Tottenham vs Everton - as it happened: Spurs hold off late fightback from the visitors to secure all three points
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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham welcome Everton to White Hart Lane on Sunday in a match that pits two in-form sides against one another.
Mauricio Pochettino’s men currently sit second in the league, 10 points behind leaders Chelsea, and Spurs will know that anything but three points against the Toffees could end all hopes they may still have of catching Antonio Conte’s Blues.
As for Everton, Ronald Koeman’s are continuing their push for European football as they seek to catch sixth-placed Manchester United who sit four points above them. A win at White Hart Lane would hand the Toffees a major psychological boost as they bid to kick on with their season.
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What time is kick-off?
The match will kick off at 1.30pm on Sunday 5 March at White Hart Lane.
Where can I watch it?
It will be shown live on Sky Sports 1, with coverage starting at 1.00pm.
It’s a big game for…
Romelu Lukaku. The Toffees travel to Tottenham on Sunday with the task of beating a side who remain unbeaten at home this season. Enter Romelu Lukaku. The striker, who recently scored his 60th club goal for Everton, can expect to lead the charge as Koeman’s men look to end Spurs' impressive home record. There’ll be plenty of pressure on the Belgian but if his recent form is anything to go by then there’s no doubt the 23-year-old will be up for the task.
Remember when…
Tottenham fired five past Everton in 2005? The last time Spurs were this prolific in front of goal against the Toffees was way back in 1958 when they recorded a 10-4 victory over the Merseyside club during the days of the old First Division.
Player to watch…
Harry Kane. Everton may have Lukaku but Spurs have their own in-form striker. Like his counterpart, Kane has 17 league goals to his name this season and is enjoying a rich vein of form. Indeed, the forward has scored 12 goals in 11 league and cup games in 2017, including three hat-tricks, and currently looks unstoppable. Everton’s backline will need to have their wits about them on Sunday if they stand any chance of extending their unbeaten run to 10 successive games.
Past three meetings…
Everton 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1
Premier League, August 2016
Everton 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1
Premier League, January 2016
Tottenham Hotspur 0 Everton 0
Premier League, August 2015
Predicted line-ups…
Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris; Dier, Vertonghen, Alderweireld; Walker, Dembele, Wanyama, Davies; Eriksen, Alli; Kane
Everton: Robles, Coleman, Williams, Funes Mori, Baines, Davies, Schneiderlin, Gueye, Barkley, Lukaku, Lookman
Form guide…
Tottenham Hotspur: WDWLLW
Everton: WDWDWW
Odds…
Tottenham to win: 10/17
Everton to win: 24/5
Draw: 31/10
Odds provided by 888.com
40 MINS
Davies takes the ball down on the left and delivers a delicate ball into Eriksen, who goes for goal with his head but it fails to test Robles. Everton should not have allowed this to happen, with Coleman giving the Tottenham man too much space down the left.
43 MINS
Silence has descended over White Hart Lane, as both sides appear to have slightly gone off the boil as the interval approaches.
Dier delivers a deep ball into the danger zone towards Davies at the back post, but it's easily collected by the Everton defence.
HALF TIME
Tottenham enter the interval with a one goal advantage, thankful to a moment of magic from Kane. That's 13 goals in 12 games for the scorer, whereas at the other end, Lukaku has failed to make an impact. Spurs were the better of the two sides, but there's certainly areas for improvement that Pochettino will be working on during the break. Everton looked shaky at the back and quiet at the front, so Koeman has a job to do.
Stay tuned for all of the second half action.
47 MINS
Davies delivers a ball into the box and it appears to strike the arm of Coleman. Despite the huge roar from the home fans, the referee makes the correct decision and signals the sides to play on.
50 MINS
Eriksen picks up the ball in the defence and sends a long ball up the field towards Kane. The goalscorer has an unusual lapse of concentration and fails to control the pass. I'm sure Koeman would have had a few ideas during the interval of how to keep the Tottenham lad quiet this half.
53 MINS
Eriksen delivers a corner kick short to Davies, who delivers the ball into the box. Alli leaps and connects well with the header, but he is denied by Robles. What a chance.
56 MINS
GOAL
TOTTENHAM 2 - 0 EVERTON
Kane has doubled his tally with a confident strike from inside of the area. Robles rolls out the ball to the feet of Schneiderlin, who is quickly closed down which results in the the loss of possession. The ball falls to Kane, who looks up and calmly slots the ball into the net to double Everton's issues.
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