Coventry v Tottenham LIVE! League Cup latest as Spurs look for morale-boosting win

Team news

Tottenham Hotspur will be without a number of key players for their Carabao Cup fourth-round clash with Coventry City on Wednesday night.

The likes of Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, Richarlison, Dejan Kulusevski and Cristian Romero are all out injured, while Lucas Moura is suspended.

Antonio Conte is likely to make a number of changes to his team, with the likes of Bryan Gil, Harvey White and Pape Matar Sarr all pushing for starts.

What the managers said

"We have to try to win because we want to go to the next round," said Conte. "We have to try to win because we want to give satisfaction to our fans.

"We have to try to win because we want to continue to improve. We have to try to win because we want to show that we are a good team."

"We're under no illusions about the task ahead of us," said Coventry manager Mark Robins. "Tottenham are a top side with some world-class players.

"But we're going to go out there and give it our best shot. We're going to try to make it as difficult as possible for them.

Match preview

Tottenham will be looking to bounce back from their disappointing 2-0 defeat to Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday.

Spurs have now lost three of their last four games in all competitions and are in need of a morale-boosting win.

Coventry, meanwhile, are in good form and have won their last three games in all competitions.

The Sky Blues are also unbeaten in their last four home games and will be confident of causing an upset against Tottenham.

Prediction

Tottenham are the clear favorites to win this game, but Coventry have shown that they are capable of causing an upset.

I predict that Tottenham will win 2-1.