TOTTENHAM return to Premier League action against Everton looking to close the gap on bitter North London rivals Arsenal.
Spurs beat Brighton 1-0 in the league last weekend while the Toffees lost 2-1 to Manchester United at Goodison Park.
- Kick-off time: 5:30pm
- Live stream: Sky Go
- TV channel: Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League
- Spurs XI: Lloris; Romero, Dier, Davies; Doherty, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic; Richarlison, Son; Kane
- Everton XI: Pickford; Coleman, Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Onana, Gueye, Iwobi; McNeil, Maupay, Gray
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Highs and lows of football
Earlier in the season many Tottenham fans were calling for manager Antonio Conte to drop Son Heung-Min due to his poor form.
The Italian manager stuck by his man and the South Korean has duly delivered by getting back to somewhere near the form we have come to expect.
He scored a brace against Frankfurt in the Champions League in midweek to seal the North London side’s 3-2 victory.
Credit: PA Everton subs:
15. Begovic, 5. Keane, 9. Calvert-Lewin, 16. Doucoure, 26. Davies, 29. Vinagre, 33. Rondon, 37. Garner, 64. Welch
Everton starting XI:
The only chance for Everton is Dwight McNeil coming in for the suspended Anthony Gordon.
1. Pickford, 23. Coleman, 30. Coady, 2. Tarkowski, 19. Mykolenko, 17. Iwobi, 27. Gueye, 8. Onana, 7. McNeil, 20. Maupay, 11. Gray
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Tottenham subs:
20. Forster, 6. Sanchez, 34. Lenglet, 24. Spence, 19. Sessegnon, 4. Skipp, 38. Bissouma, 11. Bryan, 27. Moura
Tottenham starting XI:
Richarlison faces his old-club this afternoon at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium while Ivan Perisic slots in on the left.
1. Lloris, 17. Romero, 15. Dier, 33. Davies, 2. Doherty, 30. Bentancur, 5. Hojbjerg, 14. Perisic, 9. Richarlison, 7. Son, 10. Kane.
Credit: @SpursOfficial Conte making his house a home
Spurs have won seven successive Premier League home games, their best run since a 14-match streak between November 2016 and May 2017.
Tottenham have a perfect home record in the 2022/23 season with a sixth win from as many matches.
The Italian manager will be wary against Everton but will feel his side can continue their fantastic form at home.
Credit: Getty Boss focussed on game ahead
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte spoke about this evening’s opponents Everton:
Everton is a really good team with a really good manager, Frank Lampard is showing to be a really good manager. He had a really good experience with Chelsea and now he’s working well at Everton. They’re showing great stability, especially defensively. We played only two days ago and we lost a lot of mental energy because the Champions League is a fantastic competition to play but you lose a lot of energy in this competition. I think we are ready to play a good game.
Antonio Conte
London tourists forever lost
Everton have lost 84 Premier League away games to London sides, a joint high with Newcastle.
The Toffees are winless in seven league visits to the capital since beating West Ham 1-0 in May 2021 (D2, L5).
Everton haven’t won away at Spurs since 2008.
Overcoming the demons
Spurs survived a scare in midweek, managing to secure a 3-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Antonio Conte admitted his side learned a ‘big lesson’ against 1—man Frankfurt after coming from behind to take a 3-1 lead before a late goal from the visitors made for a very nervy finish.
Son Heung Min grabbed a brace as he returns to form after Harry Kane had equalised for Tottenham.
Welcome to Tottenham vs Everton
Tottenham welcome Frank Lampard’s Everton to North London this evening with Antonio Conte’s side looking to make it three wins in a row in all competitions.
Antonio Conte has said he will not risk playing Dejan Kulusevski this weekend as the 22-year-old continues his rehabilitation from injury.
Lucas Moura was fit enough for a substitute appearance midweek and Conte could also have Japhet Tanganga back from a knock.
With Emerson Royal still suspended, Matt Doherty can expect to make it back-to-back starts.
Evan Perisic is exptected to start on the left ahead of Ryan Sessegnon.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin made a 14-minute cameo against Man Utd but Lampard has not hinted whether the striker is fit enough to start after a knee injury.
Ben Godfrey, Andros Townsend and Nathan Patterson all remain on the side-lines with Yerry Mina and Mason Holgate also needing a little longer to recover.
Anthony Gordon serves a suspension after picking up five yellow cards.
Abdoulaye Doucoure will be available to feature despite a family issue.
Dwight McNeil can expect a return to the starting line-up with the suspension of Gordon.
Ex-Toffee Richarlison will be keen to start today and to score against his former club.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
