Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueSpurs move into top four after holding nerve to beat Everton
Tottenham Hotspur ended Everton's excellent Premier League run with a 2-1 home victory on Saturday that took them into the top four.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 1': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton).
- 3': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 4': Attempt saved. Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.
- 7': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 8': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Nathan Patterson (Everton).
- 9': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Everton 0. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross.
- 12': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Emerson Royal with a cross.
- 15': Attempt missed. Dwight McNeil (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
- 16': Attempt saved. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko with a cross.
- 17': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
- 17': Offside, Everton. Dwight McNeil is caught offside.
- 17': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 18': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 18': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Everton 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 19': Hand ball by James Garner (Everton).
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
- 23': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Substitution, Everton. André Gomes replaces Idrissa Gueye because of an injury.
- 26': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Amadou Onana (Everton).
- 26': Amadou Onana (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 29': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Amadou Onana (Everton).
- 30': Offside, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by André Gomes (Everton).
- 31': Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt saved. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 35': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 35': Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 37': James Tarkowski (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 40': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 41': Delay in match (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Attempt saved. James Garner (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 43': Offside, Everton. Jack Harrison is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Amadou Onana (Everton).
- 45': Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Jack Harrison (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by André Gomes with a through ball.
- 45'+3': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Everton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 2, Everton 0.
- 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Eric Dier replaces Cristian Romero because of an injury.
- 47': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Nathan Patterson (Everton).
- 50': Amadou Onana (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 50': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by André Gomes (Everton).
- 51': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 52': VAR Decision: No Goal Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Everton.
- 54': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by André Gomes (Everton).
- 55': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Nathan Patterson (Everton).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 56': Attempt saved. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 58': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 60': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross.
- 61': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
- 61': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': James Garner (Everton) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Jack Harrison with a through ball.
- 62': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
- 63': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Richarlison.
- 64': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Nathan Patterson (Everton).
- 65': Attempt blocked. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 66': Substitution, Everton. Arnaut Danjuma replaces Jack Harrison.
- 67': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Oliver Skipp.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 69': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
- 70': Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton).
- 70': Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 71': Nathan Patterson (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
- 73': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Pape Sarr.
- 75': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 75': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 75': André Gomes (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Attempt missed. André Gomes (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Garner.
- 78': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 78': James Tarkowski (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Amadou Onana.
- 81': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton).
- 81': Attempt blocked. Arnaut Danjuma (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Garner.
- 81': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Eric Dier.
- 82': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Everton 1. André Gomes (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 83': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Nathan Patterson (Everton).
- 83': Nathan Patterson (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.
- 84': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
- 84': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
- 86': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski is caught offside.
- 86': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Garner.
- 87': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Giovani Lo Celso.
- 89': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 90'+2': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+2': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Arnaut Danjuma (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by André Gomes following a fast break.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Everton 1.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Everton 1.
Statistics
 EVE |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 6 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 7 |
| 38.8 | Possession | 61.2 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 277 | Accurate Passes | 488 |
| 358 | Passes | 583 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 22 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 17 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 14 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,808
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,808
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | +7 | 19 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 10 | +8 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 33 | Ben Davies |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 12 | Emerson Royal |
| 23 | Pedro Porro |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski  |
| 4 | Oliver Skipp |
| 29 | Pape Matar Sarr |
| 9 | Richarlison |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 22 | Brennan Johnson |
Everton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 32 | Jarrad Branthwaite |
| 6 | James Tarkowski |
| 19 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 2 | Nathan Patterson |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 8 | Amadou Onana |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
| 7 | Dwight McNeil |
| 11 | Jack Harrison |
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