Tottenham to host Watford in Carabao Cup at MK Dons

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Tottenham have been given permission to play their home Carabao Cup third-round tie against Watford at MK Dons.

The decision was taken as Wembley, the home of Spurs' Premier League games, is unavailable and the club's new stadium is not ready because of safety issues.

Watford had hoped to play the tie at Vicarage Road but the EFL ruled in Spurs' favour for the 25 September tie.

Tottenham have already confirmed that their three home Champions League group games will be played at Wembley.

They had been due to move into their new home, built on the site of the old White Hart Lane ground, in time for the Premier League match with Liverpool on 15 September, but that match, one against Cardiff (6 October) and one against Manchester City (29 October) have already been moved to Wembley.

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  • Comment posted by BlueIsTheColour, at 19:27 6 Sep 2018

    It’s an absolute shambles, Tottenham should be fined and the match moved to Watford.

  • Comment posted by SeeDubya, at 19:04 6 Sep 2018

    Ridiculous. All the supporters will have to pass Watford to get to Milton Keynes.

  • Comment posted by JayRM, at 18:50 6 Sep 2018

    Why is Spurs new stadium taking so long??

    All we really know is that the delays can't be anything to do with the trophy room not being finished.

  • Comment posted by You, at 19:23 6 Sep 2018

    absolute joke

    big clubs having rules bent for them again!

    Not supposed to be able to use more than 1 home ground was the rule

    this will be Spurs 3rd!!

    this to go with fans having to change plans for the Man City game which is now a monday, and (Man U v Everton??) having theirs moved Sunday as there's no way Sky can miss a game!!

    football is dead for all but the rich

  • Comment posted by stonehornet, at 19:38 6 Sep 2018

    If Tottenham Hotspur FC had ANY class whatsoever they should have informed the EFL before the draw that their ground wasn't ready and accepted an away tie whoever they were drawn against.
    It's absolutely pathetic for a club of their 'stature'
    Grow some 'cojones' and do the right thing rather than making both sets of fans travel to MK for an 8pm KO.
    No motivation needed for WFC in this one

  • Comment posted by markcomment, at 19:21 6 Sep 2018

    Why didn't they use the Olympic stadium at Stratford. There is no football being played there at the moment, although I think some circus clowns are getting It cheap.

  • Comment posted by nffc_1978, at 19:18 6 Sep 2018

    They should just reverse home advantage if a team can't provide a regular venue.

  • Comment posted by Ross, at 21:03 6 Sep 2018

    I'm a Spurs fan from Wales. I go to virtually every game for my sins. This is a total disregard of their fans. It should have been played in Watford or anywhere in London. We are just treated like cash cows. Hope most fans don't turn up

  • Comment posted by Barnesy, at 20:25 6 Sep 2018

    Spurs should simply have lost home advantage.

  • Comment posted by U16672190, at 19:30 6 Sep 2018

    Seems like Watford will beat Spurs at three different venues then this season.

  • Comment posted by Them, at 20:46 6 Sep 2018

    They should enforce the rule or scrap it

  • Comment posted by Broomy70, at 19:26 6 Sep 2018

    what a joke club the spuds are playing a home match a MK Dons..lol..kick em out ... should play it at Barnet then they would sell out

  • Comment posted by SteH11, at 20:09 6 Sep 2018

    So the rule used to be that you could only have one home stadium per season, yet Spurs are on course to have 3! Not only that but they are making last minute changes completely at disregard to fans who have booked their travel and accomodation in advance.

  • Comment posted by U17137970, at 19:38 6 Sep 2018

    Seems to me that these clowns up above favour Tottenham a lot.

    Deduct points is the correct thing to do but nah it’s Spurs so let them play at another clubs ground.

  • Comment posted by hate the player not the game, at 20:12 6 Sep 2018

    When it comes to football rules really are made to be broken. A club is not meant to have half a dozen so called home stadiums yet at this rate Spurs will have played in 3 stadiums for home games. Where's the fines or point deductions? This fiasco should Leave Spurs and Levy with egg on their faces but instead they are laughing at the FA and the league for all they keep getting away with.

  • Comment posted by U14986867, at 19:54 6 Sep 2018

    Pick a card, any card.

    I mean stadium

  • Comment posted by Crystal Phallus, at 19:34 6 Sep 2018

    Shame on Spurs for collaborating with the detested MK Franchise FC. Normally I don't like to see any lower league club struggling but, like all true football fans, I sincerely hope MK Franchise FC go bust.

  • Comment posted by marssoon, at 18:57 6 Sep 2018

    everything spurs do takes forever

  • Comment posted by BRIAN666, at 19:01 6 Sep 2018

    Shame on Spurs - ideally Milton Keynes football club shouldn't exist but here we are

  • Comment posted by charlessy, at 21:20 6 Sep 2018

    I'm an Arsenal fan but looking at this from a non footballing aspect and purely from a constructional/project management viewpoint, was the stadium supposed to be ready for the start of this season or are the construction company just under pressure to get it built asap?

    Considering its a huge stadium that is being a built and old one demolished, it was unrealistic to say it will take 12 months

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