Tottenham have been given a bye into the Carabao Cup fourth round after their tie with Leyton Orient was called off when a number of Orient’s players tested positive for Covid-19.
The English Football League decided the League Two club must forfeit the tie having been unable to play the fixture, in line with competition rules.
Orient’s league game at Walsall on Saturday has also been postponed.
Spurs will now face top-flight rivals Chelsea in the last 16 on Tuesday.
It will be sandwiched between their home Premier League game against Newcastle on Sunday and a Europa League meeting with Maccabi Haifa on Thursday, 1 October.
BBC Sport has learned that Orient returned 17 positive tests for the virus.
Chairman Nigel Travis told BBC Radio 5 live on Tuesday that they should not be punished for carrying out tests, which were paid for by Spurs.
“This is an incentive not to test and is bad for football and bad for health and safety,” he added.