Richarlison scores but Fulham beat Spurs in shootout

Richarlison scored but could not prevent Tottenham going out of the Carabao Cup as Fulham won a penalty shootout to progress to round three.

After a Micky van de Ven first-half own goal gave Fulham a deserved lead, Spurs levelled in unusual circumstances.

The home side were temporarily reduced to 10 men when Kenny Tete had to change his boot and Spurs took full advantage when Richarlison headed in.

But Davinson Sanchez's penalty was saved as Fulham won the shootout.

It was Tete - with a new boot on - who scored the decisive spot-kick to send the home side through.

It was ultimately a deserved win for Fulham, who should perhaps have been out of sight before Richarlison levelled with his first goal of the season after the hosts dominated the first half against a sluggish Spurs side.

Fraser Forster made an excellent save just before the break to deny Rodrigo Muniz, who also had a couple of decent chances before then.

Tottenham improved after the break and Manor Solomon almost got a dream winner against his former side late on, but his curled effort from the edge of the box was saved.

Substitute James Maddison also hit a free-kick into the wall but penalties were needed to settle the tie, with Fulham successfully converting all of theirs to send Spurs out.

It was overall a very encouraging performance by Fulham, whose manager Marco Silva had to watch the game from the stands after picking up three yellow cards in the first three Premier League games of the season.

Richarlison relief as he gets off the mark

Tottenham have had a good start to the season in the Premier League with an opening-day draw followed by back-to-back wins against Manchester United and Bournemouth.

Consequently, this EFL Cup match offered Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou the chance to rotate his squad and give others the opportunity to impress.

Richarlison was one of just two players - along with Van de Ven - to retain his place in the side from the 2-0 win against Bournemouth, and this was a chance for the Brazilian to finally get off the mark for the season as he looks to fill the void left by Harry Kane's departure.

It looked like another opportunity would pass him by as he was largely anonymous in the first half, having one shot of note that was easily blocked by the Fulham defence.

But he showed his predatory instincts to nod home a fine cross from Ivan Perisic and, despite this defeat, Postecoglou will hope this will give him the confidence to kick on and start scoring in the Premier League.

Player of the match

Andreas PereiraAndreas Pereira

Fulham

Squad number18Player nameAndreas Pereira

Squad number26Player nameJoão Palhinha

Squad number7Player nameJiménez

Squad number35Player nameFrancois

Squad number8Player nameWilson

Squad number38Player nameHarris

Squad number10Player nameCairney

Squad number11Player nameTraoré

Squad number19Player nameRodrigo Muniz

Squad number14Player nameDe Cordova-Reid

Squad number2Player nameTete

Squad number1Player nameRodák

Squad number6Player nameReed

Squad number31Player nameDiop

Squad number33Player nameRobinson

Squad number13Player nameReam

Line-ups

Fulham

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Rodák

2Tete31Diop13Ream33Robinson

6Reed26João Palhinha

11Traoré10Cairney14De Cordova-Reid

19Muniz Carvalho

Substitutes

Tottenham

Formation 4-4-1-1

20Forster

12Emerson Royal6D Sánchez37van de Ven33Davies

27Solomon4Skipp5Højbjerg14Perisic

18Lo Celso

9Richarlison

Substitutes

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Match ends, Fulham 1(5), Tottenham Hotspur 1(3).

Penalty Shootout ends, Fulham 1(5), Tottenham Hotspur 1(3).

Goal! Fulham 1(5), Tottenham Hotspur 1(3). Kenny Tete (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

Goal! Fulham 1(4), Tottenham Hotspur 1(3). James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

Goal! Fulham 1(4), Tottenham Hotspur 1(2). João Palhinha (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

Penalty saved! Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.

Goal! Fulham 1(3), Tottenham Hotspur 1(2). Harry Wilson (Fulham) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.

Goal! Fulham 1(2), Tottenham Hotspur 1(2). Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

Goal! Fulham 1(2), Tottenham Hotspur 1(1). Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

Goal! Fulham 1(1), Tottenham Hotspur 1(1). Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

Goal! Fulham 1(1), Tottenham Hotspur 1. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

Penalty Shootout begins Fulham 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1.

Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1.

Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Kenny Tete.

Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).

Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).

Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Kenny Tete with a cross.

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