Form and Line-up Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur and their supporters could already be sleeping peacefully instead of waking up from a nightmare called the Championship. However, five points dropped in the previous two rounds have kept the intrigue alive until the final matchday. For neutral fans, of course, that is more interesting. Another matter is that even a crisis-hit Chelsea are dangerous on their own pitch, as the 2:1 scoreline proved.
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The +1.5 handicap on Tottenham Hotspur's opponents has been landing since 14 December 2025, already 22 rounds in a row.
Spurs are most vulnerable before the interval: in the last 15 minutes of first halves they have conceded 19 goals, exactly one third of their total for the league campaign.
Tottenham Hotspur have taken points in only eight of their 18 home league matches this season.
Probable Tottenham Hotspur line-up
(4-2-3-1): Antonin Kinski – Destiny Udogie, Micky van de Ven, Kevin Danso, Pedro Porro – Joao Palhinha, Rodrigo Bentancur – Mathys Tel, Conor Gallagher, Randal Kolo Muani – Richarlison.
Absentees: Dominic Solanke, Xavi Simons, Cristian Romero, Mohammed Kudus, Wilson Odobert, Dejan Kulusevski, Ben Davies (injuries).
Form and Line-up Everton
Everton have not been able to win for six rounds now, as well as in four away fixtures, so the dream not only of the Champions League but even of the Europa League has evaporated. The side can only theoretically qualify for the Conference League, but does it really need such a tournament? The defensive reliability has disappeared somewhere – for six rounds in a row the Toffees have been conceding at least two goals.
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In the standings over the last six rounds Everton sit in the relegation zone, in 18th place, with three points collected.
It is hard to score against Everton from set pieces: the team have conceded only 10 goals from dead balls since the start of the league campaign.
Each of the last five matches against Tottenham Hotspur has produced at least three goals combined.
Probable Everton line-up
(4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford – Jake O'Brien, James Tarkowski, Michael Keane, Vitalii Mykolenko – Tim Iroegbunam, James Garner – Merlin Rohl, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Iliman Ndiaye – Beto.
Absentees: Idrissa Gueye, Jack Grealish, Jarrad Branthwaite (injured).
