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MOTD- Everton 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur

By on November 3, 2013

Tottenham found themselves frustrated in a rough night out at Goodison Park against Everton. Both sides failed to climb into second in the Premier League, although both sides should also be satisfied with the point. Yet Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas was worried about his side’s lack of attacking threats more than the result.

For a side who spent over £110 million on new talent over the summer, failing to capitalize on Everton’s poor first half was astounding. Sandro forced Tim Howard into a good diving save to keep out his low, dipping twenty-yard effort in the fourth minute, but Tottenham didn’t create any more chances despite dominating the first period.

Yet the visitors started to make use of their vast amounts of possession as Everton defender Silvan Distin had to made a vital block to send Paulinho’s fifteen yard shot wide. Although Everton made things tough for Spurs by pushing forward in the final quarter of the match, with Seamus Coleman screaming for a penalty for the home side in the sixty-sixth minute after Jan Vertonghen had clipped him from behind as he burst down the right side of the box. Dawson then had to put in a good bock to stop Ross Barkley from connecting to a cross from six yards out, but Tottenham nearly took the lead as Gylfi Sigurdson saw his curling effort from twenty-yards blocked by Howard.

Yet there was an even bigger scare for Tottenham when French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris took Romelu Lukaku’s knee to his face, and was forced to receive medical treatment and was about to be substituted until deciding to come back on, despite looking slightly groggy. Still, the goalkeeper made a good block to parry Gerard Deulofeu’s chip to safety after the youngster blew by three Tottenham defender’s and charged into the Tottenham box from the right wing. It was all Everton in the final moments of the match, but Roberto Martinez’s side could not capitalize on the nine minutes of stoppage time and the match ended 0-0.
Man of the Match: Gerard Deulofeu

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