Van De Ven At The Double As Tottenham Cruise To Victory Against Everton

Tottenham’s aerial prowess nether Thomas Frank brought Everton plummeting backmost to world astatine Hill Dickinson Stadium. Spurs inflicted Everton’s first conclusion astatine their caller location courtesy of 3 headed goals, 2 from nan outstanding Micky van de Ven, to emergence to 3rd successful nan Premier League and support their ascendant shape connected nan road.

The disconnect astatine nan Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stands successful stark opposition to nan ruthless ratio of Frank’s squad distant from home. Van de Ven converted 2 corners earlier substitute Pape Matar Sarr banished immoderate imaginable of an Everton betterment pinch different close-range header successful nan 89th minute. Given nan glaring absence of a value striker successful David Moyes’ squad, nan imaginable of an Everton comeback was ever distant contempt nan probings of Iliman Ndiaye, James Garner, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Jack Grealish. It is now 13 points from a imaginable 15 for Frank’s broadside connected their travels this season.

The title was shaped by corners and Van de Ven’s domineering beingness astatine some ends of nan pitch. Everton matched Spurs for enterprising attack activity but had nary reply to nan value of nan visitors’ set-piece transportation aliases their captain’s aerial strength. The boos that greeted nan half-time whistle were aimed squarely astatine referee Craig Pawson, however.

Grealish almost started wherever he near disconnected past clip retired astatine Hill Dickinson Stadium by putting Everton up from adjacent range. The superb Ndiaye scorched past Djed Spence to group up Beto but, aft nan hapless centre-forward grounded to connect, Grealish arrived astatine nan backmost station and saw a goal-bound thrust blocked successful beforehand of nan statement by Pedro Porro. Dewsbury-Hall sliced nan loose shot precocious and wide.

Rodrigo Bentancur and Xavi Simons some troubled nan Everton defence arsenic an open, flowing crippled allowed nan respective midfields to impress. But it was a cardinal defender who took centre stage. From a Mohammed Kudus area swept precocious to nan backmost post, Bentancur directed nan shot backmost crossed extremity pinch his enarthrosis for Van de Ven to motion successful from a gait out.

Pape Matar Sarr heads location Tottenham’s 3rd extremity from adjacent range. Photograph: Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Images

It was nan first extremity Everton person conceded from a group portion each play and Spurs’ first effort connected target. It became 2 set-piece goals conceded successful first-half stoppage clip erstwhile nan visitors’ accuracy nether Frank punished Moyes’ squad again. Porro was nan provider, this clip from nan near pinch a brilliant, vicious area that demanded a finish. Van de Ven applied it erstwhile nan inswinging transportation sailed complete James Tarkowski and earlier Jordan Pickford’s fists could connect. The defender’s 2 first-half headers must person travel from a mixed region of 2 yards out.

Spurs’ 2nd arrived during 7 minutes of clip added connected chiefly for nan determination to disallow a towering header by Jake O’Brien moments aft Van de Ven’s opener. The Everton defender thought he had equalised from different good corner, taken by Dewsbury-Hall, and a header that gave Guglielmo Vicario nary chance successful nan Spurs’ goal. Everton celebrations were diluted erstwhile nan video adjunct referee advised Pawson to inspect nan pitch-side monitor. They were spoiled wholly erstwhile nan lucifer charismatic deemed that Ndiaye and Grealish were some offside and interfering pinch Vicario. The brace were intelligibly successful an offside position erstwhile O’Brien connected but nan grade to which they interfered pinch nan goalkeeper was highly debatable. Pawson’s on-field mentation was inaudible amid nan jeers that drowned him out.

Everton responded good to nan blows, peculiarly aft nan restart. Beto, who grounded to publication an inviting transverse crossed nan look of extremity from Ndiaye successful nan first half, almost atoned pinch an overhead footwear from nan Senegal international’s cross. Vicario produced an fantabulous reflex prevention to contradict nan No 9. Spurs’ committedness to a cleanable expanse was exemplified by João Palhinha throwing himself successful nan measurement of Idrissa Gueye’s volley precocious on. Richarlison should person extended nan visitors’ lead erstwhile a agelong shot caught retired Tarkowski and near him done connected goal, but Pickford dispersed himself good to thwart nan erstwhile Everton striker.

Richarlison was heavy progressive successful Spurs’ third, however, cushioning a header from different meticulous Porro centre backmost crossed extremity for Sarr to caput beyond Pickford.