Tottenham are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League meetings with Everton (W7 D5), winning each of the last four in a row by an aggregate score of 16-4. Everton haven’t won away against Tottenham in the Premier League since November 2008 (1-0), drawing three and losing six since. Tottenham have won their final Premier League game of the season in seven of the last eight campaigns, with the exception being a 1-5 loss at Newcastle in 2015-16. Their last three such games have produced a total of 23 goals (1-5 vs Newcastle, 7-1 vs Hull and 5-4 vs Leicester). Everton have lost their final Premier League game in each of the last two campaigns, with both of those defeats coming in London (1-3 at Arsenal, 1-3 at West Ham). A draw for Tottenham will guarantee them a top-four finish for the fourth consecutive Premier League season; it will be their best such run in the top-flight since a run of five between 1959-60 and 1963-64. Everton have kept a clean sheet in eight of their last 10 Premier League games, as many as they had in their previous 32 in the competition. Tottenham have lost seven home games in all competitions this season – they last lost more at home in a single campaign in 2007-08 (8). Tottenham striker Harry Kane has scored two goals in each of his last four Premier League appearances against Everton – no player has ever scored 2+ goals in five consecutive games against an opponent in the competition (Michael Owen vs Newcastle also four between 1998 and 2001). Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen has scored in each of his last three Premier League appearances against Everton – the only side he’s scored in four consecutive games against in the competition are Sunderland. Everton’s Theo Walcott has been involved in seven goals in his last eight Premier League games against Spurs (4 goals, 3 assists). In total, he’s had a hand in nine Premier League goals against Tottenham (5 goals, 4 assists), only being involved in more against Newcastle (10). You can find out more information about this fixture he​re.<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Don't wait around for updates - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today! Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Tottenham, fresh from their European heroics in Amsterdam, take on Everton in north London this afternoon. Mauricio Pochettino's side are not yet totally assured of fourth-place, although it would take a huge collapse for Arsenal to usurp them. Spurs won this fixture 6-2 earlier in the year, but they are without many of the players who featured at Goodison Park that day. Man of the moment Lucas Moura will again be the team's go to man, especially with a glaring amount of absentees. Harry Kane remains injured with Son Heung-min suspended following his red card at Bournemouth last weekend. It means Fernando Llorente is expected to lead the line with Moura in support. Harry Winks is out with Victor Wanyama also looking unlikely meaning Moussa Sissoko's midfield partners will be Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen and Eric Dier. (Image: GETTY) In defence Jan Vertonghen and Davinson Sanchez are both absent with Danny Rose a doubt and Juan Foyth suspended. Kieran Trippier and Ben Davies could occupy the full-back spots, although with Toby Alderweireld lacking natural centre-back to partner him Pochettino could go for a back three. The Argentine may also be forced to turn to youth, or even deploy a make shift defender to partner the Belgian. Serge Aurier and Kyle Walker-Peters are Tottenham's only other defenders, but neither possess the experience to play in the centre of a back four. (Image: buildlineup.com) Although Aurier could contribute as a centre-back as Tottenham look to round off their domestic season. And following comments made this week could this yet prove to be Pochettino's last Premier League game as Tottenham boss. Tottenham predicted starting XI: Lloris; Davies, Alderweireld, Aurier; Trippier, Sissoko, Dier, Eriksen, Alli; Moura, Llorente<doc-sep>18 - Resident of Kolkata, India - In love with the Bundesliga since birth. Big fan of TwentyOnePilots and basically every other teen stuff(Star Wars not included). Still waiting for my man Milos Raonic to win a Grand Slam. Come to my house and we will watch Netflix and eat Nutella. lol just kidding. Follow me on Twitter @covershadow09<doc-sep>For their last match of the season, Everton will get to enjoy a trip to the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium for the first time. Spurs, of course, miraculously qualified for the Champions League final, and are also dealing with a handful of injuries. For more on that, be sure to listen to the latest episode of School of Science Radio, where Sean Cahill from Cartilage Free Captain joined us. For more on how a depleted Everton side might line up tomorrow, read on. Formation Starters (likelihood of starting rated out of 10) Jordan Pickford - 10/10 Lucas Digne - 10/10 Kurt Zouma - 10/10 Will this be the Frenchman’s last match in an Everton shirt? Silva will certainly hope not, as Zouma has been a key cog in the Toffees’ second-half resurgence. But with Chelsea’s transfer ban looking like it will be upheld, Everton supporters should get used to the idea that this will be it for Zouma at Everton. Michael Keane - 10/10 Jonjoe Kenny - 8/10 Injury to Seamus Coleman looks to be forcing Kenny into the lineup — and perhaps this match will mean more to Jonjoe than any other Everton player. We’ve discussed throughout various RBM posts/podcasts/smoke