gunning-Williams - Saved

Aston Villa - Mayling - Goal

Spurs - England - Goal

Aston Villa - Patten - Goal

Spurs - Nilden - Goal

Aston Villa - Baijings - Goal

Spurs - Vinberg - Goal

Aston Villa - Taylor - Saved

Spurs - Summanen - Goal

Aston Villa - Deslandes - Goal

Spurs - Spence - Goal

Aston Villa - Wilms - Goal

Spurs - Kop - Goal

Aston Villa - Kendall - Goal

Spurs - Koga - Goal

Aston Villa - Mullett - Saved

ups for Spurs vs Doncaster Rovers in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday 24 September

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Thomas Frank has made seven changes from our 2-2 draw at Brighton in the Premier League last time out and has named a new captain for this evening.

For the first time in a Spurs shirt, Pedro Porro will lead the side out as he takes the armband with changes made to the side from back to the front which sees Antonin Kinsky start between the sticks for the first time competitively this season.

Our Academy presence amongst our substitutes means Tynan Thompson makes his first competitive matchday squad plus Jun'ai Byfield and Luca Williams-Barnett who would all debut if they were to feature.

Our full line-up is as follows...

Starting XI: Kinsky, Danso, Palhinha, Xavi, Tel, Gray, Johnson, Pedro Porro (c), Spence, Odobert, Bentancur.

Substitutes: Austin, Richarlison, Udogie, Bergvall, Van de Ven, Scarlett, Thompson, Byfield, Williams-Barnett.

Confirmed line-ups | Spurs vs Aston Villa, Women's League Cup

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We can confirm the starting line-ups and substitutes for our Subway Women’s League Cup clash with Aston Villa (kick-off 7pm, live on SPURSPLAY).

Martin has made three changes to his side that faced Manchester City last Friday in the Barclays Women’s Super League.

There’s a change at full-back with Josefine Rybrink coming in for Charlotte Grant, who begins on the bench.

In midfield, Maite Oroz makes her first start of the season, replacing Drew Spence who is named amongst the substitutes.

Finally, after making her first appearance in the clash against City, Matilda Vinberg has earned her place in the starting XI as she comes in for Bethany England. Eveliine Summanen will captain the side this evening.

Starting XI: Kop, Nilden, Naz, Oroz, Rybrink, Vinberg, Hunt, Tandberg, Ahtinen, Summanen (c), Koga.

Substitutes: Heeps, Grant, England, Holdt, Graham, Thomas, Gunning-Williams, Spence, Dennis.

Carabao Cup third fourth draw - everything you need to know...

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If we get the better of Doncaster Rovers tonight, we'll earn a spot in the fourth round of the Carabao (EFL) Cup this evening - here's everything you need to know...

When is the draw?

The draw takes place live on Sky Sports following coverage of the third round tie between Port Vale and Arsenal. That game kicks-off at 8pm, so we're looking at around 10.20pm for the draw.

What number are we?

We'll be represented by ball number 16 in the draw.

Watch | last season's third round thriller at Coventry

How does the draw work?

The draw consists of 16 clubs all represented by a designated numbered ball. All placed in a pot, the balls will then be drawn one by one from the pot and paired to create a fourth round tie, with the first drawn the home side and the second the away.

When does the fourth round take place?

Fourth round ties are scheduled to be played in the week commencing 27th October.

What's our recent record in the fourth round?

How many times have we won the League Cup?

We've won it four times - 1971, 1973, 1999 and 2008.

Ball numbers for third round draw

Bespoke sleeve badges for this season's Carabao Cup campaign

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We shall sport bespoke sleeve badges in this season's Carabao Cup campaign.

As the competition celebrates its 65th anniversary, all previous winners will wear commemorative sleeve patches to celebrate their previous successes in the League Cup.

As four-time winners of the competition, our badge will feature the number '4'.

Check out our bespoke sleeve badges below...