Fulham beat Tottenham Hotspur 5-3 on penalties to reach the third round of the League Cup after they drew 1-1 at Craven Cottage on Tuesday, while second-tier Leeds United also suffered shootout misery as they were dumped out by Salford City.
Tottenham defender Davinson Sánchez failed to find the net with their third penalty as Fulham keeper Marek Rodak saved low to his left, before Fulham's João Palhinha and Kenny Tete both scored to complete the victory.
Without a trophy since 2008, Tottenham has seen one of its two realistic shots at silverware this season disappear already.
Davinson Sanchez was the only player who failed to score in a penalty shootout as Tottenham lost 5-3 to Fulham on spot kicks to get eliminated in the second round after a 1-1 draw in regulation on Tuesday.
Spurs have been knocked out before England’s top teams have even entered the competition. The Premier League clubs competing in Europe this season don’t play in the League Cup until the third round.
Fulham were quicker and sharper, and took the lead in the 19th minute, courtesy of Van de Ven's second own goal in four games, after one at Brentford on his debut.
Tom Cairney twisted past Sanchez not once but twice before cutting a low cross into the penalty area. Harrison Reed darted across without making contact and the ball struck the luckless Dutch defender and spun into the net.
Silva, banned from the touchline after three yellow cards in as many Premier League games, nodded his approval from the empty section, high in the still-incomplete Riverside Stand.
Tottenham, getting accustomed to life without Harry Kane following his move to Bayern Munich, now just has the Premier League and FA Cup to compete in this season, and the league looks a massive long shot for a team with a new manager in Ange Postecoglou.
Fulham, however, went close to sealing the win in regular time when Harry Wilson ran onto a loose pass inside the box, but Forster's save kept Spurs in the contest.
Four-times winners Tottenham did not manage a shot on target in the first half and the hosts could have led by two goals at halftime, but Spurs keeper Fraser Forster made a superb save to deny a Rodrigo Muniz header just before the break
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