David Moyes' Everton broke through Tottenham's terrible defense in the first half at Goodison Park to seal a 3-2 victory that drags Ange Postecoglou's side into the relegation battle.
Match report
Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Iliman Ndiaye strike as David Moyes' side humiliate Spurs.
The home fans celebrated with a hint of disbelief as the second-worst performing attack in the division feasted on Spurs' shocking vulnerability at the back.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin had not scored in the Premier League here since August. He twisted teenager Archie Gray in this way before bagging his first goal in 17 games.
After Orel Mangala's shot was pushed onto the post, Iliman Ndiaye quickly flew past Radu Dragusin and struck within a second. “Spurs have been everywhere,” former Tottenham defender Michael Dawson told Sky Sports. “The defense against Dragusin is unacceptable.”
Things got worse in first-half stoppage time when Gray hooked the ball into his own net. Everton fans had not seen anything like this since February 2017, when they scored three in the opening 45 minutes against Bournemouth. Everton scored just fifteen goals in their twenty league games before Sunday.
It should have been 4-0 early in the second half when Calvert-Lewin turned and shot wide as he was once again given time and space in the penalty area. It was inevitable that Everton then made things difficult for themselves in the closing stages.
Dejan Kulusevski gave the traveling fans something to cheer about when he made a fine contribution after Jordan Pickford jumped off his line. And Everton old boy Richarlison added another in stoppage time from close range. But Everton managed to secure a morale-boosting victory in the first competition under returning boss Moyes.
Spurs supporters expressed their displeasure and repeatedly called on chairman Daniel Levy to leave the club. Postecoglou's work will also come into sharp focus below.
Yes, Spurs' list of absentees is long – Dominic Solanke is now out with a knee problem – but the overall picture has not looked good for a long time.
There is still a lead in the Carabao Cup semi-final at Anfield, but Spurs have been taken to extra-time at Tamworth, beaten in the north London derby and now humiliated at Everton since that eye-catching win over Liverpool.
With one win in ten Premier League games and the gap to the bottom three of just eight points – and four against Everton – Tottenham are in crisis.
Setups
Everton XI: Gueye, Pickford, Doucoure, Tarkowski, Calvert-Lewin, Mangala, Vitaliy Mykolenko, Jesper Lindstrom, Iliman Ndiaye, Jarrad Branthwaite, Jake O'Brien
Subs: Young, Asmir Begovic, Keane, Jack Harrison, João Virgínia, Beto, Nathan Patterson, Martin Sherif, Harrison Armstrong
Tottenham XI: Son, Ben Davies, Maddison, Kulusevski, Spence, Porro, Pape Sarr, Dragusin, Kinsky, Gray, Bergvall
Subs: Reguilon, Richarlison, Austin, Lankshear, Moore, Callum Olusesi, Damola Ajayi, Yang, Malachi Hardy
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