Tottenham vs Everton – Team news

On Tottenham’s big day against Everton, De Zerbi has made just one change to the starting eleven from the midweek defeat to Chelsea. Djed Spence comes directly into the lineup to reinforce the wide positions, taking the place of forward Randal Kolo Muani

Young Czech goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky keeps his starting spot, leaving Guglielmo Vicario on the bench despite his recent return to fitness.

Their centre-back pairing is Kevin Danso and Micky van de Ven, with Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie, right and left fullback respectively.

Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentancur form their engine room in a base 4-2-3-1, and are supported by Pedro Porro, Mathys Tel and Conor Gallagher. Up top, their lone striker is former Everton striker, Richarlison.

Solanke and Maddison on bench…

Crucially for Tottenham, Dominic Solanke has returned to the matchday squad after recovering from a hamstring injury, joining James Maddison and Yves Bissouma on a strong subs bench.

However, Spurs are still without Cristian Romero, Xavi Simons, Dejan Kulusevski, and Mohammed Kudus.

For the Toffees, manager David Moyes has made just one change from the team that lost at home last week to Sunderland, with Thierno Barry coming in up top in place of Beto:

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Gary is an experienced football journalist who has written for, among many others, BBC Sport and The Metro, and is now the editor of ReadEverton.com. He leads daily coverage of Everton news, transfers and analysis as part of the dave.sport network. He also writes for ReadManCity.com, ReadMotorsport and ReadNorwich within the same network. When not writing, he enjoys a nice cold pint of Guinness and trips to the cinema ... not always at the same time.

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