On Saturday, Tottenham Hotspur host Everton, one of the hottest teams in the Premier League, in an exciting game.
While Angelo Postecoglou’s men have won two games in a row, Everton have won four in a row in the Premier League. However, the Toffees were knocked out of the Carabao Cup in midweek after losing to Fulham on penalties.
Spurs have had a great run of results against Everton recently, but they have a lot of work to do if they want to continue their good run on Saturday. Anzhet’s injury list is still extensive and two suspensions have exacerbated his availability problems.
Tottenham could play Everton on Saturday with the same line-up.
Tottenham’s expected line-up against Everton (4-3-3):
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – The Italian has been a revelation since his summer transfer. Vicario impressed again last Friday, scoring his fifth clean sheet in the Premier League.
RB: Pedro Porro – A Spaniard who has been very successful in Ange’s line-up and has been a constant in the starting line-up this season.
CB: Cristian Romero – Romero avoided the City Stadium without attempting to murder an opponent, but continues to walk the tightrope with four cards.
CB: Ben Davies – The unassuming Welshman has been excellent since he came into the team. Despite the absence of Destiny Udogie, Davies should continue alongside Romero.
LB: Emerson Royal – The Brazilian has featured all over the back line this season, but on Saturday, when Spurs have the ball, they will ask him to move inside from left-back.
DM: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – Hojbjerg is expected to be in the team’s midfield for a longer period of time, as Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur are unlikely to feature until February.
CM: Pape Matar Sarr – Maybe Sarr has been the glue all along? When the ruthless Senegalese centre-half returned from injury, Tottenham returned to their previous strength.
CM: Dejan Kulusevski – The Swede enjoyed a brief spell in a central role during the Spurs defeat, but could return to his favoured role at the weekend. Kulusevski will need to outsmart Everton’s formidable midfield.
RW: Brennan Johnson – The winger, who suffered a head injury on his return to the City Ground, should be fine on Saturday. Johnson has been more impressive so far at right back.
ST: Richarlison – Richarlison, who scored three goals in two games, is having the best period of his Spurs career after returning from surgery.
LW: Son Heung-min – The captain has been omnipresent so far and is having a very good season after being sore in 2022/23.