Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-Min smiles as he walks back to the half-way line after Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane scores their fifth goal during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, southern England on Sept 20, 2020. (CATHERINE IVILL / POOL / AFP)

Tuesday’s League Cup third round match between Leyton Orient and Tottenham Hotspur has been postponed after a number of Orient players tested positive for COVID-19, the Football League has confirmed.

Leyton Orient announced that some of their players had tested positive and that its Breyer Group Stadium and training ground facilities would be closed until further notice

Orient announced on Monday that some of their players had tested positive and that its Breyer Group Stadium and training ground facilities would be closed until further notice.

“Tonight’s Carabao Cup match between Leyton Orient and Tottenham Hotspur is not taking place this evening as scheduled,” an EFL statement said.

“Discussions are ongoing between the relevant stakeholders in regards to the implications of the decision not to play tonight’s game and a further update will be provided in due course.” Tottenham also confirmed the match was off.

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It was not clear whether Tottenham had been awarded victory by default or whether the match would be re-scheduled.

Fourth-tier had also informed Mansfield Town, Plymouth Argyle and Oldham Athletic -- three of their most recent opponents -- prior to the public release of the information.

It is a bitter blow to Orient who would have been looking forward to a 150,000 pound (US$190,935) windfall with the game scheduled to be screened live on Sky Sports.

Orient owner Nigel Travis they had been looking forward to a welcome financial boost after the coronavirus pandemic ended last season early and continues to rob small clubs of matchday revenue with fans not permitted to attend games.

“The coronavirus has added 1.5 million pounds to our losses and this game would have contributed about 150,000 pounds to offset those losses so this is a big blow,” he said.

“We think the appropriate action is for this game to take place,” he added.

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“If we don’t play the game and are forced to forfeit, it’s a demonstration that doing the right thing doesn’t work. It would be an incentive not to test.”

Tottenham actually paid for the COVID-19 testing of Orient’s players and staff which produced a significant number of positives, Travis confirmed.

“We are working with the EFL to see how it happened and the possible cause,” Travis said.