Everton, Tottenham and van de Ven
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I’m not sure how many Tottenham Hotspur fans went into Sunday’s match at the Hill Dickinson stadium — still with the “new stadium smell” — with much confidence. I certainly didn’t have much. Everton were undefeated at their new ground and have been playing pretty decent under David Moyes this season,
NO GOAL! Everton 0-1 Spurs: O’Brien’s equalizer ruled out by VAR (24') GOAL! Everton 0-1 Spurs: Van de Ven finishes a fantastic corner-kick routine (19') Van de Ven's header puts Spurs in front of Everton Tottenham Hotspur take an early lead against Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium thanks to Micky van de Ven's header from Spurs' corner kick.
Keith Hackett felt VAR shouldn't have intervened in disallowing Everton's equaliser against Tottenham in their 3-0 defeat.
An evenly contested game is expected between two sides separated by just three points in the Premier League standings. Everton is 12th on 11 points, with Spurs sixth on 14 points after eight rounds. I'm looking at a draw for this encounter. Read why in my Everton vs. Tottenham predictions and EPL picks for Sunday, October 26.
Preview the matchup between Everton FC and Tottenham Hotspur with predictions, odds, over/under, betting lines and more.
Tottenham is trying to find itself back in the winning column after a tough result last weekend. In the team’s first home match in almost a month, the Spurs dropped a 2-1 decision to Aston Villa, snapping a four-match unbeaten streak in league play.
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On the counter attack, Beto got his first touch right but could not beat Vicario. Another nice foray into the Spurs end needed a good block by Van de Ven. Everton were pushing for an equalizer and when Ndiaye delivered a lovely cross, van de Ven was there again to deny Beto.