Tottenham eased past Charlton 5-1 in the Carabao Cup, responding strongly to their 3-0 Premier League defeat at Brentford. The result provided an important early boost for Roberto De Zerbi’s side, whose lack of European football makes domestic cup progress especially significant, while £75m debutant Sávio offered immediate encouragement with two late goals.

Mikey Moore opened the scoring with a powerful long-range strike before Dominic Solanke and substitute Kevin Danso extended Tottenham’s lead. Charlton suffered early injuries to both centre-backs, made 10 changes with their Championship campaign prioritised, and eventually scored through Lloyd Jones’s header; Sávio then struck 11 minutes after coming on and added a second that deflected in off Ben Davies.