"Joao Palhinha opened the scoring with an inventive 14th-minute overhead kick after goalkeeper Ian Lawlor parried Xavi Simons' corner towards him near the penalty spot. That one-goal advantage was doubled three minutes later when Wilson Odobert eased past Tom Nixon before his wicked cross deflected off the helpless Jay McGrath and past Lawlor for an own goal. Doncaster captain Owen Bailey almost pulled one back before the interval,"
"Bailey tested Kinsky again in an encouraging start from Doncaster in the second half, while Glenn Middleton curled a delightful free-kick narrowly wide. A late tap-in from Lucas Bergvall was then ruled out for offside, but Spurs would not be denied a third goal as the midfielder teed up Brennan Johnson to seal the win with a cute dink over Lawlor."
Tottenham beat Doncaster Rovers 3-0 at home to reach the EFL Cup last 16. Thomas Frank rotated his squad but Spurs pulled clear within 20 minutes. Joao Palhinha scored a 14th-minute overhead kick after Ian Lawlor parried Xavi Simons' corner, and Wilson Odobert’s cross led to an own goal off Jay McGrath three minutes later. Antonin Kinsky produced a key save to deny Owen Bailey before half-time. Brennan Johnson finished a move created by Lucas Bergvall to make it 3-0. Tottenham recorded 1.62 expected goals to Doncaster’s 0.73 and have progressed from 18 of their last 19 ties against lower-division opponents.
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