Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Sreya

Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton – Tottenham Hotspur hosts Everton at the White Hart Lane on 5th March, Sunday in a crucial English Premier League fixture.

Tottenham Hotspur are in the second position in the league standings, ten points behind league leaders Chelsea. Spurs are competing with Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United for the three remaining UEFA Champions League spots and every point matters as the Premier League enters its business stage.

Everton have recovered from their early season stumbles and are seventh with forty four points. They are undefeated in their previous six matches and won 2-0 against Sunderland in the last league outing.

Team News

Danny Rose and Erik Lamela are still sidelined through injuries while Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld will face late fitness tests. The visitors will be without the injured Muhamed Besic and Yannick Bolasie.

Tottenham Hotspur Possible Starting Lineup: Hugo Lloris, Eric Dier, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Kyle Walker, Victor Wanyama, Moussa Dembele, Ben Davies, Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen, Harry Kane.

Everton Possible Starting Lineup: Joel Robles, Seamus Coleman, Ashley Williams, Ramiro Funes Mori, Leighton Baines, Tom Davies, Morgan Schneiderlin, Idrissa Gueye, Ross Barkley, Romelu Lukaku, Ademola Lookman.

“I follow football. I follow managers, teams, how they play. In several aspects, Tottenham play how we would like to do. They try to do high pressing, they have individually very good players between the lines like Eriksen,  Alli and others. They have offensive fullbacks, like we do.”

– Ronald Koeman, Everton.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in three draws and two wins for Tottenham Hotspur.

While Tottenham have won their last 8 home matches in the Premier League, Everton are undefeated in their last nine league games. It should be a closely contested affair but Tottenham Hotspur are likely to win 2-1.