Everton will entertain Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park on Sunday evening looking to bounce back from their 3-1 loss at the hands of Manchester City last weekend. Spurs are in a terrific run of form after having won their last four matches across all domestic competitions.
It is expected that the North London side would opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation to match up against the home side’s 4-3-3 set-up. Both teams will fancy their chances against each other, but the recent history is against the Toffees as they have lost their last four meetings against Tottenham in the Premier League.
Team News
Everton
Idrissa Gueye is a significant doubt for this encounter, but both Richarlison and Andre Gomes have trained ahead of this weekend’s clash so the duo should be ready to start against Spurs.
Tottenham Hotspur
Serge Aurier will be in a race against time to be fit for this match at Merseyside. However, Pochettino has some injury headaches to deal with as Victor Wanyama, Mousa Dembele and Eric Dier are all unavailable due to injury.
The likes of Vincent Janssen and Mousa Dembélé also remain long-term casualties for the away side.
Predicted Lineups
Everton
Jordan Pickford; Seamus Coleman, Michael Keane, Yerry Mina, Lucas Digne; Idrissa Gueye, Andre Gomes, Theo Walcott, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Bernard; Richarlison
Tottenham Hotspur
Hugo Lloris; Kieran Trippier, Juan Foyth, Toby Alderweireld, Ben Davies; Moussa Sissoko, Harry Winks, Heung-min Son, Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli; Harry Kane
Key Men
Everton
Jordan Pickford will need to have a good game on Sunday as he is expected to be tested while up against a dangerous Spurs attack. Richarlison will lead the line for the home team up top, so he has to find the back of the net if Everton are to stand a chance of getting a result this weekend.
Tottenham Hotspur
The trio of Harry Kane, Heung-min Son and Dele Alli have all been amongst the goals for Spurs in recent weeks. So they will once again be crucial for Pochettino’s side if they are to come away with all three points from Goodison Park.
Odds
Everton win – 9/4
Draw – 5/2
Tottenham Hotspur win – 13/10
