Everton vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result and final score

A clinical and efficient first half from Everton is enough to pick up a result at Goodison Park, with the Toffees beating Tottenham 3-2 after a three-goal opening period. Looking to exploit Spurs’ high line right from kick-off, Gueye picked the opposition midfield apart with two assists in the opening half-hour, playing Calvert-Lewin through on goal after 13 minutes, before leading Ndiaye into the penalty area, with the winger lashing a left-footed finish past Kinsky 17 minutes later. An unfortunate own goal late in the half from Gray would give the Toffees a rare three-goal lead at the break; which would turn out to be unassailable, despite drama in the final quarter-hour. Kulusevski’s clipped finish against the run of play gave the visitors some hope with just under 15 minutes to go, before a late sliding finish at the back post from Richarlison would cut the deficit to just one deep in added time. It was too little, too late for Postecoglou’s team however, as they would run out of time and see their comeback attempt fall at the last hurdle. Everton only produced 0.32 of their 2.03 total expected goals in the second half but saw out the win – staying 16th ahead of a match with Brighton on January 25. Spurs managed an xG of 1.11 – scoring twice – but it wasn’t enough for a point, which keeps them in 15th before games against Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday and Leicester City in the Premier League next Sunday. That concludes our commentary of the Premier League fixture between Everton and Tottenham, we hope you’ve enjoyed it!

FULL-TIME: EVERTON 3-2 TOTTENHAM

Assist Mikey Steven Danny Moore

Goal Richarlison de Andrade

The fourth official indicates four minutes will be added to the end of the match for stoppages.

Kulusevski has created four chances in this match, the joint-most of any player on the pitch. No other Spurs player has created a single chance.

Substitution Jake Patrick O’Brien Michael Vincent Keane

Pickford launches the ball down the pitch, with Gray not dealing with the pressure properly, sending his hooked clearance off the face of Calvert-Lewin, which puts the striker through on goal, but Kinsky is quick off his line to swipe the ball away.

Tottenham have just seven minutes to find two more goals and salvage a result, though you feel that even one more would start rattling Everton’s nerves late on. After a poor spell to start the second period, Postecoglou’s changes look to have sparked some life back into Spurs, though their goal seems to be an outlier today.

Both Everton and Spurs have lost their first two Premier League matches of 2025. The Toffees have lost their first three league games in a year six times before – doing so in 2022 and 2023 most recently – while Spurs have only done so twice in their history (in consecutive years in 1993 and 1994).