In the early hours of 30 August, the second round of the League Cup was played at the same time, in which Tottenham Hotspur will take on Fulham. At the start of the new season, Tottenham are in good form and are currently on a winning streak; Fulham's new season in the Premier League only won over bottom-ranked Everton, the team did not reach the ideal form, now in the face of the hot Tottenham, Fulham should not overestimate.
Post Coglu's first Premier League appearance and Harry Kane's departure to Bayern are factors that make Tottenham not favoured this season. In the first three rounds of the Premier League, Tottenham finished third with two wins and one draw, during which there was no shortage of Manchester United who beat their own team. Among them, the arrival of Maddison has made Bai Lily's midfield more creative, and he has now achieved 1 goal and 2 assists, becoming Tottenham's new "thigh" in attack. In addition, the midfield combination of Pap Saar and Bisuma is also excellent, both delivering and cutting forward and sweeping in the midfield position, and it is not for nothing that Tottenham have kept consecutive clean sheets.
In terms of the League Cup, Tottenham reached the final stage in the 2020 class, but unfortunately lost 0-1 to Manchester City, and reached the semi-finals (2021) and the third round (2022) in the last two competitions, which is better than Fulham. Considering that this stage is still the early days of Postcoglu's team, it is necessary to win to stabilize the morale of the army and win the trust of the fans, and I believe that Tottenham will do their best to win.
Fulham, who finished 10th in the Premier League last season, were a success in their first season of promotion, and the addition of Bashi and Raul Jimenez this summer shows the team's determination to reach higher in the rankings. In the draw with Arsenal in the last round, Fulham caught a mistake in the opening minute and was still able to tie the score late in the game after 83 minutes with one less man. However, conceding 2 goals in a short period of time still reflects the problem of insufficient defensive stability, and now ranks in the middle of the Premier League, and the overall performance is actually not much different from last season.
Facing Tottenham in the second round of the League Cup is a big challenge for Fulham, after all, the last three meetings between the two sides, Fulham have lost, and they are the first to concede, and the last one win against Tottenham is far away in 2013, and the psychological disadvantage is very big. In the last five Premier League Cups, Fulham have never reached the semi-finals, and last time they even lost to the lower division teams in the second round, it shows that they have not put much thought into the League Cup, and it is reasonable to be out this time.