The Premier League Cup was in full swing during the Premier League suspension, and Tottenham Hotspur took on Fulham in the second round, a competition that was actually important for the two teams whose honor room was empty. From the start, Fulham played very aggressively.
In the 7th minute, Robinson played a good play on the left side, driving straight in like a no-man's land, facing the sliding tackle at the bottom, and completing the assist in front of the goal with a cross first, but unfortunately, when Moonis was unguarded at the back point, the head hammer hit the goal. In the 19th minute, Kelney cut inside the box on the left flank to tease Tottenham's defence, causing Van der Win to score an own goal before the goal, and Fulham took the lead 1-0.
The Fulham player, who tasted the sweetness, organized another wave of attack in the 32nd minute, only to see Adama lead the ball in the middle circle position, facing the three-man bag, and steadily sent a straight plug in the right rib, Munis followed, dangled the defenders, and completed a small angle volley on the right side of the penalty area, but unfortunately, due to the angle, Foster just stretched out his foot to easily block the ball. In the 45th minute, Fulham still took the take, Adama crossed over the bottom right to find Munis, who pressed the defenders to complete the high-altitude bombardment, if not for Foster's timely reaction, Tottenham would have lost points again!
Tottenham, on the other hand, did not have a decent attack in the first half, and the free kick in the 41st minute did not break through the wall! In the second half, the slow hot Tottenham finally started, and in the 52nd minute, Richarison leaned on the opponent in the box to get the ball, then turned and swung the angle, volleyed straight into the dead corner, and Rodak struggled to jump up with his hands to try to get up before he saved the ball dangerously. After 2 minutes, Hoibel received a pass in an open space on the right side of the penalty area and pushed into the near corner with no one watching, but unfortunately deflected off the goal.
Under Tottenham's bombardment, Fulham's door finally opened in the 56th minute, when Perisic faced the pressure of Dekodova Reid with the ball on the left, and sent a precise long pass over the top, and Risalison at the back post completed the goal with a powerful header. In the end, with only 41% possession in the game, Fulham dragged the game into a penalty shootout, and with Tottenham Hotspur Davinson Sanchez missing points and Fulham all on penalties, the latter won 6-4 on aggregate and continued to compete for the Premier League Cup.
Tottenham's defeat to Fulham is still surprising, knowing that since December 2013, the north London powerhouse has not lost to Fulham, in fact there are very few draws, only one. Apparently leaving Kane, Tottenham Hotspur did suffer a serious blow, Levy suddenly let Kane go, and said loudly that the team can still guarantee competitiveness, and now it seems that it is just "drawing pie".
Of course, we can't completely ignore Fulham's performance, in fact, in addition to the unexpected outcome of this game, they also surprised fans at the Premier League level, that is, during the third round against Arsenal, they scored a goal in less than a minute, which made the opponent suffer a humiliating record and became a dark horse in the new season. Now Arsenal is comforted to see Tottenham lose, it turns out that Fulham does have strength, and compared to Tottenham, Arsenal against Fulham is only a draw rather than a loss, which is undoubtedly better!