Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueJoão Palhinha proves decisive as Spurs beat Everton to secure Premier League safety
João Palhinha's 43rd-minute goal fired Tottenham to Premier League safety with a 1-0 home win over Everton.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Destiny Udogie.
- 3': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
- 3': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 4': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathys Tel with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton).
- 5': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Attempt missed. Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 6': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Palhinha.
- 9': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 10': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathys Tel with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Palhinha following a corner.
- 11': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 13': Foul by Jake O'Brien (Everton).
- 13': Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Jake O'Brien (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Attempt missed. João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 14': Foul by Thierno Barry (Everton).
- 14': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathys Tel.
- 16': Handball by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 17': Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Jake O'Brien (Everton).
- 19': Foul by Merlin Röhl (Everton).
- 19': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Merlin Röhl (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 22': Attempt missed. Thierno Barry (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 24': Delay in match (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Everton).
- 29': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
- 31': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 31': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Garner.
- 33': Corner, Everton. Conceded by João Palhinha.
- 35': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Tim Iroegbunam.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross.
- 36': Jake O'Brien (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 38': Jake O'Brien (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 40': Attempt blocked. Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross.
- 41': Foul by Merlin Röhl (Everton).
- 41': Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jake O'Brien.
- 43': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Mathys Tel with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Everton 0. João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Michael Keane (Everton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake O'Brien.
- 45': Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Foul by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45'+3': Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
- 45'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Everton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 1, Everton 0.
- 46': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
- 46': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 48': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 49': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Tim Iroegbunam.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richarlison with a headed pass.
- 50': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 51': Foul by Thierno Barry (Everton).
- 51': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Everton).
- 57': Conor Gallagher (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 60': Attempt blocked. Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 60': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 62': Substitution, Everton. Tyrique George replaces Merlin Röhl.
- 62': Substitution, Everton. Harrison Armstrong replaces Jake O'Brien.
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 65': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 67': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
- 71': Foul by Thierno Barry (Everton).
- 71': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Delay in match (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 73': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Matar Sarr replaces Mathys Tel.
- 73': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Richarlison.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Tim Iroegbunam.
- 75': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pape Matar Sarr following a corner.
- 76': Foul by Thierno Barry (Everton).
- 76': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Everton).
- 80': Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 80': Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. James Maddison replaces Conor Gallagher.
- 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Archie Gray replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 83': Foul by Tyrique George (Everton).
- 83': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Thierno Barry.
- 84': Substitution, Everton. Séamus Coleman replaces Tim Iroegbunam.
- 84': Substitution, Everton. Charly Alcaraz replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 85': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 85': Tyrique George (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Handball by João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 87': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for handball.
- 88': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Djed Spence.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
- 89': Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': James Tarkowski (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Radu Dragusin replaces Destiny Udogie.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Charly Alcaraz (Everton).
- 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Michael Keane (Everton) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James Garner.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Charly Alcaraz (Everton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Séamus Coleman with a cross.
- 90'+7': Foul by Charly Alcaraz (Everton).
- 90'+7': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Charly Alcaraz (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+9': Attempt saved. Tyrique George (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 90'+9': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Antonín Kinsky.
- 90'+10': Attempt missed. James Tarkowski (Everton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+11': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Archie Gray.
- 90'+11': Attempt missed. Michael Keane (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Charly Alcaraz with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+12': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Everton 0.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Everton 0.
Statistics
 EVE |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 50.2 | Possession | 49.8 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 316 | Accurate Passes | 321 |
| 384 | Passes | 381 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 23 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 22 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 35 |
| 26 | Clearances | 35 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Antonín Kinsky (GK)  |
| 37 | Micky van de Ven |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 13 | Destiny Udogie |
| 23 | Pedro Porro |
| 22 | Conor Gallagher |
| 6 | João Palhinha |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 9 | Richarlison |
| 11 | Mathys Tel |
| 24 | Djed Spence |
Everton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 5 | Michael Keane |
| 6 | James Tarkowski |
| 16 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 15 | Jake O'Brien |
| 10 | Iliman Ndiaye |
| 42 | Tim Iroegbunam |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 11 | Thierno Barry |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 34 | Merlin Röhl |
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