Key events
richarlison He returns to his old club surfing a wave of confidence and with a streak of seven goals in seven games. His opposite number, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, on the other hand, cannot buy a goal and has not scored in his last 16 games during Everton. Portuguese striker Beto, brought in from Udinese to help up front, has managed just two league goals in 17 appearances since his arrival in August.
Today's match officials
Referee: Miguel Oliver
Assistants: Dan Cook and Wade Smith
Fourth referee: Andy Madley
var: Stuart Atwell
VAR Assistant: Harry Lennard
Those teams: As expected, Idrissa Gana Gueye returns directly to Everton's midfield following his return from Afcon and will replace the injured Arnaud Danjuma. That is the only change in Sean Dyche's lineup from the team that drew with Fulham on Tuesday.
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglous makes two changes to the team that started against Brentford in midweek. Brennan Johnson and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg enter the group, making way for Oliver Skipp and Dejan Kulusevki. Pape Sarr is among the substitutes after his return from Afcon.
Everton-Tottenham Hotspur lineups
Everton: Pickford, Godfrey, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Young, Gueye, Garner, McNeil, Harrison, Calvert-Lewin.
Substitutes: Patterson, Keane, Virginia, Beto, Coleman, Chermiti, Hunt, Dobbin, Metcalfe.
Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Johnson, Maddison, Werner, Richarlison.
Substitutes: Skipp, Dragusin, Gil Salvatierra, Emerson, Forster, Kulusevski, Sarr, Davies, Scarlett.
Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland)
Early team news
Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure is back in training after returning from a thigh injury, but this game has almost certainly come too soon for him. Seamus Coleman has been labeled little more than a “maybe” as he continues to recover from a similar ailment.
André Gomes is ruled out, while Arnaut Danjuma and Amadou Onana will undergo late physical tests. Idrissa Gana Gueye is available for selection after returning from Senegal's failed mission to retain their Africa Cup of Nations crown.
Gueye's compatriot Pape Sarr has also returned from international duty with Senegal and could start in Tottenham's midfield, but Heung-min Son (Asian Cup) and Yves Bissouma (Afcon) are not yet available. Manor Solomon, Ryan Sessegnon and Giovani Lo Celso are out through injury.
Premier League: Everton-Tottenham Hotspur
To Goodison Park, where Relegation threatens Everton They hope to end a run of five Premier League games without a win, having taken just two points from the last 15 available. Third from the bottom of the table (they would be 12th if not for that 10-point deduction), Sean Dyche's men lost 2-1 against Spurs in the corresponding fixture at White Hart Lane just before Christmas, but they can take heart in the fact that it was a game they dominated and were perhaps a little unlucky to lose.
Tottenham arrives at this match in midweek 3-2 victory over Brentford, and their goals came in a quick eight-minute burst just after half-time after a poor first 45 minutes. A win on Merseyside will keep Spurs in fourth place, but will put them level on points with Arsenal having played one more game. Kick-off at Goodison Park is at 12:30pm (GMT), but in the meantime we'll have team news and pre-match preparation.
