Harry Kane and Hojbjerg’s goal was enough to sink Everton to their third consecutive defeat and keep Tottenham in the title fight.
Frank Lampard’s men suffered back-to-back defeats having leaked two second-half goals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
After a goalless first half, the hosts took the lead a minute before the hour mark as Harry Kane beat goalkeeper Jordan Pickford from the penalty mark.
The victory was sealed four minutes before full time after Pierre Hojbjerg turned home Rodrigo Bentancur’s assist.
Alex Iwobi, who is undoubtedly the best player in Everton at the moment could not do anything to prevent the Goodison Park giants from losing.
Iwobi put up an average shift as stats showed he accounted for zero shots, one cross, and one dribble, with 32 passes, 26 passes and a passing accuracy of 92.3 percent.
The second goal, just before the 90 minutes Mark saw Hojbjerg’s shot deflect off Iwobi and into the net.
Gueye played for 81 minutes before he was subbed off for Salomon Rondon. He put up a good defensive showing with two interceptions and two clearances and zero blocked shots.
On the attacking side of the match, he contributed 36 passes and an impressive 94.4 passing accuracy to his credit. He also committed two fouls and was cautioned by referee Paul Tierney in the 24th minute.
The win keeps Tottenham in third place in the league table but they are level on points with Manchester City and one point behind Arsenal.
Everton dropped to 14th due to goal difference and could be 16th by the end of the weekend.
Everton have won just two of their 14 away Premier League games under Frank Lampard (D3 L9), with two defeats at Tottenham (also 5-0 in March).
Tottenham will travel to Manchester United for their next fixture while Everton are away to Newcastle United, both games coming up on Wednesday.
