"First and foremost, happy with the win, happy with the clean sheet and happy that we are through to the next round. That was the aim."
"I think the first half was good. Controlled the game, created chances that we wanted and needed. I think we could have scored more goals in the first half, actually. Got some big opportunities to Mathys Tel, Rodri [Bentancur] and a few other situations that were dangerous. Second half was more disjointed. I think we threw the ball away too easily. The pressure was not top but also praise to Doncaster. They came very brave, very good to stretch us. So, if the pressure is not perfect, they could made it difficult, so praise to them as well."
Tottenham dominated the first half and won 3-0 against Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Cup third round. Joao Palhinha opened the scoring with a stunning overhead kick and Jay McGrath followed with an own goal within three first-half minutes; Brennan Johnson added a stoppage-time goal. Tottenham registered 1.6 expected goals, 0.8 in the first half, and attempted 14 of their 18 shots in the opening 45. Tottenham will meet holders Newcastle United at St James' Park next. Mathys Tel made his fourth start since joining from Bayern, recording two shots (0.2 xG) and high duel numbers.
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