EFL Cup – runde 3, 1/16 finalerne | Tottenham – Watford | Stadium MK
| onsdag 26. september 2018 | kl. 21:00
Stadium MK ligger i Milton Keynes og er hjemmebane for Milton Keynes Dons (League One). Stadionet har plads til ca 30.000 tilskuere. Den første kamp blev spillet den 18. juli 2007 – en opvisningskamp mod Chelsea. Den officielle åbning stod Queen Elizabeth II for i november 2009.
EFL cuppen aka “ Carabao Cup “ er nået til 3. runde, hvor de 7 sidste hold træder ind i turneringen. Det er holdene, der deltager i en af de europæiske turneringer. Der er 32 klubber tilbage.

De første kampe i Premier League 2018-2019
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1:53 PM – Sep 25, 2018
Pochettino forstår ikke mediernes “besættelse” af udvælgelsen af spillere i engelsk fodbold : ” … But the obsession here in England is to try to disrespect the players who play in one or another competition, and for me it’s so difficult to understand …. It’s like we disrespect the competition or we don’t take it seriously …. we are trying to win …. When you sign players and you have 24 players in your squad, you need to respect all the players … If not, if they’re going to have the possibility to play and show their quality, why do you pay their salary, why do you provide the food every day at the training ground?“
Tottenham XI i en 4 ⊥ 2 ⊥ 3 ⊥ 1 – opstilling:
Gazzaniga || Aurier ⊥ Alderweireld ⊥ Sanchez ⊥Davies || Wanyama (64: Dembélé) ⊥ Winks || Sissoko (64: Son)⊥ Dele ⊥ Lamela || Lucas (70: Llorente) ||| Ikke benyttet: Whiteman, Walker-Peters, Foyth og Dier
Målscorere: 0-1: Success (46. minut) | 1-1: Dele (81) | 2-1: Lamela (86) | 2-2: Capoue (89)
Straffespark: Watford startede: Success + (o-1) | Son + (1-1) | Capoue – (1-1) | Lamela + (2-1) | Hughes + (2-2) | Llorente + (3-2) | Quina – (3-2) | Dele (4-2)
Resultat: Sejr 6 – 4 efter straffespark – ordinær: 2-2 (0-0) ◊ Tilskuere: 24.000 ◊ Skud på mål: 3 – 6 ◊ Boldbesiddelse: 64%
Dele spillede 76 kampe for MK Dons og scorede 20 mål, før ham kom til Tottenham for 5 mio£ i 2015. Derfor var han valgt til anfører til dagens pokalkamp.
En kedelig første halveg, hvor Lucas havde kampens første målforsøg efter 22 minutters spil.
Watford bragte sig foran lige efter pausen, da Success kom fri midt for mål og sikkert scorede uden chance for Gazzaniga. Med ti minutter tilbage blev Dele nedlagt i feltet og får tilkendt straffespark, som han selv scorede sikkert på.
Med fem minutter tilbage bragte Lamela Spurs foran efter en frispilning af Dembélé i et kontraangreb. Det lykkes Watford at udligne og kampen skulle afgøres på straffespark. Her blev Gazzaniga og Dele kampafgørende – Gazzaniga med to flotte redninger og Dele med det afgørende spark.
Efter kampen:
Pochettino om Deles “hjemkomst” til MK Dons: ” I gave him the armband because it was so exciting for him to play here in his home town …. I hope he appreciates a lot my gesture …. He was inspired by the occasion. To play here he was so excited. The energy in the previous day was amazing …. We can feel here the love that the people feel for him and that was fantastic for us …. For him it is an experience he will remember for all of his life. To be Tottenham captain and score is a fantastic night for him “
Om at spille hjemmekamp 50 miles hjemmefra: ” I want to say thank you to our fans …. They need to be praised by myself on behalf of the players, the staff to come here and offer their support. They made a massive effort …. Thank you to all the town of Milton Keynes and all the club – they welcomed us in a very good way. They helped us in every way “




