Everton and Spurs met on the opening day of the Premier League season back in September, with the Toffees coming out 1-0 winners at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Since then, Carlo Ancelotti’s men have enjoyed an indifferent season, floundering between impressive results and utter disappointment.

Meanwhile, Spurs have fallen from top of the Premier League all the way down to seventh, a position they have only themselves to blame for after squandering countless leads.

If Jose Mourinho’s men win at Goodison Park this evening they will go back to within three points of the top four, while Everton would close the gap to four points off the Champions League places.

Here is everything you need to know about the game.

When is it?

The match will kick off at 8pm GMT on Friday, April 16.

How can I watch it?

The fixture will air live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. Subscribers will also be able to watch the match online.

What is the team news?

Everton prepare to welcome back a crucial quartet of players with Jordan Pickford, Allan, Andre Gomes and Dominic Calvert-Lewin all hoping to return for Ancelotti’s side.

But Yerry Mina is unavailable for the coming weeks as he joins the list of absentees which also includes Bernard, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Fabian Delph and Abdoulaye Doucoure.

Meanwhile, Spurs remain without Ben Davies and Matt Doherty but have no fresh injury concerns.

Confirmed line-ups

Everton: Pickford, Holgate, Godfrey, Keane, Digne, Allan, Davies, Sigurdsson, Iwobi, Rodriguez, Richarlison.

Tottenham: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Rodon, Dier, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Sissoko, Ndombele, Son, Kane.

Odds

Everton - 23/10

Draw: 5/2

Tottenham - 23/20

Prediction

Everton seem to bounce between the sublime to the ridiculous so you’re never quite sure what you’re going to get from them. By contrast, you’re almost certain at this point what you’re going to get from Mourinho’s Spurs side. If the visitors allow the Toffees to come onto them like they almost certainly will, Everton should eventually make them pay. 2-1 Everton.

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