Tottenham v Everton: Premier League final day – live
Tottenham Hotspur faces a critical match against Everton that could determine their fate in the Premier League. A win would secure their place in the top tier, while a draw might also suffice depending on other results. The stakes are high as Spurs have struggled at home this season, and Everton boasts a strong away record.
- ▪Tottenham must beat Everton to avoid relegation from the Premier League.
- ▪A draw may be enough unless West Ham achieves an improbable victory over Leeds.
- ▪Spurs have only won two home matches this season, while Everton has the sixth-best away record in the league.
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36m ago09.00 EDTPreambleOh Tottenham. How has it come to this? Champions League finalists in 2019, and Europa League winners just 12 months ago, one of the grandest clubs in England are now possibly 90 minutes plus fingernail-and-artery-bothering add-ons away from relegation to the second tier for the first time in nearly half a century.View image in fullscreenThe Spurs team arrive at the stadium on this day of days. Photograph: Will Cooper/ShutterstockAh but let’s leave those questions for later. And they’ll be a lot less pointed should Spurs escape the executioner this afternoon. The maths are simple: beat Everton and they stay up.
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