signals/carrier pigeon messages that Kenny’s place as back-up right-back might be one of weakness in the squad that needs addressing over the offseason. The timing of Coleman’s injury is fortunate for Kenny then, as he’ll have one last chance to prove he can be relied upon in that role. Andre Gomes - 10/10 If Andre Gomes told Marco Silva he wanted to play goalkeeper with oven mitts for gloves, Silva would probably happily oblige at this point. Rumors of a move to Spurs are circling, and Silva has made it no secret that he’d like to have the Portugese midfielder back next season. So, if Andre wants to play, Silva will certainly look to appease him here. Idrissa Gueye - 10/10 Gylfi Sigurdsson - 10/10 Theo Walcott - 8/10 With Richarlison injured, and having been playing the right side in recent weeks, Walcott is the natural replacement. He profiles as the same type of player — goalscoring winger with minimal creative input. Like Kenny, he’s been underwhelming at times this season, and might need to have a good match here to convince management that he should still have a place next season. Bernard - 8/10 Cenk Tosun - 9/10 What a strange 18 months it’s been for Cenk Tosun. brought to Everton during the Sam Allardyce regime — a man who didn’t exactly indicate he even wanted the Turkish striker at the club at all. When Allardyce was predictably sacked, Marco Silva made him his regular first-choice striker after a decent run at the end of last season, but the second half of this season has seen him pretty clearly lose the starting role to Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Tosun has the pedigree and the quality to be starting elsewhere, and it’s become a little difficult to see what a road back to Everton next season might even look like. With DCL banged up though, he’ll get one last chance to make his mark on Everton Football Club. Bench Maarten Stekelenburg Leighton Baines Yerry Mina Morgan Schneiderlin James McCarthy Ademola Lookman Tom Davies It’s been real, lads. And sometimes even a little fun. Arriverdici, 2018-19 season.<doc-sep>
The final day of Premier League action usually contains a fair amount of drama, but with all three relegated teams already down and the top four (almost) fully settled, the only real drama will come at the very top of the table as Manchester City and Liverpool both try to not bottle the league title. Predicted Lineup Tottenham Hotspur vs. Wolverhampton Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, UK Date: Sunday, March 1, 2020 Time: 9 am ET, 2 pm UK TV: not televised (USA/UK) Stream: NBC Sports Gold ($) Well, that’s not entirely true. There’s still a very (very) slim chance that Spurs could Spurs their way out of top four against Everton today. But they’d have to really, really screw it up. Spurs head into this match in fourth, one point behind Chelsea and three above Arsenal, but with a +8 goal differential over the Gooners. They can clinch Champions League next season with a win, a draw, a loss if Arsenal loses at Burnley, or a loss if Arsenal wins and makes up the 8-goal swing. Unlikely. But not impossible! Normally in these articles I preview the opponent — in this case Everton — and talk about how their season has gone. But let’s be honest, here — it’s Everton, they’re without Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, and maybe Seamus Coleman for this match, they’re gonna finish in 8th or 9th regardless of what happens here today, and nobody really cares, so long as they don’t beat Spurs 5-0. So let’s get to why you’re really here. How will Tottenham Hotspur line up against Everton? This is the REAL question. The injury report that dropped yesterday after the Champions League win over Ajax looked bleak. Jan Vertonghen and Davinson Sanchez are both dealing with knocks, while Juan Foyth is suspended. Son Heung-Min is also suspended for three games after he lost his appeal to the FA over his red card against Bournemouth. Victor Wanyama is dead again. Harry Kane and Harry Winks are both back on the field but won’t be ready before June 1. Just who the heck is going to take the field against Everton, anyway? That question starts with the defense. With Vertonghen, Sanchez, and Foyth all presumably unavailable, the most likely player to slot into the defense alongside Toby Alderweireld is Eric Dier. Ben Davies could also do this, but someone has to play left back and Rose is being assessed for a knock. This seems like a good match to give Serge Aurier some rehabilitation minutes at right back before Spurs sell him this summer. Pochettino could use this match as an opportunity to blood in some younger players like Oliver Skipp or even some actual U23 squaddies in the midfield, but let’s be real — he’s not going to do that. He’s run his healthy midfielders into the ground and will presumably continue to do it, and he’d love to win this match in case Chelsea slips up at Leicester. That means, for me, a midfield of Moussa Sissoko, Christian Eriksen, and Dele Alli. Erik Lamela came in for a late stint in Amsterdam, and my guess is that if he’s 60 minutes fit he’ll probably get the start today on one of the flanks, with Champions League hero Lucas Moura on the other side. Fernando Llorente will likely start up top but don’t be surprised if Vincent Janssen gets some minutes at the tip of the spear. My final prognostication is that the bench is going to be hilarious. Oliver Skipp, for sure. George Marsh? Jonathan Dinzeyi? Maybe. Troy Parrott? God, I hope so. That’s my prediction for Tottenham Hotspur’s lineup against Everton. What’s yours?