Toby Alderweireld admits Tottenham received a reality check after throwing away their two-goal lead to lose to West Ham in the League Cup. Spurs were unbeaten in 11 games and arrived at Wembley after thrashing Liverpool in the Premier League and holding Real Madrid to a draw in the Champions League.

Toby Alderweireld

But they were undone by a struggling West Ham side that scored three times in the second half to pull off an unlikely 3-2 win. Andre Ayew scored twice and Angelo Ogbonna's header completed the turnaround after Dele Alli and Moussa Sissoko had put Tottenham in control.

"We were not flying or anything in our heads, but I think it's a good reality check that you still need to work very hard, even if you're 2-0 up, to get results," Alderweireld said.