Everton, Tottenham Hotspur
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I’m not sure how many Tottenham Hotspur fans went into Sunday’s match at the Hill Dickinson stadium — still with the “new stadium smell” — with much confidence. I certainly didn’t have much. Everton were undefeated at their new ground and have been playing pretty decent under David Moyes this season,
Keith Hackett felt VAR shouldn't have intervened in disallowing Everton's equaliser against Tottenham in their 3-0 defeat.
An evenly contested game is expected between two sides separated by just three points in the Premier League standings. Everton is 12th on 11 points, with Spurs sixth on 14 points after eight rounds. I'm looking at a draw for this encounter. Read why in my Everton vs. Tottenham predictions and EPL picks for Sunday, October 26.
Everton no longer have a set-piece coach of their own but their defensive record had been the best in the league - until Sunday
On the counter attack, Beto got his first touch right but could not beat Vicario. Another nice foray into the Spurs end needed a good block by Van de Ven. Everton were pushing for an equalizer and when Ndiaye delivered a lovely cross, van de Ven was there again to deny Beto.
Everton – David Moyes gets Jack Grealish back, and keeps Beto up top. Full bench minus Jarrad Branthwaite. Tottenham – Thomas Frank keeps Richarlison on the bench for the game against his former side.