Tottenham v Everton: Prediction, lineups and betting tips

Tottenham have not scored a Premier League goal this season. Not one. Three matches, three blanks, and the club's finishing crisis rolls into Saturday's home game against Everton with the injury list growing rather than shrinking.

The scale of the problem is stark. Spurs lost 3-0 at Brentford, then 0-2 at home to Newcastle, then drew 0-0 at Nottingham Forest. Everton, in contrast, have not lost a game all season and travel to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium full of confidence.

The home side's attacking numbers make grim reading. Tottenham have scored zero goals in three league games this season, an average of 0.0 per match, and have failed to score in all three. They have also shipped five goals at the other end, conceding 2.0 per game at home, and sit with one point from a possible nine.

The injury list explains part of it. Dejan Kulusevski, Mikkel Mudryk, Wilson Odobert and Xavi Simons are all missing through injury, while Richarlison is absent because of ongoing transfer negotiations. That is five attacking or creative players unavailable from a squad that was already short of a cutting edge, leaving Dominic Solanke to carry the goal threat almost alone.

Everton have the opposite problem, if it can be called that at all. They are unbeaten after three matches, a win over Crystal Palace and draws against Manchester United and Bournemouth, and have scored in every one of them. Their front line has found the net five times already, an average of 1.67 goals per game, with three of those goals arriving in the final 15 minutes of matches, suggesting a side that finishes games strongly.

A point on the road at Tottenham would extend their unbeaten start to four games and keep them clear of the bottom of the table this early in the season.

Tottenham's form reads LLD, one point from a possible nine, with defeats to Brentford and Newcastle either side of a goalless draw at Nottingham Forest. Everton's WDD start looks considerably healthier on paper, a win over Crystal Palace either side of draws against Manchester United and Bournemouth. The surface numbers back up the trend underneath them too. Tottenham are averaging 0.92 expected goals per game in their last three and converting almost none of it, while Everton's 1.32 expected goals per game has translated into actual goals in every outing.

Both sides sit some way off the pace being set at the top of the division, where Arsenal and Manchester City have both won all four of their opening fixtures. Tottenham have taken one point from their first three league games this season, with the head-to-head record showing they have lost twice and drawn once. Everton have taken five points from their opening three, unbeaten in all of them.

For Tottenham, another winless afternoon at home would pile further pressure on a side already toothless in front of goal and staring at the prospect of an early-season slide. For Everton, three points here would put a real gap between them and the bottom of the table and confirm their unbeaten start was no fluke.

Tottenham have the historical edge in this fixture, winning 6 of the last 10 meetings to Everton's 1, with 3 draws. The pair have averaged 2.9 goals per meeting, both teams have scored in 4 of the last 10, and 6 of the last 10 have gone over 2.5 goals. Tottenham won the most recent meeting 1-0 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 24 May 2026, and thrashed Everton 4-0 in the corresponding home fixture back in August 2024.

That history sits awkwardly alongside this season's form. Tottenham's h2h dominance was built on a functioning attack, and this version of the team barely has one. The BTTS rate of 40% across the head-to-head sample already points to plenty of shutouts between these two, and with Tottenham's finishing woes this season, a repeat of that low-scoring pattern, rather than the free-scoring 4-0 vintage, looks the more likely outcome this time.

The gap that matters most here is in front of goal. Everton are averaging 1.67 goals scored per game across their last three matches against Tottenham's 0.0, and Everton's expected goals per game (1.32) sits well above Tottenham's 0.92 too. Tottenham do carry an edge in possession, averaging 59% of the ball in their recent matches to Everton's 42.7%, but plenty of that possession has come in unthreatening areas given the finishing return. Everton also edge the corners count at their attacking end, winning 5.0 per game to Tottenham's 7.33 for at their own end, not enough on its own to swing a game, but another small marker of which side has looked more purposeful with the ball in the final third.

The match kicked off at 17:30 BST on Saturday 12 September at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Premier League rights for the 2026/27 season are shared between Sky Sports and TNT Sports, and this fixture was shown on Sky Sports where selected. Highlights are also available on Match of the Day.

The value in this match sits with Tottenham's inability to score rather than the outright result. Spurs have blanked in every league game this season and go into the weekend without five attacking players, which makes Both Teams to Score No the strongest angle on the card. Everton's superior recent form and finishing record also make the visitors worth backing across the wider markets.