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EFL Cup · Round of 64
TOTTottenham
5:1
CHACharlton
Mikey Moore 41'
Dominic Solanke 45'
Kevin Danso 67'
Savinho 82'
Ben Davies 85'
HT 2:0
Lloyd Jones 87'
Wed, 26 Aug 2026, 19:45 (UK) · Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

Tottenham led 2-0 at the break, added three more after the interval and beat Charlton 5-1 despite a late consolation.

Player of the matchMikey Moore8.5Decisive moment41' Mikey Moore+0.6

Tottenham 5-1 Charlton: Moore's first-half double act sets the tone

AI-written review based on match data · How we make it

Key numbers

  • Shots 20-6, but xG per shot 0.13 v 0.12
  • Five goals from 2.5 xG: finishing ran hot
  • 41' opener worth +0.6 FN xPts

Two goals before the break shaped the night

Tottenham beat Charlton 5-1 in the Round of 64, and the match was effectively shaped before the interval. Mikey Moore struck in the 41st minute and Dominic Solanke made it two in the 45th, which gave Spurs a 2-0 half-time lead. They then led for 49 minutes in all.

Spurs won on volume rather than shot quality

Shot quality per attempt was almost identical, at 0.13 xG for Tottenham against 0.12 for Charlton. What separated the sides was how often Spurs pulled the trigger, which suggests the edge came from volume. Their finishing outperformed their xG by 2.5, so the scoreline flattered the chances a little.

The bench supplied the late goals

Kevin Danso, who came on in a triple change, made it three in the 67th minute. Savinho, on for Solanke, added the fourth and then set up Ben Davies for the fifth, finishing with a goal and an assist in 19 minutes on the pitch. Archie Gray and Mateus Fernandes also provided assists.

The opener carried the most weight

In FN xPts terms, the 41st-minute opener was worth +0.6 because it broke a goalless match open. The later goals, after the lead reached three, were close to zero. Lloyd Jones pulled one back in the 87th minute from Joe Rankin-Costello's assist, but it left the scoreline at 5-1.

Player of the match
Mikey Moore 8.5Dominant

A goal and an assist, eight dribbles attempted and seven of 15 duels won.

Moore's attacking output was the main source of his FN Score. His 41st-minute opener broke the deadlock, and his pass for Solanke made it 2-0 before the break. He also attempted eight dribbles, completing three, and won seven of his 15 duels, more than anyone else on the pitch.

Game state

1-02-03-04-05-05-1
Tottenham ahead 49 min · level 41 min · Charlton ahead 0 min
  • Kevin Danso — off the bench 25 min · 1G 0A
  • Savinho — off the bench 19 min · 1G 1A
  • Lloyd Jones — off the bench 75 min · 1G 0A
  • Joe Rankin-Costello — off the bench 24 min · 0G 1A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

41' Mikey Moore Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Rodrigo Bentancur +0.2 +0.6
45' Dominic Solanke Goal · assist Mikey Moore +0.2
67' Kevin Danso Goal · assist Mateus Fernandes 0.0
82' Savinho Goal · assist Archie Gray 0.0
85' Ben Davies Goal · assist Savinho 0.0
87' Lloyd Jones Goal · assist Joe Rankin-Costello 0.0

Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.

Pre-match expectation for Charlton is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

TottenhamCharlton
73%Possession27%
2.5Expected goals (xG)0.7
0.13xG per shot0.12
20Shots6
11Shots on target4
55%Shots on target %67%
14Shots in box5
618Passes225
90%Pass accuracy74%
11Corners6
3Saves6
5Fouls11
1Yellow cards1
1Offsides1

Timeline

  • 15' Sub Billy Koumetio → Lloyd Jones
  • 15' Sub Collins Sichenje → Danny McNamara
  • 24' Yellow Lucas Bergvall
  • 41' Goal Mikey Moore competition goal #1 assist Rodrigo Bentancur
  • 45' Goal Dominic Solanke competition goal #1 assist Mikey Moore
  • 45+2' Yellow Robert Apter
  • 65' Sub Destiny Udogie → Pedro Porro
  • 65' Sub Jan Paul van Hecke → Micky van de Ven
  • 65' Sub Rodrigo Bentancur → Kevin Danso
  • 66' Sub Millenic Alli → Joe Rankin-Costello
  • 66' Sub Timothy Ouma → Alan Mwamba
  • 66' Sub Harvey Knibbs → Miles Leaburn
  • 67' Goal Kevin Danso competition goal #1 assist Mateus Fernandes
  • 71' Sub Dominic Solanke → Savinho
  • 78' Sub Mathys Tel → Luca Williams-Barnett
  • 82' Goal Savinho competition goal #1 assist Archie Gray
  • 85' Goal Ben Davies competition goal #1 assist Savinho
  • 87' Goal Lloyd Jones assist Joe Rankin-Costello

Category leaders

  • Key passesRodrigo Bentancur3
  • Duels wonMikey Moore7/15
  • DribblesMikey Moore3/8
  • Defensive actionsNathan Asiimwe7
  • ShotsMathys Tel4 (on target 3)
  • Fouls wonDestiny Udogie3
#Tottenham#Charlton#EFL Cup#Mikey Moore#Kevin Danso#Savinho

This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.