Tottenham vs Everton review: Everton fail to gain momentum as Spurs collect vital three points

Tottenham vs Everton review: Everton fail to gain momentum as Spurs collect vital three points

Tottenham and Everton played out a long but exciting game in London on Sunday evening. The two teams needed a result to gain momentum going into the festive period and after 90 minutes, Spurs were the team that walked away with their heads held high. Everton's Kevin Mirallas followed on from his goal against Wolfsburg in Everton's last game as he scored a superb 25-yard strike past Hugo Lloris on 15 minutes. Harry Kane lead Spurs' path back into the game after Mirallas' opener and the young Englishman was rewarded when his shot in the 21 minute was rebounded by a woeful Tim Howard to Christian Eriksen for a tap in. Everton never recovered properly from this goal and didn't press high up the field and therefore couldn't contain Harry Kane- who played his best attacking display for Tottenham since his debut. Aaron Lennon found Soldado just before half-time and the Spanish forward wrong-footed Howard and slotted away for his first league goal since March and Spurs' second of the game. Everton offered very little upfront and this eventually lead to them pinning their hopes of getting something a little handball appeal, which was never going to happen away to Spurs. The same issues keep coming up for Martinez's side and they need to sort them out if they want to be in the top six of the Premier league at the end of May.

Christian Eriksen slots home Spurs' equaliser to cancel out Mirallas' superb strike.