Opposition in focus: What Everton should expect from Tottenham
(Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)Right, here we are. The 2025-26 season is coming to an end and, officially, Everton have nothing to play for when it comes to their own aspirations, other than resto...
Opposition in focus: What Everton should expect from Tottenham (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) Right, here we are. The 2025-26 season is coming to an end and, officially, Everton have nothing to play for when it comes to their own aspirations, other than restoring some pride, trying to ensure the season does not end with a winless run of seven games, and hopefully finishing in the top half. To do that, Everton will need to beat Tottenham, and for Spurs, Sunday’s game has a lot more riding on it.
It’s nice, at least, to have the shoe on the other foot heading into a final-day relegation decider. Spurs know a draw will be enough to keep them up, but if they lose, and West Ham beat Leeds United, then the most shocking relegation in Premier League history is on the cards. And wouldn’t it be nice to send one of the “big 6” down”?
So, what can we expect from Spurs? LAST TIME OUT Spurs lost 2-1 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday — it was that win for the Blues that officially ended Everton’s European ambitions, albeit last week’s defeat to Sunderland was really the final nail in the coffin. Roberto De Zerbi’s team went into that game knowing a draw would be enough to secure their Premier League status, given their far superior goal difference compared to West Ham.
But, as they did against Leeds at home in their previous match, Spurs simply bottled it. When the pressure is on, this team simply has not had the mettle to get the results they have needed to avoid this scrap going to the final day. Spurs started brightly, but fell behind to Enzo Fernandez’s strike and went 2-0 down midway through the second half.