English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 24, 2026
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Tottenham Hotspur DWWDL 1
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Match Report

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João 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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:50 Burley backs De Zerbi after Tottenham's Premier League survival Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

TOT leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Antonín KinskyG
  2. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  3. 4Kevin DansoCD-R
  4. 13Destiny UdogieLB
  5. 23Pedro PorroRB
  6. 22Conor GallagherAM
  7. 6João PalhinhaLM
  8. 30Rodrigo BentancurRM
  9. 9RicharlisonF
  10. 11Mathys TelAM-L
  11. 24Djed SpenceAM-R

EVE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 5Michael KeaneCD-L
  3. 6James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 16Vitaliy MykolenkoLB
  5. 15Jake O'BrienRB
  6. 10Iliman NdiayeAM
  7. 42Tim IroegbunamLM
  8. 37James GarnerRM
  9. 11Thierno BarryF
  10. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallAM-L
  11. 34Merlin RöhlAM-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Jake O'Brien (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 62' Substitution, Everton. Tyrique George replaces Merlin Röhl.
  4. 62' Substitution, Everton. Harrison Armstrong replaces Jake O'Brien.
  5. 73' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Matar Sarr replaces Mathys Tel.
  6. 73' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Richarlison.
  7. 80' Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 82' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. James Maddison replaces Conor Gallagher.
  9. 82' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Archie Gray replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
  10. 84' Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Thierno Barry.
  11. 84' Substitution, Everton. Séamus Coleman replaces Tim Iroegbunam.
  12. 84' Substitution, Everton. Charly Alcaraz replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  13. 87' João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  14. 89' James Tarkowski (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Radu Dragusin replaces Destiny Udogie.
  16. 90'+7' Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.

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