Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Everton: Spurs close cap on leaders Arsenal

Harry Kane marked his four-hundredth Tottenham look with the opening purpose as Antonio Conte’s facet closed the hole on Premier League leaders Arsenal with victory over Everton.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg added a second late on with a curling strike that took a slight deflection off Alex Iwobi on its approach in.

Spurs dominated the early phases however the two greatest probabilities of the primary half fell to the guests, who shall be disenchanted to not have put away each alternatives.

Demarai Gray didn’t hit the goal after racing on to Conor Coady’s lengthy ball excessive of the Tottenham defence, earlier than Amadou Onana blazed over the crossbar following Hojbjerg’s poor contact.

Kane despatched a rasping volley straight at Pickford early within the second half however there was nothing the Toffees keeper might do concerning the 29-year-old’s spot-kick – his 14th purpose in 15 Premier League appearances towards Everton – or Hojbjerg’s late end.

The victory lifts Conte’s crew stage on factors with second-placed Manchester City and only a level behind north London rivals Arsenal, whereas Everton drop to 14th.

Prolific Kane units Spurs on their approach

The victory lifts Spurs on to 23 factors from 10 league matches – their highest tally at this stage of a Premier League season – whereas Kane has now scored in 5 successive top-flight video games for the primary time in his profession.

It was a win the house facet totally deserved after a dominant show, though they rode their luck within the first half and will have discovered themselves behind at half-time.

But Frank Lampard’s crew had been no match for Spurs within the second half and it wasn’t lengthy earlier than Spurs’ strain advised, Pickford bringing down England team-mate Kane contained in the six-yard field with an outstretched arm.

Kane’s penalty lifts him to inside eight objectives Jimmy Greaves’ all-time Tottenham report of 266.

Hojbjerg secured the win with 5 minutes remaining, gathering Rodrigo Bentancur’s supply earlier than discovering the far nook through a deflection off Iwobi.

The solely bitter observe from the hosts’ perspective was a second-half damage to former Everton ahead Richarlison, who went down clutching his left calf and was changed by Yves Bissouma.

Toothless Toffees pay value for first-half misses

Before the sport, supervisor Lampard spoke of Everton’s improved energy of character since their slender escape from relegation final season.

The Merseyside membership have undoubtedly come a great distance since shedding 5-0 on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in March however the guests had been taking no dangers within the early phases right here, with midfield trio Iwobi, Onana and Idrissa Gueye working deep in entrance of the Toffees’ again 5 in an effort to stifle Conte’s facet.

But Everton quickly grew into the competition and may have taken the lead when Coady launched Gray, however the winger’s end lacked composure.

The identical utilized to Onana’s wild effort not lengthy afterwards, which got here after the Everton midfielder had capitalised on a lapse in focus from Hojbjerg contained in the Tottenham half.

It was one-way visitors within the second-half, nonetheless, because the Toffees didn’t register a shot at Hugo Lloris’ purpose.

Their total tally of 4 makes an attempt is their lowest complete in a Premier League sport this season.

Player of the match

BissoumaYves Bissouma

Everton

1. Squad quantity2Player identifyTarkowski

2. Squad quantity30Player identifyCoady

3. Squad quantity17Player identifyIwobi

4. Squad quantity11Player identifyGray

5. Squad quantity1Player identifyPickford

6. Squad quantity23Player identifyColeman

7. Squad quantity19Player identifyMykolenko

8. Squad quantity27Player identifyGueye

9. Squad quantity8Player identifyOnana

10. Squad quantity7Player identifyMcNeil

11. Squad quantity20Player identifyMaupay

12. Squad quantity9Player identifyCalvert-Lewin

13. Squad quantity37Player identifyGarner

14. Squad quantity33Player identifyRondón

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