Tottenham Hotspur vs Charlton Athletic Preview

Tottenham host Charlton Athletic at their own stadium on Wednesday evening in a Carabao Cup second round tie that sees a top-flight side welcome League One opposition, with Spurs looking to bounce their season back into gear after a stuttering start.

Spurs have found the opening weeks of the campaign difficult. Their most recent outing ended in a 3-0 defeat away at Brentford in the league. Prior to that, a 2-2 draw with Hoffenheim was the final warm-up fixture of the summer. Before that, a 3-0 win over the same opponents was a much sharper display. Earlier in this run, a 1-1 draw with Getafe and a 2-1 win away at Chelsea complete a five-match sequence of two wins, two draws and a single defeat.

Charlton, by contrast, head into the tie full of confidence. Their most recent outing brought a 2-1 win away at West Ham. Prior to that, a 2-1 home win over Derby kept the good run going. Before that, a 3-1 win away at Cheltenham was a fine result in league action. Earlier in this run, a 3-0 defeat away at Reading was the only setback in a five-game spell that otherwise yielded four wins, capped by a 2-0 win away at Colchester.

The head-to-head record favours Tottenham, who have won all five of the last five meetings, with no draws and no wins for Charlton. Most recently, Tottenham won 3-0 at home. In the previous encounter, Tottenham won 2-0 away at Charlton. History is firmly on the side of the hosts heading into this one.

In the UK and Ireland, the match is live on Sky Sports+. In the United States, viewers can catch the action on Paramount+. Coverage also extends to Japan via DAZN Japan and to France on beIN Sports 1 and myCANAL.

Possible Lineups

Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1): Kinsky, Gray, van Hecke, Senesi, Robertson, Tonali, Bergvall, Moore, Gallagher, Tel, Richarlison

Charlton Athletic (4-2-3-1): Okonkwo, McNamara, Jones, Koumetio, Bell, Coventry, Chalobah, Leaburn, Carey, Campbell, Grant

Tottenham Hotspur Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Brentford	3-0	Tottenham	Premier League	22.08.26
🤝	Tottenham	2-2	Hoffenheim	Club Friendly	16.08.26
✅	Tottenham	3-0	Hoffenheim	Club Friendly	15.08.26
🤝	Tottenham	1-1	Getafe	Club Friendly	08.08.26
✅	Chelsea	1-2	Tottenham	Club Friendly	01.08.26

Charlton Athletic Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	West Ham	1-2	Charlton	Championship	22.08.26
✅	Charlton	2-1	Derby	Championship	15.08.26
✅	Cheltenham	1-3	Charlton	EFL	08.08.26
❌	Reading	3-0	Charlton	Club Friendly	01.08.26
✅	Colchester	0-2	Charlton	Club Friendly	28.07.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Tottenham	3-0	Charlton	FA Cup	09.01.11
Charlton	0-2	Tottenham	Premier League	07.05.07
Tottenham	5-1	Charlton	Premier League	09.12.06
Tottenham	3-1	Charlton	Premier League	05.02.06
Charlton	2-3	Tottenham	Premier League	01.10.05

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	Sky Sports+
Ireland Republic	Sky Sports+
USA	Paramount+
France	beIN Sports 1, beIN Sports MAX 5, myCANAL
Japan	DAZN Japan
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	beIN SPORTS 2, beIN Sports Connect
Portugal	Sport TV1, Sport TV Multiscreen
Denmark	Viaplay Denmark
Sweden	Viaplay Sweden

 

Other Carabao Cup Fixtures

Date	Kick-off	Home	Away
Wed 26 Aug 2026	19:45	Newcastle United	West Bromwich Albion
Wed 26 Aug 2026	19:45	Tottenham Hotspur	Charlton Athletic
Wed 26 Aug 2026	20:00	Preston North End	Everton
Thu 27 Aug 2026	19:30	Chelsea	Luton Town
Thu 27 Aug 2026	20:00	Fulham	AFC Wimbledon