Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur: What time does it start, where can I watch it and what are the odds?
A look ahead to the Premier League fixture at Goodison Park
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Spurs and Everton have both made inauspicious starts to the season, totting up a win, a draw and a loss each. Prodigal son Wayne Rooney’s off-field antics have grabbed the headlines at Goodison, and the scale of boss Ronald Koeman’s punishment remains to be seen.
More importantly for the Toffees will be Rooney’s on-pitch response. As everyone knows, Rooney has played well despite off-field controversies before, and they will need him at his bombastic best if they want to beat Tottenham.
Mauricio Pochettino’s charges are aiming high this term, with the Argentine openly setting his sights on the title. Spurs are without silverware since their League Cup win in 2008, and Pochettino has made no secret of his desire for a “big trophy”.
Sloppy defending allowed Burnley to leave Wembley with a point in Spurs’ last game, however, and with Rooney scoring two in three league games for Everton, Spurs will need to tighten up. £23m right-back Serge Aurier should provide some defensive steel his debut.
In attack, Tottenham look somewhat off-colour, with Harry Kane yet to score in the league this term. New signing Fernando Llorente is a proven threat, though, and should test Everton coming off the bench. Expect a closely-fought game in all areas of the pitch.
Here's everything you need to know about the Premier League fixture.
What time does it start?
Everton vs Tottenham kicks off at 15:00 on Saturday 9th September.
Where can I watch it?
Highlights will be shown at 22:30 BST on BBC One.
It’s a big game for…
Wayne Rooney
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It’s needless to say, of course, but the Evertonian will need to show that the vast and scathing media coverage of his recent misdemeanours has not affected his football.
Weird stat…
10: The number of goals Spurs put past Everton on Bill Nicholson’s first match as Spurs manager in 1958, in a bizarre 10-4 victory.
Remember when…
Tottenham edged Everton in this classic seven-goal thriller at White Hart Lane.
Player to watch…
Dele Alli: The Tottenham and England playmaker has hit the ground running this term, scoring twice in Tottenham’s first three matches.
![Alli was caught raising his middle finger during England's win over Slovakia](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/09/05/07/dele-alli.jpg)
His flair and positivity in in possession, not to mention his goalscoring touch, make him highly watchable right now.
Past three meetings…
Tottenham 3 (Kane, Kane, Alli) Everton 2 (Lukaku, Valencia), Premier League, March 2017
Everton 1 (Barkley) Tottenham 1 (Lamela), Premier League, August 2016
Everton 1 (Lennon) Tottenham 1 (Alli), Premier League, January 2016
Form guide…
Everton: WWWDDL
Tottenham: WLLWLD
Odds…
Everton: 5/2
Tottenham: 11/10
Draw: 12/5
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
Arsenal 2-0 Bournemouth
Danny Welbeck robs Tyrone Mings of the ball before giving the ball to Alexandre Lacazette. The Frenchman's shot is saved by Asmir Begovic and the match ball spectacularly BURSTS in the process. You don't see that every week!
GOAL! Southampton 0-1 Watford (Doucoure)
38' - Abdoulaye Doucoure gives Watford the lead with the first shot of the game by either side at St Mary's!
GOAL! Leicester 0-1 Chelsea (Morata)
41' - Alvaro Morata shows his strength to fend off Wes Morgan and head Chelsea into the lead from a Cesar Azpilicueta cross!
GOAL! Everton 0-2 Tottenham (Eriksen)
42' - It's goals galore in the Premier League today.
Ben Davies forces a good save from Jordan Pickford but the ball rebounds back to Christian Eriksen who slams the ball into the net to double Tottenham's lead!
GOAL! Brighton 1-0 West Brom (Gross)
45+1' - Pascal Gross gives Brighton the lead against West Brom. It's taken 315 minutes but the Seagulls have finally scored a Premier League goal!
Half-time scores
- Arsenal 2-0 Bournemouth
- Brighton 1-0 West Brom
- Everton 0-2 Tottenham
- Leicester 0-1 Chelsea
- Southampton 0-1 Watford
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46' - We're back underway in all five of today's 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League.
GOAL! Everton 0-3 Tottenham (Kane)
47' - Harry Kane turns home a Kevin Davies cross to give Tottenham a three-goal cushion at Goodison Park!
That boy loves the month of September.
GOAL! Brighton 2-0 West Brom (Gross)
48' - It's two for Brighton and it's two for Pascal Gross. The newly-promoted Seagulls have doubled their lead against West Brom.
GOAL! Leicester 0-2 Chelsea (Kante)
50' - Former Fox N'Golo Kante receives the ball from Antonio Rudiger before slotting the ball past Kasper Schmeichel to double Chelsea's lead. The Leicester goalkeeper will probably think he should've done better with that one.
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