Watford – Tottenham Hotspur

Join us live here from 19.45 for the crucial Carling Cup quarter final clash between new manager Brendan Rodgers' Championship side Watford and erratic Premier League giants Spurs.

Campbell and Pavlyuchenko start upfront for Spurs, with Bent on the bench. For Watford, Liam Bridcutt, a new loan signing from Chelsea, will feature in midfield.

The teams are now in the tunnel, and now they make their way onto the pitch.

Watford have four men in the centre circle, and now they kick off.

Priskin takes a snap shot from the edge of the area. It's blocked for a corner.

Watford take it short, and Gomes has to come over a number of player to punch clear, but does so successfully.

Poor clearance by DeMerit strikes Pavlyuchenko and almost falls for Campbell, but Watford win it back.

Watford clip it over the Spurs defence but to no effect.

Foul by DeMerit on Pavlyuchenko, and Spurs spread it wide left and win a throw.

Away come Watford, breaking down the left with some neat passing to win a corner.

Chipped in and there's a bit of pinball in the area, before it breaks to Gomes the keeper, but this has been a good start for Watford.

Watford pour forward down the left, and Smith has a sharp shot low to Gomes' right, which the keeper saves at a stretch.

Watford build down the right, and win a throw.

Another corner for Watford, and the centre halves make their way forward.

Floated in but cleared by Spurs, who break fast, and McAnuff brings down Campbell on the halfway line to win the game's first yellow card.

Deep cross from the free kick towards Watford's back stick and Pavlyuchenko, but headed out for a corner by Priskin.

From the corner, Pavlyuchenko gathers and shoots high, wide and hideous. Row Z stuff from the Russian there.

Campbell and Zokora race forward, but the keeper Loach slides out to gather.

GOAL to Watford!

Watford raced down the left, with Smith getting to the byline, cutting back to Priskin, who turns and slots home low past Gomes.

Spurs have a free kick to the right of Watford's area, and Lennon whips in a cross, but it zips across the pitch for a Watford throw.

Harry Redknapp not a happy chappy on the sidelines, where he is facing his brother-in-law, Frank Lampard Sr, who is Watford's recently appointed Director of Football.

Zokora plays a raking ball into the right channel for Pavlyuchenko, but the Russian is offside.

Away come Spurs again down the left with O'Hara, who balloons a dreadful cross over the pitch for a Watford throw.

Yet another loose long ball from Spurs, and it's another Watford throw just inside their own half.

Zokora has the ball picked off his toe in the centre circle by Smith, but Spurs win it back and race down the right.

Lennon cuts inside, and an amazing fingertip save from Loach, as Lennon chips towards the far corner.

Here come Spurs working it nicely down the left. Pavlyuchenko makes a neat turn on the left corner of the Watford area, shoots, and a deflection takes it for a corner.

Some pinball in the Watford area from the corner, before Campbell is flagged offside.

Watford playing a high line to squeeze Spurs in midfield, and are nearly caught out, but Campbell flagged offside again near the halfway line.

O'Hara swings in a cross, nicely gathered at head height by Loach.

Priskin wins a throw to the right of Spurs' area.

Bromby with the long throw, but he's no Rory Delap, and it's easily headed clear.

Watford new boy Liam Bridcutt, Chelsea's former reserve-team captain, bursts through, and shoots low and hard to Gomes' right from 20 yards, but the keeper holds.

Lennon whips one in from the right, but he gets too much on it - throw Watford.

Jenas snatches a loose ball from McAnuff, and brushes past two players before taking a solid shot from the centre, but it's straight at Loach.

Spurs piling on the pressure now, through Lennon, who chips his marker, races past him, and drives the ball hard at the roof of the net, but Loach pushes it away.

Lennon AGAIN down the right, and he wins a corner via a blocked cross.

O'Hara corner is too low, and cleared for Spurs throw down the right.

Fraizer Campbell springs the offside trap, but Spurs are as surprised as Watford, and the youngster has no-one to aim his cross at.

Good tussling from striker Fraizer Campbell all the way back at right-back, where he wins a free kick for Spurs.

Jay Demerit, Watford's central defender, is having a facial injury treated, so there is some hurried rearrangement at the back.

Demerit back on the pitch now.

Spurs break down the right through Jenas, then work the ball to the left before swinging it in, but the ball squirms to Loach.

Spurs break free, and Lennon is flagged offside.

Watford push up the right through Ross Jenkins, but Spurs win a free kick.

More neat stuff from Watford down the left, getting themself out of a tight corner with some pass and move.

Pavlyuchenko is through on goal on the left, and steers the ball past loach but the ball hammers onto the bar and it's no goal!

Priskin sees yellow for what referee Phil Dowd perceives to be a deliberate handball.

Spurs have been a little unlucky not to have at least one goal to their name thus far, but this is nonetheless a solid display from Watford.

Two added minutes.

Penalty! Jenas has his toe trodden on right in front of the ref and Spurs can equalise...

Pavlyuchenko scores! Striking it low and hard to Loach's left.

