Match Preview: Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur | OneFootball

Saturday is now looking to be a huge fixture for Tottenham Hotspur, as they are desperate to get their Premier League form up and running again, after a good performance against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup Semi-Final first leg, and an unconvincing performance but a win nonetheless against non league Tamworth in the FA Cup, it was a defeat in the league again as Spurs lost to their arch rivals Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

After initially leading through captain Heung-Min Son's volley, the Gunners pulled it back to come out 2-1 winners over the Lilywhites, leaving Spurs with just one point from their last five league games, and five from their last twenty seven available to them, with the only win since the incredible 0-4 away at Manchester City coming at Southampton in mid December.

So this weekend is a good chance to put things right, at an Everton side who are also really out of form, picking up just one win in their last twelve outings, including Wednesday nights 0-1 defeat to Aston Villa, which saw Scotsman David Moyes take charge of the Blues for the first time since 2013. Moyes is back in charge and he has one job, to keep Everton in the Premier League for when they head to their new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock in the summer.

Everton's biggest problem is simply putting the ball in the back of the net, with just one goal in their last six Premier League games, and just fifteen all season. On the other hand, however, Spurs cannot defend, conceding 32 in the league this season, leaving them with the 13th worst defence, which is absolutely nowhere near good enough.

Yes of course injuries play a part, and having to constantly change the backline can be disruptive in terms of not playing with each other enough to know each other's game, but that is still nowhere near the standard a club like Spurs should expect.

Spurs are still without a number of players, key assets like Micky van de Ven, Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie and Cristian Romero all still look to be sidelined. Antonin Kinsky looks likely to keep place after he impressed, albeit being on the losing side, during his Premier League debut away at Arsenal midweek.

Meanwhile, Yves Bissouma, Rodrigo Bentancur and Brennan Johnson are doubts for the game, making Spurs' injury list ever more depleted. Should Johnson miss this game, it would be his first absence since October 2023.

Everton are still without Tim Ireogbunam, Dwight McNeil and Youssef Chermiti, as well as the likes of Armando Broja and James Garner still being a doubt.  McNeil certainly is a big loss for the Toffees at the moment, with three goals and three assists so far this season, he is a player who could very much suit a Moyes side for when he comes back. He has a  set-piece delivery on him and we know exactly how dangerous a Moyes team can be from them.

Even without the winger, the Blues still have some big players that are always a threat, such as James Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite, so Spurs better do their homework for Sundays game.

The game is being played on Sunday at 14:00 GMT, and is being broadcasted in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.