Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Everton FC, Premier League 2020-2021, Today Match Prediction

Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Everton FC Match Prediction & Analysis

Tottenham Hotspur ended last season in strong albeit unspectacular fashion, losing just once since football resumed after lockdown. 

Manager Jose Mourinho’s brand of football usually has its critics, but few can argue with the results his teams produce. If he can win a trophy with Spurs this season, there won’t be many complaints from their fans.

They have a long way to improve to compete for the league, however – their best chance for silverware will be in the Europa League and domestic cup competitions. 

Everton could be a mixed bag this season. Manager Carlo Ancelotti has persuaded big names to join him at the club, but he relies on his stars hitting form straight away or things could get messy on the blue half of Merseyside.

This will be a tight affair with neither side wanting to lose their first match of the season.

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Tottenham Hotspur FC Preview

Predicted 2020/21 finish: 5th  

Reasons to be cheerful:

     Mourinho finally has fully fit players and will be determined to prove himself

     Club have added solid acquisitions in the transfer market

Reasons to be fearful:

     No real cover if Harry Kane gets injured

     Style of football can be uninspiring

The stats all point in Spurs’ favour – they’ve won their opening fixture in the previous three seasons, Jose Mourinho has beaten Everton more than any other club in his career and Everton have not beaten a top-six team since 2013.

The feeling is that this season is Tottenham’s best chance of winning a trophy since 2008, when they lifted the League Cup. 

Whether it’s going all the way in the Europa League, as Mourinho did with Manchester United in 2017, or lifting a domestic trophy, the fans and board-members alike will settle for anything. It has been that long.

They have made sensible if not sensational purchases, in Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Matt Doherty and if their attacking players stay fit, they could really push for the top-four this year.

Star Man – Harry Kane

Star man Kane scored 24 goals last season despite missing a chunk of it through injury. If he stays fit throughout, he could fire Spurs to a trophy

Everton FC Preview

Predicted 2020/21 finish: 8th

Reasons to be cheerful

     Strong signings have added stardust to midfield

     Manager Carlo Ancelotti demands success wherever he goes

Reasons to be fearful

     Poor form to end last season

     Strikers can run hot and cold

Everton certainly cannot be called an unambitious club. 

Such is the owner’s determination to elevate The Toffees towards the top of the Premier League that he persuaded one of the most successful managers of the previous two decades, Carlo Ancelotti, to lead them.

They have then lured former golden boy James Rodriguez from sunny Madrid to join their revolution at Goodison Park.

Their best acquisition, however, might well prove to be fellow midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré from relegated Watford. The Frenchman can add power and quality in the middle of the pitch which they were missing before.

Despite forwards Richarlison and Calvert-Lewin netting 30 goals between them last season, Everton will require more consistency in front of goal if they are to challenge for European places. 

The likelihood is that they may well be just short.

Star Man – Richarlison

The Brazilian forward is a player of genuine star quality who can create goals from anywhere. He’ll be pleased with his goal-return last season, but will want to improve again this year