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?<doc-sep>A beautiful May sun shone down on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the final Premier league match of the 2018-18 season. Spurs hosted Everton at their new home knowing that they needed any sort of a result — or a loss but not dropping an 8 goal differential advantage — to finish top four and clinch participation in their fourth straight Champions League campaign. Spurs got goals from Eric Dier and Christian Eriksen, but conceded twice in two minutes in the second half and drew Everton at home 2-2. Everton scored off of a strike from Theo Walcott and a scrummed goal from Cenk Tosun. Mauricio Pochettino set up the match lineup knowing that some players were injured or needed rest, but also understanding that it would not do for Spurs to be too lackadaisical, since top four has not been mathematically secured. Still, Spurs made five changes from the lineup that took the pitch against Ajax — Kyle Walker-Peters got the start at right back, and with Son Heung-Min suspended, Fernando Llorente started at striker. Erik Lamela got his first start in forever as an attacking midfielder, while Eric Dier and Ben Davies both slotted into the defensive back line. Lucas Moura, the hero of the Ajax match, also started along with Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli. Meanwhile, Everton started the match without Richarlison and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who missed out due to injury. First Half It did not take long for Spurs to make a positive impact in this match. An Erik Lamela corner kick was placed beautifully in the center of the box and Eric Dier was in the right place to calmly kick the ball past Jordan Pickford to put Spurs ahead 1-0. Not even three minutes had elapsed and Spurs already had a lead. Everton weren’t sitting back either and had some chances to equalize. Michael Keane had a free header on goal off of a Gylfi Sigurdsson free kick 10 minutes into the match, but the ball went straight at Hugo Lloris, who collected easily. Just after, Lucas Moura pushed the ball quickly forward and some nice interplay between Moussa Sissoko and Erik Lamela led to a shot for Sissoko from an acute angle that was well saved by Pickford. Dele Alli also put a shot just over the bar, all inside the first 15 minutes. Some nice passing in Spurs’ half nearly got Everton the equalizer at 18 minutes, but former Arsenal man Theo Walcott had to stretch for a cross into the box and could only poke the ball at Hugo. The first half didn’t feature a dominant performance by either team. It wasn’t a boring kickabout, but neither did it have the frantic pace you’d expect if this match meant a great deal to either side. Everton continued to push forward when possible, but Spurs’ defense was up to the challenge, with Alderweireld and Dier cutting out nearly every dangerous opportunity. But Everton did have chances — Hugo Lloris was forced low to his right corner to push away a shot from Bernard in the 30th minute and Sigurdsson tried his luck from outside the box at 38’. Everton had one final chance to score in the first half, but a free kick by Sigurdsson from a dangerous position caromed off the wall, and Spurs took a one goal lead into the break. Second Half Mauricio Pochettino made a rare halftime substitution, with Victor Wanyama coming in for Dele Alli — an odd substitution considering how heavily Wanyama was limping after the win in Amsterdam. No changes for Everton. Kyle Walker-Peters made things interesting right after the whistle, firing a fizzing cross in from the right flank that was just a step in front of a rushing Llorente. The match was briefly interrupted four minutes in by a pitch invader who rushed the field and was subsequently tackled by stewards and ejected from the grounds. With Spurs up a goal and Arsenal mired in a scoreless draw at Burnley, Tottenham started to take their foot off the gas a bit. Everton earned a couple of free kicks in the early part of the match and had the bulk of possession while Spurs took their time trying to play out of the back and not make any silly mistakes. Everton had the bulk of the chances in the second half. Bernard had a good chance in the 59th minute after he got a step on Walker-Peters from a pass from Sigurdsson, but his shot went wide of the left post. Everton made a double substitution in the 65th minute, bringing on Andre Gomes for Idrissa Gana and Ademola Lookman for Bernard. Spurs started to push forward a bit in the back part of the half, getting balls into the box on several occasions, but weren’t able to fire any past Pickford to double their lead. The match was looking like a dull affair, but it got very exciting in a hurry! Everton found a nice equalizer in the 69th minute from none other than Theo Walcott, who poked a low ball past a diving Lloris that tucked just inside the far post. It leveled the scoreline and won the award for Most Banterful Goal at Spurs’ new stadium. And Everton went ahead just two minutes later off of a corner kick. Hugo made a nice save off of a Keane header, but Cenk Tosun bundled the ball over the line after a scrum inside the mouth of the goal. Just like that, Everton took the lead. It looked a bit dire, but Christian Eriksen pulled Spurs level immediately afterwards Lamela won a free kick just outside the box, Eriksen took his time, and fired a lovely ball over the wall and past Pickford. Just like that, the score was 2-2, with three goal scored in six minutes. Spurs made their last two subs in the 76th minute with Vincent Janssen making what is likely his last appearance in a Tottenham shirt, coming in for Fernando Llorente. Oliver Skipp also came on for Erik Lamela.