Christian Eriksen scored twice and Vincent Janssen opened his Tottenham account in a 5-0 thrashing of Gillingham in the EFL Cup third round on Wednesday.
Mauricio Pochettino's men were a goal up at half-time through Eriksen and ran away with the match after the break at White Hart Lane as the attacking midfielder struck again before goals from Janssen, Josh Onomah and Erik Lamela - who also had three assists - put the icing on the cake.
Spurs - unbeaten in the Premier League - were kept out until Denmark international Eriksen struck in the 31st minute, collecting Lamela's pass and smashing a magnificent strike past substitute goalkeeper Stuart Nelson from 25 yards.
Eriksen scored again three minutes after half-time, slotting in after Lamela's run had created the opportunity.
Southampton are through after Charlie Austin's penalty and a goal from Jake Hesketh saw them defeat Crystal Palace 2-0, while Paddy McNair's late double gave Sunderland a 2-1 win at QPR as David Moyes' men recovered from Sandro's opener.
Stoke City's miserable season went on as Markus Henriksen sealed a last-minute 2-1 victory for Hull City after Ryan Mason had levelled Marko Arnautovic's opener.
