VINCENT JANSSEN finally opened his account for Tottenham as Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela inspired Spurs to a 5-0 win over Gillingham in their EFL Cup third round clash.
Playmaker Eriksen started the rout in the first half before finding the back of the net minutes into the second 45.
Janssen then proved there’s life after Harry Kane when he coolly slotted home a penalty, with youngster Josh Onomah also getting on the scoresheet.
Lamela, who had provided three assists, also fired home as Mauricio Pochettino’s men ran riot, and Tottenham will be hoping the win stands them in good stead for their Premier League trip to Middlesbrough on Saturday.
FACTS, STATS, GOALS AND LOLS
- Tottenham sold all of their tickets for this and yet there will still plenty of seats visible inside White Hart Lane.
- Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino made ELEVEN changes to his team that started Sunday’s 1-0 win over Sunderland.
- Gillingham keeper Jonathan Bond, having pulled off fine saves to deny Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela, went off injured in the 16th minute and was replaced by Stuart Nelson.
- Gills winger Emmanuel Osadebe was a student on the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation college scheme when he was spotted by Gillingham two years ago.
- Tottenham went ahead in the 31st minute when Eriksen unleashed another long range effort that dipped and swerved its way past sub keeper Nelson in the visitors goal.
- Gillingham manager Justin Edinburgh was sent off playing for Tottenham when they beat Leicester 1-0 in the Final of this competition back in 1999.
- Eriksen made it 2-0 in the 49th minute when he slotted home after a fine run from Erik Lamela.
- It was 3-0 two minutes later when Vincent Janssen scored with a penalty after Deji Oshilaja sent Kieran Trippier crashing in the box.
- Josh Onomah also grabbed his first Spurs goal by sidefooting in their fourth in the 65th minute.
- Lamela scored Tottenham’s fifth two minutes later.
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BIG PICTURE
EFL Cup Third Round Results
Fulham 1 Bristol City 2
Northampton 1 Man Utd 3
QPR 1 Sunderland 2
Southampton 2 Crystal Palace 0
Swansea 1 Man City 2
West Ham 1 Accrington 0
Stoke 1 Hull 2
NEXT FIVE FIXTURES
(A) Middlesbrough: 24 Sep (Prem)
(A) CSKA Moscow: 27 Sep (Champ League)
(H) Man City: 2 Oct (Prem)
(A) West Brom: 15 Oct (Prem)
(A) Bayer Leverkusen: 18 Oct (Champ League)
SOCIAL SAYS
DREAM TEAM RATINGS
Tottenham: Vorm 6, Trippier 6, Carter-Vickers 6, Wimmer 7, Davies 6 (Walkes 6), Winks 6, Carroll 6, Lamela 8, Eriksen 8 (Nkoudou 6), Onomah 6, Janssen 7 (Edwards 6)
Subs not used: Vertonghen, Son, Wanyama, Whiteman
Goals: Eriksen 31, 48, Janssen 51, Onomah 65, Lamela 68
Booked: Onomah
WHAT THEY SAID
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino: “We played well and had a great balance between youth and experience. It was a great performance, I’m very happy.”
Tottenham striker Vincent Janssen: “I wanted the penalty and it feels great to score my first goal for this amazing club. The fans were fantastic for me.”
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