Spurs given path to fourth round of Carabao Cup as Leyton Orient have to forfeit

Leyton Orient have forfeited their Carabao Cup third-round tie against Tottenham (Aaron Chown/PA)

Tottenham have been handed a bye into the Carabao Cup fourth round after Leyton Orient were made to forfeit their third-round tie following a spate of coronavirus cases.

The League Two club were due to host Spurs on Tuesday night, but the game was called off two hours before kick-off after a number of Orient’s players tested positive for the virus.