Sávio savours debut goal as Spurs coast to emphatic Carabao Cup win over Charlton
A new season at the snazziest modern stadium in England and something extremely welcome for Tottenham.
A home win over domestic opposition.
There were only four of them last season; three in the Premier League with the final one – over Everton on the last day – helping them to avoid relegation.
Had they lost that, this Carabao Cup fixture against Charlton would also have been played in the Championship.
Spurs needed this tonic for another reason – to begin the clean-up operation after Saturday’s awful 3-0 defeat at Brentford .
The season could not have started any worse.
With no European football, a decent cup run or runs are imperative and Spurs got themselves up and running in this competition on a night when everything came together perfectly.
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