Tottenham vs Doncaster Rovers preview: Team news, likely lineups, score prediction
Tottenham will open their Carabao Cup campaign on Wednesday when Doncaster Rovers are the visitors to N17.
The Lilywhites have made an impressive start to the season under Thomas Frank, and they will be hoping to see that continue with relative ease in the upcoming clash with their third-tier opponents.
Frank has received praise for his start at Spurs, and he will be desperate to ensure that there are no fears of a cup upset at any stage in the third round.
The visitors have made a bright start in their return to League One this term, and will be full of confidence heading into the tie, despite suffering back-to-back defeats of late.
Form Guide
Tottenham: D, W, W, L, W
Doncaster: L, L, W, W, W
Team News
Tottenham and Frank are likely to rotate heavily for the visit of Doncaster, as it is a game that provides the perfect opportunity to get minutes in the legs of some of the squad players.
The boss will be hoping that Randal Kolo Muani will have recovered from the dead leg that ruled him out of Saturday's trip to the South Coast, while Ben Davies may also face a race against time to be fit.
The clash is expected to come too soon for Dominic Solanke, which could see Frank hand a start to youngster Dane Scarlett, who has featured on the bench twice for Spurs in the last week.
For the visitors, they will be without long-term injury absentee Harry Clifton, who suffered a recent hamstring tear.
Former Sunderland starlet Luke Molyneux is the key dangerman for Grant McCann's side after notching 28 goal contributions in League Two last term.
Ex-Sheffield United hero Billy Sharp will be a familiar face for Spurs fans, with the frontman still going strong at the age of 39 for Wednesday's opposition.
Predicted lineups
Tottenham: Kinsky, Spence, Romero, Danso, Davies, Sarr, Bentancur, Gray, Scarlett, Kolo Muani, Tel
Doncaster: Lo-Tutala, Sterry, O'Riordan, McGrath, Maxwell, Broadbent, Bailey, Molyneux, Crew, Gibson, Sharp
Prediction: Tottenham 4-1 Doncaster Rovers
Tottenham have started well under Frank, and it would be a huge surprise if they slip up against their League One opponents on Wednesday.
Doncaster are a club on the up following their promotion last term, and they will fancy their chances of heading to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and making a good fist of it in the early stages.
However, despite a rotated team, the Lilywhites' quality should be telling as the tie wears on, and they will be expected to put some daylight between themselves and the visitors in the second half.
With that in mind, Tottenham News is predicting a 4-1 victory for the North Londoners.
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