Tottenham increased Everton’s growing relegation fears and maintained their own top-four aspirations as Frank Lampard’s side were outclassed and humiliated.
On an embarrassing night for Lampard and his players, Spurs ran riot as Everton capitulated in a fashion that raises genuine doubts about their ability to maintain Premier League status.
Everton defender Michael Keane set the tone for the night by firing Ryan Sessegnon’s into his own net after 14 minutes while goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was at fault for Son Heung-min’s second three minutes later.
Matt Doherty set Harry Kane free to put the game out of sight eight minutes before half-time, while any slim hopes of an Everton revival were snuffed out when substitute Sergio Reguilon scored with his first touch at the far post seconds after the restart.
As Everton simply fell apart, Kane added the fifth after 55 minutes, meeting Doherty’s perfect cross with a crisp left-footed volley.
Everton are just one point and one place above the relegation zone with a game in hand on Burnley below them.
Everton in serious danger
Everton were last relegated from the top flight in 1951 and have had two last-day escapes in 1993-94 and 1997-98, but after this they should brace themselves for another cliffhanger this season.
Years of mismanagement on and off the field have led to the acquisition of a mix-and-match bunch of individuals who appear to have neither the heart nor stomach for a fight, especially away from home.
As so often this season, Everton collapsed at the first sign of adversity and once Keane, who is having a nightmare campaign, hammered emphatically into his own net early on, this was only going one way.
What will concern Lampard most – and it should be remembered he inherited this mess rather than created it – was the heartless fashion in which Everton appeared to throw in the towel once Spurs hit them with two quick goals.
It was an abysmal performance, with Everton’s midfield non-existent and their defence horribly vulnerable, easy prey to the likes of Kane and Son.
Given their abject form on their travels, Everton will now be reliant on home for to keep their heads above water, especially as two of those away games are trips to relegation rivals Watford and Burnley.
They have two crucial home games coming up against Wolves and then fast-improving Newcastle United. Defeat in either is unthinkable but a genuine possibility such was the sheer incompetence on show here.
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Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Lloris
- 4RomeroBooked at 30minsSubstituted forD Sánchezat 52′minutes
- 15Dier
- 33Davies
- 2Doherty
- 30Bentancur
- 5Højbjerg
- 19R SessegnonSubstituted forReguilónat 45′minutes
- 21Kulusevski
- 7Son Heung-MinBooked at 24minsSubstituted forBergwijnat 67′minutes
- 10Kane
Substitutes
- 3Reguilón
- 6D Sánchez
- 8Winks
- 12Emerson Royal
- 14Rodon
- 22Gollini
- 23Bergwijn
- 27Lucas Moura
- 42White
Everton
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Pickford
- 23Coleman
- 4Holgate
- 5KeaneSubstituted forBranthwaiteat 45′minutes
- 24Gordon
- 16Doucouré
- 6Allan
- 30van de BeekSubstituted forMykolenkoat 59′minutes
- 2Kenny
- 9Calvert-LewinSubstituted forAlliat 69′minutes
- 7Richarlison
Substitutes
- 14Townsend
- 15Begovic
- 17Iwobi
- 19Mykolenko
- 21André Gomes
- 32Branthwaite
- 33Rondón
- 34El Ghazi
- 36Alli
- Referee:
- Stuart Attwell
- Attendance:
- 59,647
Live Text
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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 5, Everton 0.
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Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 5, Everton 0.
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Attempt missed. Allan (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
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Attempt missed. Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
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Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross following a set piece situation.
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Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Mason Holgate (Everton).
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Foul by Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Séamus Coleman (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Allan (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Offside, Everton. Dele Alli tries a through ball, but Anthony Gordon is caught offside.
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Corner, Everton. Conceded by Eric Dier.
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Corner, Everton. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
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Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Substitution, Everton. Dele Alli replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
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Attempt saved. Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a through ball.
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