And there's halftime. The teams leave the pitch to the strains of "The Referee's a Wa****"

And there's halftime. The teams leave the pitch to the strains of "The Referee's a Wa****"

The teams are back out on the pitch, and begin the second half with a spot of enthusiastic head tennis, until Watford win a throw down the left. Long throw runs all the way through, and it's a Spurs goal kick.

Watford have possession in the right corner by Spurs' flag.

Bromby takes the long throw, and Jenkins looks to place one from the D, but it's charged down by Spurs' defenders.

The Hornets have started the second half brightly.

One-two on the edge of Spurs' area, and Zokora checks his opposing man. Free kick Watford just to the right of goal.

Harley plays a sneaky 'training ground' free kick trying to slide it round the side of the wall, but it goes horribly wrong, and Spurs mop up easily.

Watford keen to keep the tempo of the game high - every time the ball goes out, a ballboy is there immediately with another on hand.

High-pressure stuff here from Watford, who are keeping Spurs on their heels.

Spurs have hardly made it out of their half since the restart, and the Hornets have another free kick on the left.

Hoisted in, but even Gomes can gather it comfortably. Long throw sees Zokora race down the left to win a corner for Spurs.

O'Hara swings in, and Dawson gets his head on the ball, but he's climbing all over Mariappa, and it's a free kick.

Jay Demerit looks like he might have received some studs down his inside thigh, or perhaps tweaked his groin, as he's hobbled to the sideline.

And Lloyd Doyley comes on for Jay DeMerit, who is struggling.

Jenas and Lennon combine well down the right, then work it across the Watford area, but Spurs can't quite get their shot off.

Harley trying to shepherd the ball out at left back, and just about succeeds against Lennon, who is snapping at his heels.

Were Watford to win tonight, it would be the first time since 1975 that a majority of semi-finalists in the League Cup came from outside the top flight.

Tenacious stuff down the right by Priskin and he wins a corner for Watford.

Tenacious stuff down the right by Priskin and he wins a corner for Watford.

The ball is swung in but it comes to nothing.

Now we see Darren Bent come on upfront for Spurs, in place of Fraizer Campbell.

Here come Spurs down the right, with Harley caught out of position, but Lennon's cross falls short.

Watford break the other way, and a long-range shot from Priskin is blocked.

Now a Spurs corner. Dawson goes down claiming a pen, but nothing doing, says the ref.

Out for a Watford corner. Taken short then swung in, but cleared at the near post. Zokora breaks, but puts in a poor cross, after a 70-yard charge.

Jenas lines up a sidefoot shot from the edge of the area, but a poor connection means he scuffs it and Leach gathers easily.

Assou-Ekotto slides the ball across the face of goal, but three Spurs players all miss a simple tap-in down only to the length of their studs.

The ball is swung through from the defence for Bent to run on to, and it's cleared for a corner by Doyley.

Corner chipped in, and a header from Woodgate is cleared off the line by Lee Williamson.

Spurs starting to turn the screw somewhat, here.

GOAL! Tottenham.

Darren Bent shoots from the right side of the area, and although he slips as he strikes the ball, somehow Loach misses it at his near post, and the ball sneaks in. Unfortunate, but the keeper should really have done better.

Watford have a throw down the right, but it's out for a Spurs goal kick.

Watford making a change. John-Joe O'Toole, attacking midfielder, replacing Ross Jenkins, who gave away the penalty in the first half.

Smith twists and turns down the right, and wins a corner off Dawson.

Floated in, Gomes flaps, but it's enough, just about...

Watford know they need to risk things a bit now, and are pushing on a bit.

John-Joe O'Toole pounces on a loose ball on the edge of the Spurs area, but doesn't connect well, and Gomes gathers.

Jobi McAnuff is being replaced by Will Hoskins, as Watford bring on another fresh set of legs with which to attack their visitors.

Spurs win a corner on the right, which Scott Loach comes for and gathers neatly, then hoofs upfield.

Bent tries to break through but it's a foul, and Watford again launch the ball forward in a desperate bid for the equaliser.

The Spurs fans now in full voice around Vicarage Road.

The Hornets have a long throw from the right via Bromby, and it's into the mix in the middle, but bounces harmlessly out of play, and Gomes has a goal kick.

Neat work from Lennon on the right, and he clips in a cross, which Bent nicks towards the goal but it's smothered by Loach.

Unlucky! Excellent turn and shot from Hoskins, just left of the penalty spot, which Gomes just holds.

Watford free kick is swung in from the right, but it's straight down the goalkeeper's throat. Too easy.

Excellent dribbling on the right by Lennon, who beats two players before winning a corner. There will be three minutes added on.

Another Spurs corner. This time on the left. And Spurs will try to keep it in the corner.

Watford have a free kick centrally 40 yards out. Everyone is forward!

Dawson hoofs clear, and Watford's last chance looks sadly like it has disappeared.

And there is the referee's final whistle, and despite a spirited performance from the Championship side, Spurs just had too much for them in the end, and it was probably a fair result.