PL: Tottenham thrash Everton
Tottenham Hotspur 5 - 0 Everton
Tottenham maintained their own top-four aspirations as Frank Lampard's side were outclassed and humiliated.
On an embarrassing night for Lampard and his players, Spurs ran riot as Everton capitulated in a fashion that raises genuine doubts about their ability to avoid relegation
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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) March 7, 2022
Everton's Michael Keane set the tone for the night by firing Ryan Sessegnon's into his own net after 14 minutes. Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was then at fault for Son Heung-min's second.
Matt Doherty then set Harry Kane free to put the game out of sight eight minutes before half-time. Any slim hopes of an Everton revival were snuffed out when substitute Sergio Reguilon scored with his first touch at the far post seconds after the restart.
Kane added the fifth after 55 minutes, meeting Doherty's perfect cross with a crisp left-footed volley.
The impact of the result
Everton are just one point and one place above the relegation zone with a game in hand on Burnley below them. Tottenham stay seventh, just three points behind fourth-placed Arsenal in the last of the Champions League qualifying spots.
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— Everton (@Everton) March 7, 2022
Everton fans were horrified by the result and performance, one fan told us: "That was awful. I am very concerned now. We could actually get relegated."
The highlights
Everton fans might want to stop reading now. The video below contains highlights from the match. Footage courtesy of Tottenham's YouTube account.
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