English Premier League

Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League
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  • 19': Micky van de Ven
  • 45'+6': Micky van de Ven
  • 89': Pape Matar Sarr

Micky van de Ven scores twice as Tottenham overpower Everton

Captain Micky van de Ven led from the front with two headers to inflict Everton's first defeat at their new stadium as Tottenham moved into third with a 3-0 victory.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Beto.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 7': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 7': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
  • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Foul by Beto (Everton).
  • 14': Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Offside, Everton. Beto is caught offside.
  • 18': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
  • 19': Goal! Everton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur following a corner.
  • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 24': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 24': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jake O'Brien (Everton) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 24': Offside, Everton. Iliman Ndiaye is caught offside.
  • 27': VAR Decision: No Goal Everton 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur.
  • 29': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 29': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
  • 34': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by James Garner.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani following a corner.
  • 39': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
  • 40': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
  • 44': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Brennan Johnson.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
  • 45'+2': Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jack Grealish.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jack Grealish.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jake O'Brien.
  • 45'+6': Goal! Everton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+8': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
  • 45'+8': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+9': First Half ends, Everton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Everton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Garner with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Beto (Everton) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 57': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 57': Michael Keane (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
  • 58': Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': James Garner (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jack Grealish.
  • 61': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Bergvall replaces Xavi Simons.
  • 62': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
  • 63': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 63': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (Everton).
  • 65': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
  • 66': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Bergvall is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, Everton. Thierno Barry replaces Beto.
  • 66': Substitution, Everton. Merlin Röhl replaces Jake O'Brien.
  • 67': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 67': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Handball by Michael Keane (Everton).
  • 71': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 71': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Jack Grealish (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 73': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Tarkowski with a headed pass.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Thierno Barry (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Tarkowski.
  • 77': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
  • 78': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Matar Sarr replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Merlin Röhl (Everton) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 82': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
  • 83': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
  • 84': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 84': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Foul by Merlin Röhl (Everton).
  • 86': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Substitution, Everton. Charly Alcaraz replaces Idrissa Gueye.
  • 87': Foul by Merlin Röhl (Everton).
  • 87': Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Matar Sarr is caught offside.
  • 89': Goal! Everton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 3. Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Richarlison with a headed pass.
  • 90': Foul by Thierno Barry (Everton).
  • 90': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mathys Tel replaces Brennan Johnson.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Merlin Röhl (Everton).
  • 90'+4': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 90'+5': Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Everton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Everton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 3.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 1
46.5 Possession 53.5
7 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 2
0.6 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
329 Accurate Passes 374
395 Passes 442
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
15 Crosses 33
0.3 Cross % 0.1
45 Long Balls 37
14 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 10
20 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 6
54 Effective Clearances 27
54 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,501

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 15 +19 33
2 Manchester City 15 +19 31
3 Aston Villa 15 +7 30
4 Chelsea 15 +10 25
Full Standings

Line-Ups

EVE Everton (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
5 Michael Keane
6 James Tarkowski
16 Vitaliy Mykolenko
15 Jake O'Brien
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
37 James Garner Yellow Card
27 Idrissa Gueye
9 Beto
18 Jack Grealish Yellow Card
10 Iliman Ndiaye

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
37 Micky van de Ven
4 Kevin Danso
24 Djed Spence
23 Pedro Porro
20 Mohammed Kudus
30 Rodrigo Bentancur
6 João Palhinha
39 Randal Kolo Muani
7 Xavi Simons
22 Brennan Johnson

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