Late goals from Djed Spence and Brennan Johnson sent Ange Postecoglou's side through after Brandon Thomas-Asante gave Coventry the lead.

Tottenham's late turnaround secured a 2-1 win over Championship side Coventry to progress to the Carabao Cup fourth round and keep four trophies available to Ange Postecoglou in his pursuit of second-season silverware.

Postecoglou took some by surprise when he fielded a side full of fringe players, days after making a point of saying that he 'always' wins trophies in the second season at his clubs.

Ultimately, his stars had to come on to rescue the game.

'There is no easy or quick fix to where we want to get to and one result doesn't change that,' Postecoglou told Sky Sports.

'We showed what we have been missing the first four games.

We have lacked a little bit of an edge and hopefully tonight gives the boys a little bit of belief.

'Coventry were the superior side throughout and led until two minutes from regulation time after Brandon Thomas-Asante's opener just past the hour.

They could have been further ahead but Ben Davies stopped Haji Wright's goal-bound shot.

Djed Spence, a half-time introduction whom many thought had no future at Spurs before the summer, poked in an equalizer after 88 minutes thanks to his fellow substitute Dejan Kulusevski's through ball.

Brennan Johnson then dinked over goalkeeper Ben Wilson, who produced a top save to deny Kulusevski not long before, in stoppage time to seal the win and send Spurs into the next round of the Carabao Cup, breaking Coventry hearts and saving his side's blushes.

'Spurs were so poor and going nowhere fast.

Ange will be mightily relieved.

But they have to make sure that this is a turning point for them.

' Tottenham were diabolical up until the goals.

Coventry were the better team.

Ange Postecoglou will be so relieved.

'It was a tough game.

Credit to Coventry, I thought they were outstanding.

They really took it to us.

We had to hang in there somehow and we did.

In the end, credit to the lads.

It was a typical cup tie.

' 'We weren't as fluid performance-wise.

Some of that is down to Coventry, they played with high energy.

In the end, I was pleased both for Djed [Spence] and Brennan [Johnson].

They have come on and made the difference for us and made a difference in the game.

''Hopefully a great deal.

He's a fantastic young man, a great player.

I have a lot of time for him because he works so hard every day.

He took his goal well tonight and he made a good impact.

''There is no easy or quick fix to where we want to get to and one result doesn't change that.

We showed what we have been missing the first four games, a little bit of spirit to fight and win.

We have lacked a little bit of an edge and hopefully tonight gives the boys a little bit of belief.

''It was really difficult.

There wasn't one part of us that underestimated Coventry.

We have played them a few times and know they play good football.

At times we let them off too easy and gave them too many chances.

We were under some real pressure but we will always keep going.

''That has happened too many times.

It has been a bit too chaotic.

We gave the ball away too many times, we weren't too much of a threat.

For most of the game we didn't play forward enough.

The goals came from quick play and that's what we want to do more often.

''It was really nice.

It's a great feeling to score especially so late.

To get in the next round is really important.

Penalties is a toss of a coin so getting the goal really late was very beneficial.

''For the most part we defended really well when we needed to but also played some good football when we could.

We worked hard because they worked hard out of possession.

I always want us to be brave in possession.

We went a bit too long too soon but then settled down into some decent rhythm.

'The Carabao Cup fourth-round draw will take place live following the conclusion of Liverpool vs West Ham on Wednesday, September 25.