Leyton Orient, a team from the fourth division of English football, has been eliminated from the League Cup, where it was a rival of Tottenham, after several positives for coronavirus detected in his squad prevented him from playing the game scheduled for last Tuesday.
“According to the rules of the competition, Tottenham have qualified for the fourth round and will face Chelsea on Tuesday 29 September“, said the organization of the League Cup in a statement.
The third round tie could not be played after a number of players from the Leyton Orient to test positive for COVID-19. The League Cup has applied article 5.1 of its regulations, referring to the non-presentation of a team to a match, to eliminate Leyton.