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21:04
Everyone involved is cautious. Both teams contribute equally to the game, which is distributed fairly evenly.
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21:00
So now the ball is rolling. With four degrees it is noticeably cool in London tonight. At least no precipitation is expected. The English turf is in the usual excellent condition.
20:55
Incidentally, the first half of the 11th match day ended goalless. Everton took all the points from their last guest appearance at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September 2020 (0-1). Spurs’ last home win dates back to the previous season. In July 2020, the Londoners also won 1-0.
20:53
After losing out in the Europa Conference League, failing in the semi-finals of the League Cup and the recent English Cup elimination, Tottenham can fully concentrate on the Premier League. This will also be necessary in order to finally bring consistency to your own performance. The constant ups and downs have been characterized in the recent past by nasty home defeats against Southampton (2:3) and Wolverhampton (0:2). After that, the Spurs won 3-2 at Manchester City, only to go empty-handed again in Burnley (0-1). A 4-0 win at Leeds followed three days later. But the next setback was not long in coming, as it was the 0-1 after extra time at second division Middlesbrough in the FA Cup. Incidentally, the last home win was a month ago in the cup against Brighton (3:1). In the Premier League, for the last home treble we have to go back to Boxing Day when they beat Crystal Palace 3-0. That’s a long time ago.
20:43
Everton have lost two away games since then and have gone ten games without a win in the league while traveling, eight of which have been lost. The only threesome on a foreign pitch came in Brighton at the end of August. Most recently they lost in Southampton (0:2) and at home against Manchester City (0:1). The last win came in mid-February at home against Leeds (3-0). Away from the Premier League, the Toffees reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup last Wednesday with a 2-0 home win over five-tier side Boreham Wood.
20:35
From a tabular perspective, the seventh hosts the seventeenth. There are 20 points between the two teams. In view of Tottenham’s international ambitions, a home win is urgently needed to reduce the current five-point deficit to fifth place. Everton need points just as urgently. The Toffees are only a dot above the line, so they are fighting for relegation. The fans don’t have much hope for the away game in London, because the Liverpool squad is the worst away team in the Premier League. A miserable victory and only six points have so far been secured abroad. Even Frank Lampard was unable to change this weak point after taking office at the end of January.
20:21
Compared to the cup-off last Tuesday in Middlesbrough, almost the entire Spurs starting eleven can prove themselves again. The only exception is Harry Winks, who has to take a seat on the bench and give way to Rodrigo Bentancur. On the visitors’ side, goalkeeper Asmir Begović returns to the back seat after the FA Cup, allowing number 1 Jordan Pickford to go between the posts. Frank Lampard is also replacing Nathan Patterson (not in the squad), Vitaliy Mykolenko, Jarrad Branthwaite, Andros Townsend and Salomón Rondón (all bench), bringing in Mason Holgate, Séamus Coleman, Donny van de Beek, Richarlison and Dominic Calvert- Levin to use.
20:07
Welcome to the Premier League on Monday! The 28th matchday still has exactly one game ready, which we will stage today. At 21:00 CET, Tottenham Hotspur meets Everton FC.