Popular talkSPORT duo Jamie O’Hara and Jason Cundy have weighed in on this week’s EFL Cup second-round clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Charlton Athletic, with the former making a bold prediction about his beloved team’s chances at home to the Addicks.

Charlton will be seeking to build on a strong start to the 2026/27 Championship season by defeating the Lilywhites, who they haven’t met since an FA Cup meeting in 2011.

Nathan Jones’ team defeated League Two club Cheltenham Town to qualify to the second round, where Tottenham are being introduced to the competition due to their Premier League status.

Charlton supporters will be crossing their fingers for some traditional cup magic ahead of a scintillating all-London clash, and their prospects have been rated live on talkSPORT.

Jamie O’Hara drops Spurs v Charlton Athletic prediction as Jason Cundy laughs.

In a video posted to talkSPORT’s official X account on Tuesday morning, the comical pair were discussing the current level of the top flight, with O’Hara asking his colleague who he believes Spurs are better than after Roberto De Zerbi’s side suffered a shock 3-0 defeat at Brentford over the weekend.

Cundy highlighted the threat of ‘the three B’s’ – Brentford, Brighton, and Bournemouth – who have all gained a reputation for upsetting the odds and claiming huge results at the expense of the traditional big six in recent years, before the conversation shifted to the Spurs-Charlton match.

O’Hara, a commentator known for his sarcasm, referred to Charlton as a “good team” before being cautioned by Cundy to “not knock” them.If we are knocked out of the Carabao Cup, alarm bells will go out,” the former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder added. “I cannot see that occurring; it will not happen. “It is almost impossible.”We will not lose the game. “I can’t see that.”

It is, of course, the type of bold forecast that may come back to bite O’Hara, with Cundy warning between laughs about Charlton’s excellent start to the season and, probably more importantly, Manchester United’s shock defeat to Grimsby Town on penalties this time last year.

However, O’Hara remains optimistic about his team’s chances going into Wednesday’s second-round match.

Charlton Athletic’s season begins as Spurs meeting looms.

Charlton were tipped to be relegated before a ball was kicked this season after making difficult work of an eventual successful survival bid in their first season back in the Championship last time out, but they have emerged as an early surprise package by winning their first two league fixtures to make it three victories from as many matches across all competitions.

Charlton followed up their first-round win at Cheltenham with a 2-1 victory over Derby County on the opening weekend, with the Rams widely expected to mount another play-off push under John Eustace this season.

That was followed by an even bigger surprise: the Addicks stunned championship favourites West Ham by the same score away from home on Saturday afternoon, thanks to goals from Lloyd Jones and in-form winger Tyreece Campbell.

Charlton Athletic’s start to the 2026-27 season

Opponent

Date

Competition

Result

Cheltenham Town (A

8th of August

The EFL Cup

1-3

Derbyshire County (H)

15th, August

EFL Championship: 2-1

West Ham United(A)

22nd August

EFL Championship

1-2

It means that the Addicks have plenty of momentum and, with true wind in their sails right now, are approaching a must-win match at the home of a star-studded Premier League team at the ideal time to pull off a famous cup upset.

Charlton Athletic will be supported by a large crowd at Spurs away.

Spurs normally attract some of the country’s greatest audiences to the state-of-the-art 62,850-seater Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but Charlton will bring swathes of supporters from around London as a sold-out away end awaits.

The Addicks were given 5,744 tickets for the game and revealed last week that all of them had been sold, with fans ecstatic for the cross-London trip to try to take a real scalp from Spurs.

That would only play into Charlton’s hands, and they will be hoping that the considerable support behind them can step up to create a cauldron of noise to spur the club on to what would be a remarkable second-round victory – one that would undoubtedly leave O’Hara pretty crimson in the process.