Tottenham Hotspur vs Charlton Athletic: Lineups announced for Carabao Cup second round
Tottenham Hotspur and Charlton Athletic have confirmed their starting lineups for their second-round Carabao Cup tie at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Wednesday, August 26. Full starting XIs and benches were made public ahead of the fixture.
Tottenham arrive with a heavily remodelled squad assembled at a cost of more than £300 million over the summer and will be seeking their first competitive victory of the season. Several new signings, including Sandro Tonali, featured in the squad but could not prevent a 3-0 defeat to Brentford in Spurs’ Premier League opener; the club has added further recruits since, including Manchester City’s Savio. Roberto De Zerbi faces the task of integrating the costly summer additions into a functioning unit.
Charlton Athletic come into the match having won both of their EFL Championship fixtures so far, recording a 2-1 victory over Derby County followed by a 2-1 win against West Ham United. The second-division side are aiming for an upset against a Tottenham side described in the coverage as out of form.
Tottenham’s starting XI is: Antonin Kinsky; Archie Gray, Jan Paul van Hecke, Ben Davies, Destiny Udogie; Lucas Bergvall, Rodrigo Bentancur, Matues Fernandes; Mathys Tel, Dominic Solanke, Mikey Moore. The Spurs substitutes named are Martin Dubravka (gk), Kevin Danso, Connor Gallagher, Pedro Porro, Richarlison, Andy Robertson, Savinho, Micky van de Ven and Luca Williams-Barnett. "Our Spurs side to face Charlton! 📋🔢 @krakenfx pic.twitter.com/yQuEVgkHbm"
Charlton’s starting XI is: Tiernan Brooks; Collins Sichenje, Billy Koumete, Ivan Mesik, Nathan Asiimwe; Harvey Knibbs, Timothy Ouma; Robert Apter, Greg Docherty, Millenic Alli; Micah Mbik. The Addicks’ bench lists Arthur Okonkwo (gk), Sonny Carey, Conor Coventry, Llyod Jones, Miles Leaburn, Dan McNamara, Alan Mwamba, Joe Rankin-Costello and Bradley Tagoe. "TEAM NEWS! 🚨 Your Addicks to take on Spurs 🏆#cafc pic.twitter.com/uyH4dfH9CD"
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Kick‑off is scheduled for 12:15 AM IST (Thursday, August 27), when Tottenham Hotspur and Charlton Athletic will contest this second-round tie in the 2026-27 Carabao Cup.
