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Sunday, December 6th
Goodison Park
4 pm Kick Off

Tottenham have the chance to jump back ahead of their North London rivals Arsenal in the Premier League, with a win away at Goodison Park. One quick glance at the table will show that the Merseyside club are in a lot of difficulty this season, sitting just two points above the relegation zone. The stout and robust Everton of seasons past, is just not there are the moment, as manager David Moyes is undergoing a season of misery thanks to an overwhelming list of injuries. Despite finding wins hard to come by, and a morale crushing defeat against Hull in the league, followed up by defeat to Liverpool in the Merseyside derby, has left Everton fans on tenterhooks.

But even with their lack of points on the board, there have been signs of encouragement for Moyes. For a start, his Everton side dominated long passages of play against rivals Liverpool, although that may not be so much of a benchmark these days. But putting in plucky performances, and the performance against Liverpool was like day and night compared to the Everton which had turned out against Hull, there were still no points forthcoming. Apparently, with any good that is coming Everton’s way at the moment, there is a price attached to it. They had a rain-sodden win over AEK Athens in the Europa League in midweek, which should cheer Toffee fans even more. But already struggling to field a full side of first-teamer’s Moyes watched in dismay as he lost three more players to injury.

Dan Gosling, Jo and Sylvain Distin were all casualties of the battle in Greece, and although the victory puts Everton in second place in their Europa League group, it is on the home front where all of Everton’s troubles lie. Now Moyes once again has to dig deep as he prepares his walking wounded to face visitors Tottenham on Sunday. The match against another top side will be mixed with two frames of mind. On one hand, there is the incredible chance to boost morale with a win over the fourth placed side in the league, yet on the other hand, Everton would fancy an easier chance to try and get three points on the board. The Toffees are struggling for goals, having only scored 9 at Goodison in the league this season. In comparison, Sunday’s opponents Spurs have scored 21 times at White Hart Lane, emphasising the difference in class at the moment.

Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham are continuing to try and prove that they belong in the top four. Despite falling down against Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal, Spurs are still showing that they are at least good enough to hang on to the coat tails of those three above them. Tottenham again failed to get the better of an under strength Manchester United in the Carling Cup semi final in midweek, and Redknapp will be keen to drive home to his players, the importance of getting things back on track. They will need this win to not only get the better of Arsenal in the standings, but to also put more distance between themselves and the immediate teams behind them like Aston Villa and Manchester City.

Everton are unbeaten in the last four outings against Tottenham, and they will need more of that resilience to take at least a point from Sunday’s game. The two previous encounters between the two which have taken place at Goodison Park, have ended in 0-0 draws, which may make fans hesitate on buying tickets to the match. But Tottenham of late are showing some kind of resilience, and have turned in a very good away team, only losing once in their last ten matches away from White Hart Lane. Everton’s ever growing injury list will make life easier for the visitors, and if they can break through the Blue barrier early in the game, then it could be a very long afternoon for the Merseysiders.

Everton to win: 21/10 at William Hill
Draw: 12/5 at Ladbrokes
Tottenham to win: 7/5 at Bet365

Betting Advice: Tottenham are looking good enough to beat Everton and maintain their form at the top of the league. The defeat to Manchester United in the Carling Cup was nothing to be judged by really, with Manchester United’s defence and Tottenham’s attack both finding parity in looking terrible. Redknapp will put more first team players on show for the game on Sunday, and they will be happy with a 1-0 win.
Tottenham to win 1-0: 17/2 at ExtraBet