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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Saturday, 12 September 2026 — 17:30 BST
Saturday's 17:30 BST kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium pits a side in genuine early-season crisis against one of the more settled-looking clubs in the top flight, as Spurs sit 18th with one point and no goals in the Premier League, and Everton arrive with five points from their opening three fixtures.
Roberto De Zerbi will be desperate to turn things around this weekend, but the absentee list he has to contend with is lengthy, while David Moyes can call on a near-full group with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall operating as the creative engine for the unbeaten Toffees.
Preview: Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton
Tottenham spent heavily on new recruits in the summer transfer window, but kicked off their Premier League campaign with a 3-0 opening-day loss at Brentford, and followed that with a 2-0 home defeat to Newcastle United.
Notably, the Lilywhites' only point of the season so far came from a goalless draw at Nottingham Forest, and their inability to score in any of their three fixtures makes their poor start all the more concerning.
De Zerbi's possession-based style has simply not been able to function as intended, and his team have shown almost no threat in the final third, even when they have had the ball in promising areas.
That being said, Spurs' attacking options have been stripped by injuries, a factor that is perhaps sparing the manager amongst some sections of the fanbase.
The home crowd at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will be expecting a reaction, and a fixture against Everton would normally represent a winnable game on paper, but the Londoners' failure to score so far in the league has impacted the markets across newly launched UK betting sites.
Everton's early-season form stands in marked contrast to Saturday's hosts', with Moyes having taken five points off Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and Manchester United while remaining unbeaten – a run that reflects a squad in better shape than many expected heading into this campaign.
The manner of their point against United, which saw Ainsley Maitland-Niles equalising in the 96th minute on his Toffees debut, showcased a side that keeps going when behind, and that energy and confidence is likely to travel with the club to North London.
Dewsbury-Hall is the fulcrum of Everton's play in midfield, combining an eye for goal with a level of creativity that has made him the most influential player in either squad over the opening weeks of the season.
James Tarkowski is another name to watch for Everton, and having already found the net this season, the centre-back's ability to threaten from set pieces is a dimension that a Tottenham side which has conceded five goals in three games may find hard to handle.
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Moyes tends to set up his sides to be compact and hard to beat away from home, but Tottenham's attacking limitations could make for a quiet afternoon for the Everton defence.
Team news for Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton
Tottenham Hotspur
De Zerbi is without four attackers through injury, with Xavi Simons and Wilson Odobert undergoing rehabilitation following ACL injuries, and Dejan Kulusevski sidelined due to a knee problem of his own.
Mykhaylo Mudryk's situation is particularly cruel, as the Ukrainian had only just ended a layoff stretching across more than 600 days before sustaining a fresh ankle injury at Nottingham Forest on September 5, ruling him out for roughly another month.
Maddison is a doubt, though De Zerbi has indicated the midfielder may be available, despite the shoulder problem that kept him out of Spurs' last three matches.
Richarlison is training separately having been left out of Tottenham's Premier League squad, and his future remains uncertain given that a proposed exit to Vasco da Gama has been scuppered.
With that in mind, Omar Marmoush could lead the line on Saturday, with Mathys Tel and Savio providing width, while Sandro Tonali and Rodrigo Bentancur are expected to anchor the double pivot with Mateus Fernandes in the advanced midfield role.
Everton
Christian Norgaard is sidelined with a muscle injury that is expected to keep him out until October, but Hayden Hackney should be available to start in Everton's double pivot.
James Garner is likely to operate in the centre of the park on Saturday, despite being forced off with a thigh issue against United, though the versatile Merlin Rohl will be on hand if he does not make the lineup.
Jack Grealish is in contention to start on the left, while Tyrique George shifts over to the right in place of Brennan Johnson, as part of a three-man unit supporting striker Thierno Barry.
Elsewhere, right-back Maitland-Niles could be set for a first Everton start after his debut goal against United, starting alongside Jarrad Branthwaite, James Tarkowski and Vitaliy Mykolenko in Moyes's back four.
Predicted lineups for Tottenham Hotspur and Everton
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1): Kinsky; Porro, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bentancur, Tonali; Savio, Fernandes, Tel; Marmoush.
Everton (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Maitland-Niles, Branthwaite, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Garner, Hackney; George, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish; Barry.
Tottenham Hotspur and Everton head-to-head record
Across 192 meetings in all competitions, Tottenham hold the overall head-to-head advantage with 74 wins to Everton's 58, while 60 draws have been played out across a long history.
The last five meetings have been dominated by Tottenham, who have won three, drawn one and lost one in that sequence.
Their most recent encounter, played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in May 2026, ended 1-0 to the Londoners, following on from Spurs' 3-0 win at Hill Dickinson Stadium in October 2025.
Everton's solitary win in the last five clashes was a 3-2 victory at Goodison Park in January 2025, and their away record at this ground is grim over an extended period – their last Premier League victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium came in 2020.
The head-to-head record makes for useful context, but the Lilywhites side that produced those results was meaningfully different to the XI De Zerbi will name on Saturday – for a broader look at how to approach Premier League markets, our betting guides are a useful starting point.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton prediction and betting tips
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- Tottenham have scored zero Premier League goals in three matches, conceding five – the record of a side still finding its feet
- Dewsbury-Hall is Everton's creative key, capable of contributing directly and driving the play in a way that gives Moyes a genuine threat
- Everton are unbeaten (W1 D2) with five goals scored and three conceded, and have found the net in all of their Premier League matched this season
- Tottenham are without Simons, Odobert, Kulusevski and Mudryk, while Maddison remains a doubt, leaving De Zerbi with reduced options to find a breakthrough
Anthony is an avid Liverpool fan that covers football and the World Cup on TNT Sports. A few seasons deep into his work writing for a number of sites such as Sports Mole and Football Ground Guide, he regularly previews upcoming clashes and pens features about the latest and greatest in the beautiful game. Anthony is looking forward to writing about how the Reds continue to spend the Coutinho money.