Tottenham have been awarded a bye into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup after their third-round tie against Leyton Orient was called off following a number of positive Covid-19 tests at Brisbane Road.
The EFL has issued the following statement:
“In accordance with Carabao Cup Rules, Tottenham Hotspur have been awarded with a bye to progress to Round Four of the Carabao Cup and will now play Chelsea on Tuesday 29 September (kick off 7.45pm).
“The Round Three tie scheduled for Tuesday 22 September between Leyton Orient and Tottenham Hotspur could not take place following the issue by Waltham Forest Borough Council of an order preventing the match being played as planned. This followed a number of Leyton Orient players testing positive for COVID-19.
“The EFL Board has determined that in line with Carabao Cup Rule 5.1, the Club was unable to fulfil its obligations to complete the fixture by virtue of the Council’s order and shall therefore forfeit the tie.”
Young04
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Trust me the Chelsea vs Spurs Curabao cup game will be played like it's Premier League... Expect all key players to take part as it will be again. The student (Lampard) vs The principal ( Mourinho)
JohnWick7
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Mourinho:- OMG so am going to play Against my most intelligent Student, am Finished already 😑
RaiyanZaara
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Wow a London Derby so early in the season, Will be great to see this 😎🔥🔥💙
ManUtdRed
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> Spurs : Won the game without kicking a ball > Roma : Lost the game even though the match finished 0-0 Anything is possible in 2020😂😁