Overview
Everton's form in the Premier League has been quite bad recently. The Toffees lost 3 consecutive matches against Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth and Aston Villa.
They have conceded four goals and have not scored any. The above disappointing results have caused the home team at Goodison Park to be ranked 16th after 21 rounds and only 1 point above the relegation zone.
However, Everton's upcoming opponent Tottenham is also in poor form. In the Premier League, the "Roosters" have lost 4 (Liverpool, Nottingham, Newcastle, Arsenal) and drawn 1 (Wolves) in the last 5 rounds.
Coach Ange Postecoglou's team has shown weak defense with 13 goals conceded during this period, an average of 2.6 goals/match.
Injuries have been a factor in Tottenham's form crisis. Their absentee list includes Vicario, Van de Ven, Romero, Davies and Udogie.
Meanwhile, Tottenham's highly rated strikers are playing underperforming. In the last 7 matches, Son Heung-min scored 1 goal while Solanke also only scored 2 goals.
Notably, Everton have shared points every time they meet London sides this season. In the context that both Merseyside and Tottenham are performing poorly, they will likely have to accept sharing points.
Everton have won just one of their last 24 Premier League games against Spurs (11 draws, 12 losses), beating the Spurs 1-0 at Tottenham in September 2020.
Personnel situation
Everton's James Garner could return after a long injury spell, but Dwight McNeil, Seamus Coleman, Tim Iroegbunam and Youssef Chermiti are still absent. Armando Broja is seriously injured and cannot participate.
On the other side of the front line, Brennan Johnson and Yves Bissouma are both doubtful to play. Timo Werner, destiny Udogie, Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven are all ruled out due to injury.
Expected lineup:
Everton: Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Lindstrom, Gueye, Mangala, Doucoure, Ndiaye, Calvert-Lewin.
Tottenham: Kinsky, Pedro Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence, Bergvall, Sarr, Maddison, Kulusevski, Solanke, Son Heung-min.
The match between Everton and Tottenham takes place at 9:00 p.m. on January 19 (Vietnam time).
