Carabao Cup third round draw: Tottenham host Doncaster
2025-08-28 03:51
In the latest Carabao Cup third round draw, Tottenham Hotspur was drawn to face League One team Doncaster Rovers at home.
The match is expected to take place on September 22, with the specific match date, kick-off time and ticket information to be announced later.
Tottenham's schedule is also affected by the Champions League. With the first round of the Champions League group stage scheduled for September 16-18, Tottenham's cup matches will be postponed to the following week. For the manager and players, this means the team will face the challenge of competing on two fronts in a short period of time.
Doncaster Rovers have performed well in this season's Carabao Cup, first defeating Championship side Middlesbrough 4-0 away and then beating Accrington 2-0, advancing to the third round. In League One, they have also shown good form, with three wins and one draw in their first five matches.
The last time Tottenham and Doncaster Rovers met was in the second round of the 2009-10 season, when Tottenham won 5-1 away. Now, the two teams are meeting again in a cup match, which is quite a story.
According to the draw results, there are many strong matches worth paying attention to in the third round of the Carabao Cup, including Brentford vs. Aston Villa, Wolves vs. Everton, and Liverpool at home against Southampton.
For Tottenham, hosting League One rivals Doncaster Rovers is a good opportunity to advance, but with a tight schedule, how to balance the lineup between cup competitions and the Champions League will be an important issue that the team needs to deal with.
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