Richarlison scores for Spurs Under-21s in EFL Trophy
Richarlison scored for Tottenham’s Under-21s in a 7-6 penalty shootout defeat by Cheltenham Town in the EFL Trophy. The appearance comes as the striker remains outside Spurs’ plans for the Premier League season.
The 29-year-old Brazil international’s proposed moves to Everton and Vasco da Gama fell through this summer, and he was left out of Tottenham’s 25-man league squad. His only senior outing this season was in the 3-0 defeat at Brentford in August. Against Cheltenham, George Miller opened the scoring before Richarlison equalised with a first-time finish; Miracle Adewole then put Spurs ahead, but Miller scored in stoppage time and Cheltenham won the shootout.
- Richarlison scored for Tottenham’s Under-21s.
- Cheltenham won the shootout 7-6.
- He remains outside Spurs’ Premier League squad.
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Tottenham Hotspur, known as Spurs, are a London football club whose senior men’s team plays in the Premier League, England’s top division. Their Under-21s are a development side for younger players, though senior professionals can also feature in it.
The EFL Trophy is a knockout competition for clubs in the lower divisions of English football and invited under-21 sides from leading clubs. It gives young players experience against senior teams. Richarlison is a Brazil international striker who has played for Spurs’ first team, but he has not been included in the club’s league squad this season.