Spurs knocked out of Carabao Cup by Fulham on penalties

Tottenham's journey in the Carabao Cup came to an end as they fell 5-3 in a penalty shootout against Fulham, following a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage on Tuesday night.

The hosts started better with Rodrigo Muniz missing a chance in the seventh minute as he couldn't direct a looping cross from Antonee Robinson onto target.

Fulham's persistence yielded results as they took the lead in the 19th minute as Micky van de Ven inadvertently turned a low cross from Tom Cairney into his own net.

Spurs' defensive struggles continued as Adama Traore's pace troubled them with the Spaniard set up Muniz for a chance after a swift counter-attack, but Fraser Forster denied the Fulham forward with a solid save.

The dynamics of the match didn't change much early in the second half, frustrating the Spurs fans.

Yet, the visitors sprung to life on the 55-minute mark when Pierre Hojbjerg's effort went narrowly wide. 

Soon after, Richarlison headed in an equaliser, taking advantage of Fulham's numerical disadvantage as Kenny Tete temporarily left the field to change his boots.

Fulham responded, and Bobby De Cordova-Reid narrowly missed a chance inside the penalty area. 

As the game stretched, substitutes James Maddison and Raul Jimenez entered the fray for both teams, but despite both sides pushing for a winner, the match eventually led to a penalty shootout.

Fulham's Andreas Pereira, Jimenez, and Harry Wilson converted, while Spurs' Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski also found the net. Marek Rodak's save against Sanchez shifted the momentum in favour of Fulham.

Joao Palhinha and Maddison then scored, adding pressure on Tete for the decisive penalty. 

The Dutch defender confidently slotted home, securing Fulham's victory and sending Spurs out of the competition, with the Cottagers progressing to the third round.