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Losing to the team at the bottom of the Premier League Nottingham Forest 0-2, Tottenham were eliminated in the third round of the English League Cup last night.
Coach Antonio Conte used the most powerful squad with Harry Kane wearing the captain's armband, but they conceded two consecutive goals in the first half of the second half. Midfielder Jesse Lingard shone with a goal and an assist to send Nottingham into the fourth round for the second time in 18 years. And Tottenham are excluded from the only arena that has brought them titles in the past 30 years.
It has been almost 14 months, Lingard has not been able to celebrate the goal until before the match against Tottenham. The former Man Utd midfielder seemed to be relieved of his burden with a close-in header to set the score 2-0, from Sam Surridge's header also in the 57th minute. At that time, coach Antonio Conte added three more attacks. like Richarlison, Bryan Gil or Dejan Kulusevski on the field, but could not make a difference.
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Lingard shines against Tottenham
The first attack in the victory of the home team belonged to left-back Renan Lodi. The former Atletico Madrid player received Lingard's pass in the 50th minute, turned the ball into the center and cut the left foot that was not favorable to the far corner to open the score. Like Lingard, this is the first time Lodi has scored for Nottingham.
Nottingham could have opened the scoring earlier with Lingard's header from close range in the ninth minute, but goalkeeper Fraser Forster dumped a save just above the line. Tottenham also created a few chances but not much. Antonio Conte's army have conceded first in all six recent matches, but won two and drew one of them. This time, there were no more comebacks from Tottenham.
Tottenham or more precisely Denmark had another worry, when midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg showed signs of injury at the end of the first half, and was substituted after the break. Hojbjerg is expected to be the mainstay of Denmark at the 2022 World Cup. A rare positive for the visitors in this match is probably the fact that Harry Kane was not injured, before leaving the field in the 59th minute.
Tottenham even played better from the 76th minute, when midfielder Orel Mangala received two yellow cards in a row within eight minutes and was sent off. But in the remaining 15 minutes, the visitors have five shots but can't score.
Nottingham's opponent in the fourth round of the League Cup will be determined through a draw after Man Utd's match against Aston Villa on the evening of November 10. And Tottenham is in danger of being empty-handed for the 15th consecutive season.
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