Tottenham forward Richarlison has continued to rain goals, after a long drought as Tottenham beat Everton to maintain their fight for the Premier League top four.
Ange Postecoglou’s side took control with two first-half efforts by Richarlison and Son Heung-min. Everton’s Gomes tried to get his team back in the game when he pulled one back but Tottenham held on till the end.
Richarlison opened the scoring in the 9th minute against his former club with his fourth goal in three matches. Nine minutes later, Son made it two.
Tottenham are now in fourth position, a head of Manchester City who has one pending game.
PLAYER RATINGS
Tottenham: Vicario 6, Porro 6, Romero 6, Davies 6, Royal 6, Sarr 7, Skipp 6, Kulusevski 6, Johnson 8*, Richarlison 7, Son 7. Subs: Dier 6, Hojbjerg 6, Lo Celso 6.
Everton: Pickford 7, Patterson 6, Tarkowski 6, Branthwaite 6, Mykolenko 7, Onana 6, Gana 6, Garner 7, McNeil 7, Harrison 6, Calvert-Lewin 5. Subs: Danjuma 6, Beto 6, Andre Gomes 6.
Defeat for Everton ended a four-match winning run and left them just four points above the relegation zone.
