Tottenham Hotspur scored twice late to come from behind and beat Coventry City 2-1 in the EFL Cup third round on Wednesday evening, sparing trophy-focused Ange Postecoglou from an embarrassing exit. Coventry came close to scoring within a minute of kick off after an unforced error from Tottenham allowed Jack Rudoni a shot on goal, and although Fraser Forster comfortably turned it around for a corner, the mistake seemingly set the tone for the visitors' first half. Spurs went on to dominate the possession, holding 74% of the ball in the first 45 minutes, but they failed to register a single shot on Coventry's goal as their attacks consistently broke down due to a lack of quality in the final third.
The hosts, on the other hand, were clearly emboldened by their early opportunity and threatened to break the deadlock with several well-executed counterattacks; ultimately, though, the score remained level going into the break. It was more of the same from Spurs after the restart, narrowly staying level thanks to Ben Davies 's heroic goal-line clearance after yet another defensive error, but just minutes later Coventry finally had the goal they more than deserved as Brandon Thomas-Asante converted from a cross into the middle of the area. The Sky Blues had several glorious chances to add a second goal and surely secure their progression into the next round, but Tottenham managed to stay within reach and give themselves a fighting chance as the final whistle approached.
Coventry did .