Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.
Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.
Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.
Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur
The players are making their way out onto the pitch and we are almost ready to go at Goodison Park.
Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham are unbeaten in each of their last 10 Premier League visits to Goodison Park, where a 2-1 defeat in December 2012 represents their most recent reverse.
Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur
Meanwhile, Ange Postecoglou makes two changes from Tottenham's victory over Brentford last time out. Johnson and Hojbjerg, who appeared as half-time substitutes in that game, come into the starting line-up with Kulusevski and Skipp dropping to the bench. Pape Sarr returns from the Africa Cup of Nations on the bench, but Heung-Min Son and Yves Bissouma are still away on international duty. Manor Solomon, Ryan Sessegnon, Giovani Lo Celso and Alejo Veliz are absent through injury.
Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur
Sean Dyche makes a single change from Everton's 0-0 draw with Fulham in midweek. Back from the Africa Cup of Nations, Gueye replaces injured ex-Tottenham midfielder Danjuma, while Coleman returns from a hamstring injury on the bench. Abdoulaye Doucoure, Amadou Onana, Andre Gomes and Dele Alli are among the Toffees absentees.
Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur
SUBS: Fraser Forster, Emerson Royal, Ben Davies, Radu Dragusin, Dejan Kulusevski, Oliver Skipp, Pape Sarr, Bryan Gil, Dane Scarlett.
Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur
TOTTENHAM (4-2-3-1): Guglielmo Vicario; Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie; Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Rodrigo Bentancur; Brennan Johnson, James Maddison, Timo Werner; Richarlison.
Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur
SUBS: Joao Virginia, Michael Keane, Nathan Patterson, Seamus Coleman, Mackenzie Hunt, Jenson Metcalfe, Lewis Dobbin, Beto, Youssef Chermiti.
Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur
EVERTON (4-4-1-1): Jordan Pickford; Ben Godfrey, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitalii Mykolenko; Ashley Young, Idrissa Gueye, James Garner, Dwight McNeil; Jack Harrison; Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur
We are set for a showdown between two teams at opposite ends of the table. Everton, who are 18th, will move out of the relegation zone with a draw today. Meanwhile, fourth-place Tottenham are looking to consolidate their position among the Champions League places.
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