Tottenham continued their strong start to life under Thomas Frank and sealed a spot in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with victory against Doncaster.
Frank showed the depth of his squad, making seven changes to the side that drew at Brighton on Saturday, and they did not skip a beat.
Mathys Tel had two opportunities to score inside the opening three minutes – with one shot blocked before an air kick from eight yards saw the second pass by.
Tottenham did not have to wait long to get in front with Bayern Munich loanee Joao Palhinha finishing with an overhead kick after League One Doncaster failed to fully clear a corner.
Defender Jay McGrath was caught flat-footed when trying to deal with Wilson Odobert’s cross three minutes later and subsequently hooked into his own net to double Tottenham’s lead.
Doncaster had already taken a scalp to reach this stage of the competition – beating Championship side Middlesbrough in round one – but they were no match for Premier League opposition.
The chances continued to flow freely for the hosts before half-time but Rodrigo Bentancur headed just wide and Archie Gray’s snap shot was saved.
Captain Owen Bailey had Doncaster’s only chance of the half shortly before the break but his volley was palmed on to the post by Antonin Kinsky.
Doncaster came out with intent after half-time and almost pulled one back when Glenn Middleton’s free-kick kissed the side-netting.
Lucas Bergvall had a goal ruled out for offside in additional time but Brennan Johnson took his opportunity when clean through on goal to grab a third with the last kick of the game.