Tottenham Hotspur overcame visitors Chelsea 5-4 in a penalty shootout to progress in the League Cup following a 1-1 home draw in their fourth round clash on Tuesday.
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Chelsea had appeared to be heading into the quarter-finals, thanks to a 19th minute strike from Timo Werner.
But Erik Lamela forced a shootout with an equaliser in the 83rd minute, finishing from close range after controlling a cross from debutant Sergio Reguilon.
In the shootout, Chelsea’s Mason Mount struck the post to miss the decisive fifth penalty kick after every other penalty kick had been converted.
Germany forward Werner scored his first goal for Chelsea in his fourth appearance, lashing the ball into the net from the edge of the area after receiving a cut-back from Cesar Azpilicueta.
Chelsea’s new goalkeeper Edouard Mendy had a confident display in his first game since switching from Stade Rennes.
He made a good save to keep out a vicious shot from Spurs’ Spanish left-back Reguilon in the second half.
But Mendy was finally beaten in the 83rd minute, when Reguilon turned in the box and found Lamela.
He controlled the ball at the far post before netting from close range to force the shootout in which Tottenham prevailed.
The victory was revenge for Spurs for a 2019 League Cup semi-final second leg defeat to Chelsea on penalty kicks.
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