Tottenham just gave up their efforts to come back to defeat Ajax in the Champions League semi-finals, but coach Mauricio Pochettino still did not give his heroes a rest in the Premier League end. Up front, Llorente was chosen to play and supported him with Alli - Eriksen - Moura. In the center of midfield, Lamela paired with Sissoko. Coach Pochettino did not hide his intention to win all 3 points against Everton, thereby nurturing the hope of overcoming Chelsea to take 3rd place in the rankings. Because, at the end of the season in the top 3, Spurs will go straight to the Champions League group stage instead of having to play from the qualifying round.
Tottenham entered the match confidently and coordinatedly, in the 3rd minute, they had the opening goal thanks to Eric Dier after a neat close-range finish.
With an early advantage, Tottenham immediately slowed down, controlling the ball to create a solid game. Meanwhile, Everton still seemed unable to get into the rhythm of the match and had many bad passes that left them without many clear opportunities in the first half.
After the break, coach Pochettino took Alli off and brought Wanyama onto the field. This change of player helped Tottenham strengthen the steel in midfield. On Everton's side, coach Marco Silva also adjusted personnel when he felt the attack was at a standstill. Gomez and Lookman entered the field in the 65th minute.
Just a few minutes later, Everton equalized the score 1-1 thanks to Theo Walcott. From an attack on the left wing of The Toffees, the ball was gradually rotated to the right wing and was ended by a dangerous cross-angle kick by the former Gunners.
Not stopping there, 3 minutes later, Tosun helped Everton take a 2-1 lead after quickly scoring from a chaotic situation in front of the opponent's goal.
But the away team could not maintain the advantage for long. Just a few minutes later, Eriksen equalized the score 2-2 for Tottenham from a direct free kick. This was also the final result of the match. In the short remaining period, Spurs tried to attack but could not score a third time against Pickford.
2-2 draw, Tottenham ended the season in 4th place. Coach Pochettino and his team have reason to regret that the match at the same time Chelsea was held to a goalless draw by Burnley. If they had won 3 points against Everton, Spurs could have climbed to the top 3.