Tottenham mounts late comeback to beat Coventry 2-1 in the English League Cup

COVENTRY, England (AP) — Tottenham prevented a shock defeat within the third spherical of the English League Cup after scoring two late objectives to beat second-division Coventry 2-1 on Wednesday.

Djed Spence evened the rating within the 88th minute at Coventry Enviornment after Brandon Thomas-Asante had fired the house workforce forward within the 63rd.

Brennan Johnson accomplished Spurs’ comeback with the winner within the second minute of stoppage time.

Coventry had come agonizingly near upsetting Manchester United within the semifinal of the FA Cup final season — shedding on penalties after a 3-3 draw at Wembley.

And it was one other heartbreak in opposition to Premier League opposition after Tottenham’s late rescue act.

“Coventry had been excellent with the power they introduced, we needed to dig deep as we speak and we discovered what we wanted to win the sport,” Spurs supervisor Ange Postecoglou mentioned.

Elsewhere, Wolverhampton’s troubled begin to the season continued with a 3-2 loss at Brighton that noticed it eradicated from the competitors.

Carlos Baleba and Simon Adingra gave Brighton a 2-0 lead at Amex Stadium and Goncalo Guedes pulled one again for Wolves earlier than halftime.

Ferdi Kadioglu made it 3-1 within the eighty fifth and Tommy Doyle scored a comfort for Wolves within the ninetieth.

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