Tottenham staged a late comeback to beat Coventry and progress to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
Spurs have endured a difficult start to the season and have just four points from their first four games after defeat by Arsenal in last weekend’s north London derby.
The Carabao Cup represents as good a chance as any for Spurs to end their long wait for a trophy and for so long they were staring down the barrel of an embarrassing exit.
Brandon Thomas-Asante put Coventry ahead just after the hour, before Djed Spence equalized in the 88th minute and Brennan Johnson sealed victory in the 92nd minute.
It was a good first half but the goal would not have come without a brilliant display of determination from Rodrigo Bentancur. The 27-year-old won the ball back in midfield before slotting a brilliant pass to Johnson to apply a neat finish and secure passage to the next round of the competition.
Next up for Tottenham is a home game against Brentford on Saturday afternoon as Ange Postecoglou looks for his second league win of the season.
Johnson scores the winner for Spurs late on
The 23-year-old’s effort is Spurs’ first of the 2024/25 season after finding the back of the net on five occasions last campaign (along with 10 assists).
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Tottenham take the lead in added time? pic.twitter.com/pIlWNhD47q
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