Summary

  • Walcott finishes from close range from Calvert-Lewin cross

  • Son, Alli, Kane & Eriksen turn game firmly in Spurs' favour

  • Sigurdsson scores against former club before Gomes taken off injured

  • Son slots in his second goal before setting up Kane for his second

  1. I don't like Sundays...published at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

    Everton v Tottenham (16:00 GMT)

    Tell me why!

    This will be just Tottenham’s third Sunday Premier League game this season – they’ve lost their previous two so far (vs Watford and Arsenal).

  2. Postpublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

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    Baseball at Goodison. Why not?

    About 70% of me will be really sad to see Goodison go. The other 30% knows that parts of the ground are in a really bad state. Time has caught up with the old place.

  3. New ground on the way...published at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

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    Goodison Park is slowly filling up. And this week we heard that Everton's planned new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock has a proposed capacity of 52,000 with the possibility to add a further 10,000 seats.

    The club hope to submit a planning application for the project in the second half of 2019.

  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:28 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

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    Huge game for Everton today - playing good football but not getting the results. 11th isn't good enough this season, need to get the win and climb the table over Christmas, especially with United looking like they might have sorted themselves out.

    Will

  5. Postpublished at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

    Everton, Spurs - the bar has been set,

    Five goals minimum please.

  6. FULL-TIMEpublished at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

    Aston Villa 2-3 Leeds

    WHAT A GAME!

    A brilliant match at Villa Park sees Leeds come from 2-0 down to win it in the last minute and go top of the league.

    A belter! Get all the reaction here.

  7. 'Kane loves Everton'published at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

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    Conor McNamara
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

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    I was at the Etihad last weekend when Everton tried to lure in Manchester City by playing short goal-kicks. It didn't work - as demonstrated when Yerry Mina gifted the hosts possession for the opening goal.

    An inconvenient truth for Spurs fans is that the more Mauricio Pochettino achieves this season, the more other clubs will want to lure him away.

    At least the question "can Tottenham hold onto Pochettino?" has overtaken the interminable "can Tottenham hold onto Harry Kane?" debate.

    Kane, incidentally, loves playing Everton. The England captain has scored two goals in each of his last three games against them.

  8. The ton is uppublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

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    Playing the best football of his Tottenham career?

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  9. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

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    Sulaimon: Everton sure have the quality to hurt Spurs and I hope they do. Decent squad with decent quality and a decent coach

    Kyle: Huge game for Spurs. If Tottenham win this a realistic title challenge is well and truly on. Especially with the games they have coming up which include Bournemouth and Wolves at home and Cardiff away. Spurs will be right in the mix if they win tonight

  10. Team newspublished at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

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    Theo Walcott returns to Everton's starting line-up - one of two changes from the side that started the 3-1 defeat at Manchester City on 15 December.

    Tom Davies is also recalled while Yerry Mina, a £27m signing from Barcelona in August, drops to the bench along with Brazilian forward Bernard.

    Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Davies, Andre Gomes, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

    Subs: Baines, Mina, Tosun, Schneiderlin, Niasse, Bernard, Stekelenburg.

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    Mauricio Pochettino makes four changes to the Tottenham side that started the last league game - a 1-0 win over Burnley.

    Colombia defender Davinson Sanchez makes his first top-flight start since 29 October after injury, while there are recalls for Son Heung-min, Harry Winks and Christian Eriksen.

    Danny Rose, Oliver Skipp, Erik Lamela and Lucas Moura drop to the substitutes bench.

    Tottenham XI: Lloris, Trippier, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Davies, Sissoko, Winks, Son, Eriksen, Alli, Kane.

    Subs: Rose, Lamela, Walker-Peters, Foyth, Gazzaniga, Lucas Moura, Skipp.

  11. Cracker in the Champpublished at 15:08 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

    Aston Villa 2-2 Leeds

    We are into the last 10 minutes at Villa Park, where Leeds have rallied from two down to draw level in a really rather good game.

    Follow the action here.

  12. Landmark, dead aheadpublished at 15:06 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

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    Everton are three goals short of becoming the first club to score 7,000 in the top flight. Chalk them off!

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    Get Involved - GOTYpublished at 15:03 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

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    Townsend's is the best, but a close second has to be that sublime Arsenal team goal against Fulham, that covered two thirds of the pitch and ended with a nifty flick from Aaron Ramsey. Class.

    Zachary

    Has to be Aubameyang against Leicester with the stunning counter attack and tricks and flicks all the way through leaving the defence eating dust

    Levi

  14. Walcott backpublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018
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    Everton make two changes as they go back to a back four - Tom Davies and Theo Walcott come back in - and Spurs make four changes from their last league game.

    Davinson Sanchez starts at the back for the first time in two months. Son, Christian Eriksen and Harry Winks also start.

  15. 'The United I expect to see'published at 14:58 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

    Cardiff 1-5 Man Utd

    Ian Wright
    Former Arsenal & England striker on Match of the Day

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    We all know Manchester United have quality players. Cardiff could not get close enough to them. That is the Manchester United I expect to see.

    You expect that attitude and effort. They have the players to do it and they should have been doing it. It is an unbelievable start for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and with the games coming up it could be a good run for Manchester United.

  16. 'They can finish above United'published at 14:51 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

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    Mark Lawrenson
    Ex-Liverpool defender on Football Focus

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    Everton are improving, very much so, and Richarlison's done great for them.

    They had about four number 10s last season, it was all a bit of a mess, but now you can see the team's starting to sort itself.

    Maybe they need the addition of a couple of players but they've got a real chance of finishing above Manchester United.

  17. 'We're scraping the results out'published at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

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    Football Focus

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    Tottenham full-back Kieran Trippier speaking to Alex Scott on Football Focus: "We're not far off (the top two). Looking back a couple of years, when we played teams like Burnley we'd get beat or draw but now we're been scraping the results out. Christian Eriksen scored in the last minute against Burnley and it was a massive three points.

    "In some games we've not played well but we've managed to get over the line and we've managed games well."

  18. 'It's a work out that's like a night out'published at 14:44 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

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    We went raving with Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to find out how raving fit is good for your mental health.

  19. 'We are changing that perception'published at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

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    Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino: "We are on a good run and playing well, but the moment we lose games it's going to turn quick... all the positives today will be reversed and become negatives.

    "I don't speak about inside of the club. I talk about the perception outside.

    "It's always negative. The doubt is always negative, never positive - that's because of the history. Because of what happened in the past. We need to fight with this perception.

    "It's about timing, to convince the people, to believe... I think we are changing that perception."

  20. get involved

    Get Involved - GOTYpublished at 14:37 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2018

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    Great goal!

    Put your names on your texts please though. And keep inventing phrases like 'letting leash'.

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    Gylfi Sigurdsson's corker v Leicester City earlier this season. Cruyff turn to leave the young pretender (James Maddison) for dead before letting leash from 35yards to find top bins. Wham.

    Anon