Tottenham Hotspur scored three goals from headers and cruised past Everton for a confidence-boosting 3-0 victory at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday.
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Thomas Frank’s side is still a work in progress as the attack slowly comes together, and doing so without a clear and obvious no. 9 has made it all a terribly stodgy of late. Fortunately for Spurs, though, set pieces (and aerial dominance in general) is one trait that Frank has successfully carried with him from Brentford.
6-foot-4 defender Micky van de Ven scored the first two goals, both from corner kicks, in the first half and Pape Matar Sarr added the third one late on as Pedro Porro served up a sensational long ball for Richarlison to head on so that Sarr could nod it home on the other side of the goal.
MORE — Thomas Frank’s reaction: “Extremely happy with that”
Sunday’s defeat was the first time that Everton have conceded three goals in the Premier League since David Moyes returned to Merseyside in January (27 games).
What’s next?
- Newcastle vs Tottenham Hotspur — Wednesday, 4 pm ET (League Cup 4th round)
- Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea — Saturday, 1:30 pm ET (next PL fixture)
- Sunderland vs Everton — Monday, Nov. 3, 3 pm ET
Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur live updates - by Andy Edwards
Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur final score: 0-3
Goalscorers: Micky van de Ven (19', 45'+6'), Pape Matar Sarr (89')
GOAL! Everton 0-3 Spurs: Porro, Richarlison, Sarr combine to put game to bed (89')
GOAL! Everton 0-2 Spurs: Van de Ven heads home another right before halftime (45'+6)
NO GOAL! Everton 0-1 Spurs: O’Brien’s equalizer ruled out by VAR (24')
#EVETOT – 24’ VAR OVERTURN
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After VAR review, the referee overturned the original decision of goal to Everton.
Referee announcement: “After review, Everton 10 and 18 were in an offside position, interfering with the goalkeeper. The final decision is an in-direct free kick in…
GOAL! Everton 0-1 Spurs: Van de Ven finishes a fantastic corner-kick routine (19')
Everton starting lineup
Pickford - O’Brien, Tarkowksi, Keane, Mykolenko - Gueye, Garner, Dewsbury-Hall - Ndiaye, Grealish, Beto
Tottenham Hotspur starting lineup
Vicario - Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Spence - Palhinha, Bentancur, Simons - Kudus, Johnson, Kolo Muani
How to watch Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 12:30pm ET Sunday
Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium — Vauxhall
TV Channel: USA
Streaming: Watch live on NBC.com
Spurs could well be winless in consecutive games after losing at home to Aston Villa in Week 8, but Guglielmo Vicario was fantastic in keeping a 0-0 draw at AS Monaco in the Champions League at midweek.
Everton, meanwhile, have been quite good this season, losing 3-2-2 since a surprising Week 1 loss at Leeds United. One of those losses came in Week 8 at Manchester City, a match made more difficult by the Toffees’ inability to use City loanee Jack Grealish. David Moyes’ men have been pretty great when Grealish is on the field. He has a goal and four assists in seven games, and Everton have lost both matches in shutout fashion when he is not in the Starting XI. Otherwise, the Toffees have scored in all of their league matches but one (a 0-0 draw vs Villa).
Everton team news, focus
OUT: Jarrad Branthwaite (hamstring) | QUESTIONABLE: Nathan Patterson (knock)
Tottenham Hotspur team news, focus
OUT: Cristian Romero (groin), Destiny Udogie (knee), Ben Davies (thigh), Dominic Solanke (ankle), Yves Bissouma (undisclosed), James Maddison (torn ACL - MORE), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), Radu Dragusin (knee), Kota Takai (foot)
Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction
Spurs injury list, busy week, and the return of Grealish to a Hiil Dickinson Stadium which is yet to see a loss makes it little surprise that Everton are actually slightly favored to win this match. But Thomas Frank will be looking for a bounce back from his side and may just get a little one despite the odds, which it must be noted see this game as close to a toss-up despite everything going against the visitors. Everton 1-1 Spurs.
