Match report
Tottenham thrash Charlton 5-1 to cruise into League Cup next round
Tottenham eased into the next round of the League Cup with a 5-1 win over Charlton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a Round of 64 tie that was effectively settled before half-time. Mikey Moore opened the scoring in the 41st minute, finishing off a Rodrigo Bentancur assist, before Dominic Solanke doubled the advantage right on the stroke of half-time, turning in Moore's pass to send Roberto De Zerbi's side in 2-0 up.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Charlton, managed by Nathan Jones, had no answer after the break as Tottenham continued to pour forward. Kevin Danso added a third in the 67th minute from Mateus Fernandes' delivery, and the floodgates opened late on when Sávio scored in the 82nd minute off Archie Gray's assist, then turned provider three minutes later for Benjamin Davies to make it 5-0. Lloyd Jones grabbed a late consolation for Charlton in the 87th minute, finishing from Joseph Rankin-Costello's pass.
The scoreline reflected a one-sided contest throughout, with Tottenham dominating possession and territory from start to finish.
Mikey Moore scored the opener and set up Solanke's second, capping a rating of 8.5 as the game's most influential attacker.
Tottenham's 73% share of possession underlined their total control of the match against a Charlton side reduced to chasing shadows.
Tottenham beat Charlton 5–1 (half-time 2–0).
Tottenham met Charlton in the League Cup (Round of 64). Kick-off was Wednesday, 26 August 2026, 18:45 UTC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Referee: Adam Herczeg.
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Key moments
- 41' Goal: Mikey Moore (assist: Rodrigo Bentancur) — 1–0 · Watch Mikey Moore's goal video (41')
- 45' Goal: Dominic Solanke (assist: Mikey Moore) — 2–0 · Watch Dominic Solanke's goal video (45')
- 67' Goal: Kevin Danso (assist: Mateus Fernandes) — 3–0 · Watch Kevin Danso's goal video (67')
- 82' Goal: Sávio (assist: Archie Gray) — 4–0
- 85' Goal: Ben Davies (assist: Sávio) — 5–0 · Watch Ben Davies's goal video (85')
- 87' Goal: Lloyd Jones (assist: Joe Rankin-Costello) — 5–1 · Watch Lloyd Jones's goal video (87')
Starting line-ups
Tottenham (4-3-3)
Charlton (4-2-3-1)
- 21 Tiernan Brooks
- 18 Ivan Mesík
- 12 Billy Koumetio
- 28 Collins Sichenje
- 31 Nathan Asiimwe
- 10 Greg Docherty (c)
- 16 Timothy Ouma
- 19 Millenic Alli
- 8 Harvey Knibbs
- 30 Robert Apter
- 33 Micah Mbick
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Tottenham 85%, the draw 10%, Charlton 5%. It finished Tottenham 5–1 Charlton.
Tottenham's rating gap decides it — Tottenham are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Tottenham's 85%. The draw at 10% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Tottenham at 85%?
Tottenham sit 437 points higher on our strength rating — 1866 to 1429. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.7% of 5,087 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 86–10–4.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 85% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 10% and Charlton at 5%.
Why is the draw only 10%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 10.4%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,879.
What did we measure but not count?
Tottenham average 15 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 437 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here.
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About this match
On this page: the Tottenham vs Charlton final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this League Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Mikey Moore's goal against Charlton (41').
- Watch Dominic Solanke's goal against Charlton (45').
- Watch Kevin Danso's goal against Charlton (67').
- Watch Ben Davies's goal against Charlton (85').
- Watch Lloyd Jones's goal against Tottenham (87').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Tottenham 5–1 Charlton. Explore more on the Tottenham and Charlton team pages or the League Cup page.