Tottenham Hotspur are taking on League Two side Colchester United in the EFL Trophy group stage on Tuesday evening.

Spurs have been in fine form under U21s boss Wayne Burnett this season. He has them flying high on top of the 26-team Premier League 2 table, having won all four of their matches and scoring 15 goals with just one conceded. City were brushed aside 5-0 away from home, Newcastle 4-1, Derby 2-0 and Blackburn 4-0.

Summer signing Alejo Veliz is in line to get his first match action after an injury while another new arrival Ashley Phillips will play his second game for the U21s.

Also in the line-up is Jamie Donley, who has six assists and a goal in his four games this time around while Yago Santiago has four goals and four assists from those matches. The duo have both been nominated for the August Premier League 2 Player of the Month award.

Strikers Jude Soonsup-Bell and Will Lankshear were brought in last season from Chelsea and Sheffield United respectively, although both were lost to injuries soon after their return. This season, both back and fit, the former already has four goals and two assists in his first four matches in Premier League 2 and the latter has scored three times in those four games.

There is also talented young centre-back Alfie Dorrington, who has been training with the first team at times this season under Ange Postecoglou.

Our Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold is at the JobServe Community Stadium to cover the game. Scroll down for his latest updates from the Southern Group D match.

Final whistle

Spurs ran riot with so many good performances.

Spurs sub

Andiyapan on for Donley, who has been superb.

Veliz again

Another chance for Veliz as he runs through but again he's foiled by the keeper. He's certainly lively.

Veliz chance

Big chance for Alejo Veliz as he skips through the centre and runs on but his low shot is gathered by the goalkeeper.

Spurs subs

Robson, Cassanova and Kyerematen on for Soonsup-Bell, Lyons-Foster and Ashcroft.

Great tackle

Charlie Sayers makes a superb sliding last-gasp block to stop Colchester grabbing a consolation goal.

Soonsup-Bell scores again

It's 5-0 and yet another lovely goal. Jude Soonsup-Bell strides into the middle, Alejo Veliz makes a good run to drag a defender with him and Soonsup-Bell runs into the space and curls home an excellent low shot.

Spurs sub

Ashley Veliz comes on for Will Lankshear for his first Spurs action.

It's 4-0!

It's 4-0 to Spurs! Ashcroft puts the ball to the back post and Will Lankshear heads it home.

Another Tottenham goal

It's 3-0 and it's Jamie Donley again! He's on fire this season. Tyrell Ashcroft lays it off to him and he fires a low shot from the edge of the area and into the net. Lovely football again tonight from Wayne Burnett's side.

Spurs score again!

Another lovely Spurs goal. Donley involved again as he intercepts a ball and plays it through the middle to Lankshear, he finds Soonsup-Bell who dribbles inside and smashes a low shot home.

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The second half kicks off

We're up and running.

Good away crowd here

495 Spurs fans in the 1,895-strong crowd.

Half-time

Spurs lead at the break and they're good value for it.

Another chance for Spurs

Right-back Tyrell Ashcroft hits a powerful effort that is pushed out by the Colchester keeper.

Great save

Superb flying save from Josh Keeley to tip Tom Hopper's header on to the bar before Alfie Dorrington scrambled the ball behind.

Jamie Donley scores!

Jamie Donley scores a lovely goal for Spurs. Jude Soonsup-Bell gets down the right and picks him out and Donley takes a touch before slotting it calmly into the far corner. He's been excellent so far, a real creative force at the tip of the midfield.

Another shot over

This time it's Soonsup-Bell curling an effort well over.

Spurs opportunity

Big chance for Spurs as Soonsup-Bell drives up the pitch and at the last moment passes to Lankshear and he fires over the bar from just inside the box.

Shot over

Soonsup-Bell fires over after a jinking run. Spurs looking dangerous in possession with Donley pulling the strings.

Booking for Santiago

A late challenge and Spurs' left winger is already in the book.

Big chance for Colchester

Ihionvien wriggles through the centre and pokes it just wide. A corner is given although there didn't seem to be any touch from a Spurs player.

Spurs chance

Shot over from Yago Santiago after a mazy dribble.

Spurs have lined up in a fluid way

Spurs playing with a midfield that has Jamie Donley in front of Lyons-Foster and Craig. It's a 4-3-3 but also a 4-2-3-1 of sorts with Lankshear up top. Ashley Phillips on the right of the centre-back pairing with Alfie Dorrington on the left.

Kick-off

And we're up and running as the hosts gets us underway.

Here's Veliz

The big Argentinean striker has finished his warm-up.

Warms-up done

The players head in down the tunnel.

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This should be a good first introduction to English football for the 20-year-old against a senior Colchester side, albeit one with 11 changes from their League Two game at the weekend.

Tonight's Spurs team

Keeley; Ashcroft, Dorrington, Phillips, Sayers; Lyons-Foster, Donley, Craig; Soonsup-Bell, Lankshear, Santiago. Subs: Andiyapan, Maguire, Robson, McKnight, Veliz, Kyerematen, Cassanova.