Everton 3-2 Tottenham: First-half horror show costly as Spurs beaten again despite late fightback
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Tottenham’s miserable run of Premier League form continued with a 3-2 defeat by Everton, who got their first win of David Moyes’ second spell in charge. Depleted Spurs delivered a first-half horror show at Goodison Park on Sunday, with all three of the hosts’ goals netted before the interval as Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Iliman Ndiaye both scored before an unfortunate own goal from Archie Gray.
The damage was already done for Ange Postecoglou’s struggling side, who did at least mount a late fightback with goals from Dejan Kulusevski and ex-Everton star Richarlison, but it wasn’t enough to prevent a 12th league loss of the season that keeps them 15th in the table and still only eight points above the relegation zone.
It was a lively start to the game, with Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky called into action early to push away a strike from Jesper Lindstrom. Radu Dragusin blocked an effort from Ndiaye before Everton broke the deadlock with only 13 minutes on the clock, Calvert-Lewin showing tricky feet inside the box to bamboozle Gray before flicking in at the near post. There was a handball in the build-up to the goal by Lindstrom, but it stood nevertheless.
James Tarkowski made a superb block to deny Spurs captain Heung-min Son before Calvert-Lewin breached a high defensive line multiple times, the ball bouncing badly off his thigh at the last. Tottenham’s best spell of a disaster first period saw Jordan Pickford crucially swipe the ball away from the head of Dragusin at the back post following a corner and an unmarked Son sweep straight into the hands of the England goalkeeper after being picked out by Kulusevski.
