Opposition watch | Fulham

Fulham provide the opposition for our first second round tie in the Carabao/League Cup since 2009 this evening. Here's a rundown of the men from Craven Cottage...

Form

Fulham's first three matches of 2023/24 have thrown up a bit of everything, from a 1-0 win against the run of play at Everton on the opening day, a red card and 3-0 loss at home to Brentford and then another red card, this time followed by a recovery from 2-1 down to snatch a point at Arsenal on Saturday.

Players to watch

Joao Palhinha continues to impress in midfield, particularly his strength of breaking up play and keeping the ball moving, but he was the man on the spot at the Emirates to secure that late point for Fulham on Saturday with a clever volley from Harrison Reed's corner. In terms of incomings, Calvin Bassey is the headline arrival, the former Rangers defender arriving from Ajax. Fulham also went to Wolves for a double raid in striker Raul Jimenez and winger Adama Traore. Full-back Timothy Castagne's move from Leicester was announced on Tuesday.

Manager - Marco Silva

A professional for 15 years in Portugal, Marco Silva made his coaching name at Estoril, where he won the Segunda Liga in 2011/12. He switched to Sporting in 2014/15 and then Olympiacos (2015/16) before arriving in the Premier League at Hull City in 2017. Spells followed at Watford and Everton before his arrival at Craven Cottage in 2021. He led Fulham to the Championship title in 2021/22 and followed up with an impressive 10th in their first season back in the Premier League in 2022/23.

Last time we met

Harry Kane scored the only goal of the game as we won our last meeting against Fulham at Craven Cottage on 23 January. It wasn't just any goal, either, a superb curling effort from the edge of the box equalled Jimmy Greaves' all-time goalscoring record of 266 goals. Two weeks later, he broke the record with goal 267, another winning goal against Manchester City.

How to follow

Tonight’s match has not been selected for live television broadcast in the UK, but live radio commentary can be found on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and talkSPORT 2.

Kick-off is at 7.45pm UK time - overseas broadcast listings can be found here.

As usual, you can also follow all the action via our Match Centre here on tottenhamhotspur.com and the Spurs Official app, where you’ll find live text updates and audio commentary, images, stats and so much more.

Video highlights will be available on SPURSPLAY from one hour after the game, alongside post-match interviews, with the full match replay available from midnight (UK and Ireland only).