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2023/24 English Premier League
Matchday 23
Everton v Tottenham Hotspur
Goodison Park
Liverpool, England
Saturday, 3 February 2024
Kick-off is at 13h30
Tottenham will attempt to hold onto fourth place in the
Premier League when they face relegation-threatened Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday, February 3 in the lunchtime kick-off.
Spurs climbed back into the top four after they beat Brentford 3-2 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on January 31, having seen Aston Villa go down 3-1 to Newcastle at Villa Park the previous day.
Ange Postecoglou's side went above Villa (5th) on goal difference, with the two teams locked on 43 points, three behind Arsenal (3rd) and Manchester City (2nd) and a further five adrift of league leaders Liverpool.
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The Toffees dropped back into the relegation zone following a 0-0 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage on January 30, which extend their winless run to five matches.
Luton moved up to 17th position courtesy of a stunning 4-0 victory over Brighton at Kenilworth Road last time out, while Burnley (19th) and Sheffield United (20th) remain entrenched in the drop zone after losing to Manchester City and Crystal Palace respectively in midweek.
Sean Dyche had central midfielders unavailable for the trip to West London and he praised his players for picking up a vital point under trying circumstances.
"With all the limitations in terms of options we had, I'm very pleased to get another clean sheet and another point," Dyche told evertontv. "We defended well as a group. We're asking a lot of this group.
"But it is tough when you're missing key players and players who have proved to be key players and you haven't got that adaptation. I am pleased with that side of it, with everyone coming down here to win the game."
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Postecoglou was pleased to get a response from his players in the second half after they lost focus when Neal Maupay opened the scoring for the Bees in the 15th minute.
"Good character from the boys to get the three points, but there is a lot of improvement," he told SPURSPLAY. "We're still a young side, trying to grow, trying to find our identity and within that context, opposition teams will test us in different ways.
"We didn't handle it well in the first half but, as I said, good character from the boys to handle it better in the second half."
Head-to-Head (Last Five Premier League Meetings)
Matches - 5
Everton - 0
Tottenham - 3
Draws - 2
Premier League Matchday 23 fixtures:
Saturday, February 3
13h30: Everton v Tottenham Hotspur
16h00: Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace
16h00: Burnley v Fulham
16h00: Newcastle United v Luton Town
18h30: Sheffield United v Aston Villa
Sunday, February 4
15h00: Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest
15h00: Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers
15h00: Manchester United v West Ham United
17h30: Arsenal v Liverpool
Monday, February 5
21h00: Brentford v Manchester City
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