<doc-sep>It’s the last gasp of the 2018-19 Premier League season, and Tottenham Hotspur will celebrate it at home against Everton. This isn’t a dead rubber match because there’s still a bit at stake — Spurs have all but mathematically clinched top four for this season under the following circumstances: Win Draw Lose but Arsenal loses/draws at Burnley Lose but Arsenal wins and doesn’t make up Spurs’ +8 GD There’s also still the possibility of finishing in 3rd, if Spurs win or draw and Chelsea draws or loses at Leicester. That’d be neat too. Very Serious Spurs Fans™ are nervous about this game based on a historic collapse in 2016 that saw Spurs lose 5-1 to Newcastle while Arsenal won 4-0. I am not one of those people. There’s a reason why FiveThirtyEight’s Premier League odds have Spurs with “>99%” of finishing top four. But hey, let’s just get a result and put all doubt aside, ok? Nice, easy kick-around in the park today, right Everton? Right. COYS! Lineups How to Watch Time/Date: Sunday, May 12, 2019 | 10 a.m. ET, 3:00 p.m. BST Location: Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, North London, United Kingdom TV: not televised (United Kingdom), SyFy (USA-English), Sportsnet World (Canada), Optus (Australia), other countries at www.livesoccertv.com Streaming: NBCSN (USA), fubo.tv (free trial) Match thread rules:<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Sign up to FREE email alerts from Football London - Spurs Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Mauricio Pochettino has named his final Tottenham Hotspur team of the Premier League season as they welcome Everton. Spurs need to ensure there's no eight-goal swing with Arsenal in order to keep their top four spot and if Chelsea fail to win then a victory against the Toffees at the new stadium would be enough to see Spurs finish in third place. Pochettino is without the injured Harry Kane (ankle), Harry Winks (groin), Davinson Sanchez (thigh) and Jan Vertonghen (ankle). He also cannot call upon Son Heung-min and Juan Foyth are both serving the first game in their three match bans after their red cards at Bournemouth. Danny Rose (hamstring) and Victor Wanyama (thigh) picked up injuries in the Champions League triumph at Ajax. Rose is out and Wanyama is on the bench. Erik Lamela starts after coming off the bench in Amsterdam, and Serge Aurier, who returned to training this week, is on the bench. The Spurs boss has given Kyle Walker-Peters a start and Eric Dier steps in to play alongside Toby Alderweireld with all the other first team centre-backs injured or suspended. Here's the team Pochettino has gone with: Lloris (C), Walker-Peters, Alderweireld, Dier, Davies, Sissoko, Eriksen, Dele, Lamela, Lucas, Llorente. Subs: Gazzaniga, Trippier, Aurier, Wanyama, Marsh, Skipp, Janssen. 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Hello and welcome to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where Spurs host Everton in the final game of the Premier League season. Mauricio Pochettino's side come into this game in a euphoric mood after securing their place in the Champions League final in midweek with a last-gasp win over Ajax in Amsterdam. They've all-but sealed a top four finish as well, sitting three points above Arsenal with a vastly superior goal difference. Marco Silva's Everton side have consolidated their place in the top half of the table after a poor run of form earlier in the season that included a 6-2 win for Spurs at Goodison Park. All eyes could be on Andre Gomes, the Barcelona midfielder on loan at Everton that both sides are reportedly hoping to sign in the summer. Tottenham vs Everton - Premier League Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Date: Sunday May 12 Kick-off time: 3.00pm (BST) Previous meeting: Everton 2-6 Spurs, Premier League, December 23 2018. Spurs team news Everton team news What TV channel is Tottenham vs Everton on? Tottenham vs Everton will not be broadcast live on television, but you can join football.london for full coverage of the game from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, including live blog commentary, player ratings and reaction. Live stream information Tottenham vs Everton will not be available to watch via live stream, but full coverage of the game will be available on football.london from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, including team news and live blog commentary and player ratings. Keep up to date with the latest Tottenham Hotspur news, features and exclusives from football.london via our free WhatsApp service . Text NEWS to 07776197989 and then add the number to your phone contacts book as spurs dot london (case sensitive, with spaces) to receive daily updates and breaking news from Alasdair Gold and the team on Spurs. Your phone number won't be shared with any other members of the group. Click here for more information on the service.