Everton vs Tottenham
England FA Cup
Date: Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Kick-Off at 20.15 UK
Venue: Goodison Park, Liverpool.
A spot in the FA Cup quarter-finals will be at stake when Everton and Tottenham face each other at Goodison Park on Wednesday evening.
Everton came from behind to share the spoils with Manchester United in their last league match, with Calvert-Lewin scoring the equalizer in the 5th minute of the stoppage time.
Both Gbamin and Pickford are sidelined with injuries, while Allan is a major doubt. Sigurdsson, Iwobi and January signing Joshua King are all pushing for a start.
Spurs, on the other hand, defeated WBA 2-0 on Harry Kane’s return from injury.
Jose Mourinho’s men have slim chances of winning the Premier League trophy, and, no doubt, they will give 100% to go all the way in the FA Cup.
Anyhow, given Tottenham’s attacking potential, both teams to score betting option should be considered. Alli, Lo Celso, and Reguilon remain on the sidelines for the visitors.
Everton vs Tottenham Head-to-head
Teams Everton Tottenham played so far 44 matches.
Everton won 8 direct matches. Tottenham won 20 matches. 16 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 2.68 goals per Match.
Everton vs Tottenham Prediction
Everton in actual season average scored 2.00 goals per match. In 12 (80.00%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 9 (60.00%) matches in season 2021 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Tottenham average scored 2.18 goals per match in season 2021. In 14 (73.68%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 12 (63.16%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Team News:
Everton's first-choice goalkeeper Jordan Pickford continues to struggle with a rib injury and may not return in time for this game, which would mean another start for the equally unconvincing Robin Olsen.
James Rodriguez came off with a tight calf at Old Trafford and may not be risked in this fixture, while Allan is back in training but not ready to return to the Goodison Park turf just yet.
Seamus Coleman, Yerry Mina and Alex Iwobi could all be among an expected reshuffle from Ancelotti this week, but Joshua King is unavailable having already featured for Bournemouth in this season's tournament.
It remains to be seen if Mourinho will be willing to risk Kane twice in the space of a week, especially with Manchester City to come at the weekend, so Carlos Vinicius may be chosen to spearhead the Tottenham attack.
Dele Alli would be expected to earn some minutes this weekend but remains doubtful with a tendon problem, while it is still too soon for Sergio Reguilon or Giovani Lo Celso to return to the fold, and Serge Aurier is uncertain with a calf issue.
Eric Dier was dropped to face West Brom after giving away a penalty in the defeat to Chelsea but could return here, while Gareth Bale and Steven Bergwijn will both hope to impress out wide after underwhelming displays in recent matches.
Everton possible starting lineup:
Olsen; Coleman, Mina, Holgate, Digne; Gomes, Doucoure; Iwobi, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Calvert-Lewin
Tottenham Hotspur possible starting lineup:
Hart; Doherty, Dier, Rodon, Davies; Winks, Sissoko; Bale, Ndombele, Bergwijn; Vinicius