Dele Alli scored the winning spot-kick at the ground of his boyhood club as Spurs beat Watford on penalties after a 2-2 draw at Stadium MK.
2018/2019 League Cup
2 (4)-2 (2)
Penalty Shootout
Match Events
The midfielder received a glowing reception at the home of MK Dons, which Spurs used as a temporary venue for this Carabao Cup third-round clash, having come through the club's youth system.
He scored from the spot in normal time (81) to cancel out Isaac Success' 46th-minute opener. Christian Kabasele was sent off for the foul leading to Alli's penalty and within minutes of levelling, Spurs went in front, as Erik Lamela finished off a sweeping counter-attack (85).
But a manic final 10 minutes was not over as Etienne Capoue's shot was diverted beyond Pablo Gazzaniga by Ben Davies (89). After Capoue and Domingos Quina missed spot-kicks in the shoot-out, Alli stepped up to send Spurs through to the fourth round.
46' GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Watford (Success)
82' Penalty Goal! Tottenham 1-1 Watford (Alli)
86' GOAL! Tottenham 2-1 Watford (Lamela)
89' GOAL! Tottenham 2-2 Watford (Capoue)
Line-ups
Tottenham Hotspur XI: M.Sissoko, Wanyama, T. Alderweireld, Lamela, Lucas, Aurier, Gazzaniga, B.Davies, D. Alli, Winks, D. Sánchez
Subs: M. Dembélé, F.Llorente, Son Heung-Min, E. Dier, A. Whiteman, K.W Peters, J.Foyth
Watford XI: Heurelho Gomes, Mariappa, Cathcart, K.Femenía, Chalobah, Masina, K. Sema, I.Success, M.Navarro, D.Quina, Ben Wilmot
Subs: Holebas, Capoue, Kabasele, R.Pereyra, A.Gray, Hughes, Pontus Dahlberg