Tottenham Hotspur v Everton.
Wembley, 5.30 pm Kick Off
So, where are we so far?
We are sitting fifth in the league with 41 points. This is six points behind second-placed Manchester United (yes, I know I’ve missed out City, but as things stand now, they’ve won it… so there is really no point suggesting that we or anybody can catch them up).
Six points behind United is winnable. Tomorrow, if we win and Liverpool lose, we can go above them (Liverpool are playing City on Sunday). United are playing Stoke City on Monday, and Chelsea are playing Leicester City on Saturday morning early KO.
It can be a very interesting weekend end… ending, of course on Monday night. The best we can hope for, on Monday, is for Stoke to get drawn. I expect City to beat Liverpool and as for Chelsea and Leicester City, a tricky one.
The only injuries we’ve got are Danny Rose and Toby Alderweireld, and they shouldn’t be that long in coming back. But those injuries shouldn’t be detrimental to our match against Everton.
How many do I think we can win by? I’ll go for 3-1 or more (that is more for us).
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
· Tottenham are unbeaten in 10 league meetings (W5, D5). They have 24 victories over Everton in the Premier League, more than against any other side.
· Everton have gone nine league and cup games without a win away to Spurs since November 2008, drawing three times and losing six.
Tottenham Hotspur
· Spurs are on a 10-match unbeaten run at Wembley in the Premier League (W6, D4).
· Their run of 16 points from the last seven league fixtures is second only to leaders Manchester City. Tottenham have scored 19 goals during that spell.
· Mauricio Pochettino's only loss in 10 league matches as a manager against Everton was Southampton's 2-1 away defeat in December 2013.
· Harry Kane has scored twice in each of his last two league appearances against Everton. He needs one goal to equal Teddy Sheringham's club record of 97 in the Premier League.
· Son Heung-Min could become only the second Tottenham player to score in five consecutive Premier League home games. Jermain Defoe achieved the feat between November and December 2004.
Everton
· Sam Allardyce's side are winless in five matches and have lost three games in a row in all competitions.
· Everton could lose their opening three competitive matches of a calendar year for the first time since 1960.
· Their last three fixtures at Wembley all ended in 2-1 defeats in the FA Cup: against Chelsea in the 2009 final, Liverpool in a 2012 semi-final and Manchester United at the same stage in 2016.
· They have drawn three and lost seven of their 10 league matches this season against the teams above them heading into this weekend.
· Everton's only away league victory in 43 attempts against the current top six sides came against Manchester United in December 2013 (D15, L27).
· New signing Cenk Tosun scored 38 goals in 71 games for Besiktas since the start of last season.
Now we go into battle and give our best.
See you tomorrow and take care.
Don Scully
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