Little Leyton Orient’s much anticipated Brisbane Road clash with Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup third round will not take place after all.
The prospective meeting between the clubs was featured in our columns last week (see; Leyton Orient Set Up EFL Cup Tie Against Shirt Sponsor, Kane!) and carried the story of Tottenham’s England striker Harry Kane being Orient’s shirt-sponsor.
A number of Orient’s first-team squad tested positive for Covid-19 prior to the scheduled game, which was then postponed, on Tuesday evening.
The English Football League which administers the competition has decided the League Two club must forfeit the tie, in line with competition rules.