Tottenham vs Everton Prediction: Expect an upset

Tottenham Hotspurs will feel disappointed after losing their first half lead and ending the game in a draw against newly promoted Leicester City. While Everton started the season with a heavy defeat at home against Brighton, match day two may see an upset on the cards for Tottenham. 

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Tottenham Hotspurs will be with out Rodrigo Bentancur through concussion Protocol. Gray could be the man to replace Bentancur from the start against Everton. Ange may opt to start with Dejan Kulusevski who came on late against Leicester City to replace James Maddison. However, against Everton he may feature from the start taking Brennan Johnson place in the starting line up on the right wing. Pedro Porro was unable to finish the first half after rolling his ankle late in the first half, he is Djed Spencer is expected to occupy his space in the starting eleven against Everton.

With Ashley Young suspended Sean Dyche will have to rethink his line up, with Mason Holgate as the best option to replace young on the right flank. He may also look to feature Iliman Ndiaye from the start, in Dominic Calvert-Lewin's place.

Tottenham Hotspur's Predicted line-up (4-3-3): Vicario, Spence, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie, Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison, Kulusevski, Richarlison, Son.

Everton's Predicted line-up (4-2-3-1): Pickford, Holgate, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Iroegbunam, Gueye, McNeil, Doucoure, Harrison, Ndiaye.

1st Goal - Tottenham Hotspur 39/100

It is not fair to say that Everton lost 3-0 because they were a man down. They lost by three goals because they looked like a team that was not ready for the season to start. They played with no desire to win challenges and with no structural rigidity. It is almost as if the players were playing against their own team and not working as a team.  The opening goal is a shinning example of this, the back line were caught napping and the goal keeper was not communicating to his back line as Brighton came storming in at goal. Captain James Tarkowski let a runner free on his blindside and that lead to an easy tap in for Brighton.

This goal came after a dominate display from Everton in the first half, where they created chances and Jack Harrison was the stand out player, taking on defenders and causing headaches for the defence. However, this first half display could hide the lack of structure in Everton's play. Brighton broke through the middle on several occasions. Leading to a flurry of chances for the Seagulls.

Tottenham can take advantage of this disorganised Everton side when the meet on Saturday. Especially if they get players like Maddison and Son firing from the first whistle to the last. Tottenham had some good chances against Leicester on the opening day but they failed to convert crucial chances. Dominic Solanke looked promising with a few chances falling his way.

Both Teams to score - Yes 7/10

We can expect Tottenham to dominate possession in this match the same way the dominated possession against Leicester City. The only weakness is that they do not convert their chances, they had 15 shots at goal and only 2 big chances manufactured. The upside is that they have not lost to Everton in their last seven meetings, they have been the first team to score in five out of their last five matches. Tottenham have failed to keep a clean sheet against Everton in their last three encounters with Everton. The last time they met in the league, Everton scored a late goal to tie the match at 2-2. Both teams had an extensive injury list and it showed in how they played in this encounter.

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