Everton vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Iliman Ndiaye magic inspires Toffees | OneFootball

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Follow live coverage as Everton face Tottenham Hotspur today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.

Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:

Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Premier League updates

Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur

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!

19 January 2025 16:03

Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur

Goal Richarlison de Andrade

19 January 2025 15:57

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

19 January 2025 15:57

Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur

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.

19 January 2025 15:53

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Substitution Jake Patrick O'Brien Michael Vincent Keane

19 January 2025 15:53

Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur

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.

19 January 2025 15:52

Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur

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.

19 January 2025 15:50

Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur

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).