Tottenham headed into Christmas with three consecutive wins, however their victory towards Everton was hard-fought. Spurs took a 2-0 lead throughout the first 18 minutes by means of targets from Richarlison and Heung-min Son.
Nonetheless, Everton, in good kind with 4 consecutive Premier League wins, showcased their resilience and grew into the competition all through the primary half beneath the administration of Sean Dyche.
Regardless of Tottenham’s early lead, Everton’s menace remained persistent, and Ange Postecoglou could also be involved concerning the quantity of possession his facet conceded to Everton within the second half.
Andre Gomes’s sensible strike added rigidity to the match with eight minutes to go, and in the end, Tottenham’s goalkeeper, Guglielmo Vicario, performed a vital function in securing the victory by tipping Arnaut Danjuma’s fierce late drive over the crossbar.
Whereas Pape Matar Sarr and Oliver Skipp, beginning his second Premier League sport of the season as a result of Yves Bissouma’s suspension, gained the ball again for Spurs a number of instances, the difficulty was the frequency with which they subsequently misplaced possession, permitting Everton to enhance as the sport progressed.
Regardless of Everton’s possession and assaults, Tottenham demonstrated their proficiency in carrying a menace by means of counter-attacking play. That they had a chance to make it 3-0 when Dejan Kulusevski broke away, however Jordan Pickford made a superb save to tip the ball across the submit.
With Gomes’ glorious strike making it an edgy finish to the sport, in stoppage time, Arnaut Danjuma got here extremely near scoring the equaliser as he crashed a volley off the crossbar, and the ball bounced down on the goal-line. Objective-line expertise confirmed that a lot of the ball was over the road, however Guglielmo Vicario’s knee saved it out, denying Everton the equaliser.
Spurs are subsequent in motion down on the South Coast once they entertain Brighton and Hove Albion on December twenty eighth.
