{"id":635548,"date":"2024-02-06T13:13:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T18:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=635548"},"modified":"2024-02-06T13:13:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T18:13:58","slug":"everton-tottenham-pickford-gueye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/02\/06\/everton-tottenham-pickford-gueye\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton Draw Late With Tottenham 2-2: What We Learned"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"991ik\" data-offset-key=\"7c8fi-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"7c8fi-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7c8fi-0-0\">Everton hosted Tottenham in a premier league clash at Goodison Park, a match which ended in a 2-2 draw. The hosts continued their drawing streak after securing two 0-0 ties to start the New Year. <\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"7c8fi-1-0\">The result saw the Toffees leave the relegation zone only for a few hours and finish the matchweek one point from safety<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"7c8fi-2-0\">. Here is what we learned.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-offset-key=\"7c8fi-0-0\">Everton Level Late with Tottenham in Premier League Clash<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd35\ud83d\ude33 EVERTON SNATCH A POINT LATE ON VS TOTTENHAM! \u2696\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ql8fcXMOjl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ql8fcXMOjl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eurofootcom\/status\/1753788731469734158?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"991ik\" data-offset-key=\"925b-0-0\">\n<h3 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"925b-0-0\">Set Pieces Still Key<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"991ik\" data-offset-key=\"1g48h-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"1g48h-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1g48h-0-0\">It\u2019s no secret that manager Sean Dyche sets his teams up to score from set pieces. This season alone Everton have scored 50% of their goals in the league from deadball situations. From the get-go, it was clear that the tactic was to crowd Spurs keeper Guglielmo Vicario on corners. <\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"1g48h-1-0\">This highlighted a weakness within the Italian\u2019s game where he was unable to deal with crosses deep into the six-yard box<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"1g48h-2-0\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"991ik\" data-offset-key=\"32hqi-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"32hqi-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"32hqi-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"991ik\" data-offset-key=\"aer63-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"aer63-0-0\"><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"aer63-0-0\">After four corners the Toffees finally scored one after Dwight McNeil&#8217;s cross went to the back post where James Tarkowski centered to Dominic Calvert-Lewin who thought he had scored his first goal in 17 games<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"aer63-1-0\">. The goal was later awarded to Jack Harrison, who has now scored two in his last three games.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"aer63-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"aer63-0-0\"><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/01\/30\/jarrad-branthwaites-sean-dyche-everton\/\" target=\"_self\">Why Everton Need To Keep To Jarrad Branthwaite: Sean Dyche\u2019s Archetypal Centre Back<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"991ik\" data-offset-key=\"fli94-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fli94-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fli94-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"991ik\" data-offset-key=\"cquad-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"cquad-0-0\"><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"cquad-0-0\">The trend continued as Everton racked up nine corners in the game but none looked as threatening in the second half<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cquad-1-0\">. <\/span><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"cquad-2-0\">It wasn&#8217;t until the 94th minute that James Garner\u2019s free-kick <\/span><\/span><span class=\"passivevoice\"><span data-offset-key=\"cquad-3-0\">was knocked<\/span><\/span><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"cquad-4-0\"> on by Spurs centre-half Cristian Romero for a Jarrad Branthwaite equaliser at the far post<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cquad-5-0\">. <\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"cquad-6-0\">The former Carlisle United centre-back scored his first Premier League goal at Goodison Park<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cquad-7-0\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"991ik\" data-offset-key=\"fa975-0-0\">\n<h3 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fa975-0-0\">Jordan Pickford Shines Again<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"991ik\" data-offset-key=\"eq29s-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"eq29s-0-0\"><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"eq29s-0-0\">Despite conceding the two goals Jordan Pickford put in another great shift following his man-of-the-match performance against Fulham on Tuesday<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"eq29s-1-0\">. The former Sunderland keeper ended up with four crucial saves to keep the Toffees in the game.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"eq29s-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"5t9dc-0-0\"><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/02\/02\/january-transfer-window-brentford-tottenham-sheffield\/\" target=\"_self\">January Transfer Window 2024: The Premier League\u2019s 3 Biggest Winners Of The Winter Period<\/a><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"5t9dc-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"5t9dc-0-0\"><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"54v7f-0-0\">Pickford has claimed two consecutive Player of the Season awards, a streak which looks to continue<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"54v7f-1-0\">. <\/span><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"54v7f-2-0\">A Premier League high eight clean sheets also has him as the front-runner for the golden glove, something no Evertonian has won since the award was first handed out in 2005<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"54v7f-3-0\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"991ik\" data-offset-key=\"atusg-0-0\">\n<h3 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"atusg-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"atusg-0-0\">Idrissa Gueye Changes the Game<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"991ik\" data-offset-key=\"60ft1-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"60ft1-0-0\"><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"60ft1-0-0\">After returning from AFCON after Senegal <\/span><\/span><span class=\"passivevoice\"><span data-offset-key=\"60ft1-1-0\">was knocked<\/span><\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"60ft1-2-0\"> out in the Round of 16, it was unclear if Gueye would be available for this fixture<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"60ft1-3-0\">. <\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"60ft1-4-0\">But the inclusion of the centre midfielder in the starting lineup ended up being crucial in Everton getting a result.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"60ft1-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"991ik\" data-offset-key=\"q98v-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"q98v-0-0\"><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"q98v-0-0\">The former PSG player was back at his best, pressing high and creating turnovers, never letting the Tottenham midfield to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"q98v-1-0\">truly<\/span><\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"q98v-2-0\"> settle<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"q98v-3-0\">. <\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"q98v-4-0\">His game style complemented the more <\/span><\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"q98v-5-0\">technically<\/span><\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"q98v-6-0\"> astute James Garner allowing his side to compete all around the park<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"q98v-7-0\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everton hosted Tottenham in a premier league clash at Goodison Park, a match which ended in a 2-2 draw. The hosts continued their drawing streak after securing two 0-0 ties to start the New Year. The result saw the Toffees leave the relegation zone only for a few hours and finish the matchweek one point [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5033,"featured_media":635573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-635548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everton","category-premier-league"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5033"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=635548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/635573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=635548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=635548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=635548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}