(Football news) The Toffees are back in the drop zone owing to a goalless draw with Fulham in midweek, while the Lilywhites came from behind to overcome Brentford 3-2 in a tetchy London derby.
Sean Dyche’s travellers had more than one motivation to put Fulham to the sword at Craven Cottage on Tuesday evening, having seen their EFL Cup dreams crash and burn at the hands of Marco Silva’s men in December, but both teams had evidently left their best shooting boots in the dressing room.
A total of 46 shots were fired in West London – 21 of which came from an Everton side who only enjoyed 31% of the ball – but the referee’s whistle would blow without the net rippling once, thanks in no small part to Jordan Pickford’s heroics and a horror miss from Beto at the other end of the pitch.
Taking a point home from a ground where Arsenal failed to one month beforehand was no mean feat for Everton, but on account of Luton Town’s phenomenal 4-0 beatdown of Brighton & Hove Albion, the Toffees now find themselves down in 18th spot ahead of Saturday’s lunchtime battle.
The points deduction bounce has now firmly worn off for Dyche’s goal-shy crop, who now have just one win to show from their last nine affairs in all tournaments – a 1-0 FA Cup beating of Crystal Palace – and the stalemate with Fulham marked their fifth top-flight game on the bounce without a maximum points haul.
Furthermore, each of Everton’s last three Premier League matches have seen the Toffees fail to find the back of the net as the hosts revert to their previous toothless ways, but in contrast, Tottenham’s club-record scoring streak in the top flight remains alive and well.
Spurs defeated Brentford 3-2 on Wednesday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with to goals from Destiny Udogie, Richarlison, and Brennan Johnson that negated the significance of goals from Neal Maupay and Ivan Toney. The matchup included football, darts, and the UFC.
Ange Postecoglou had a grudge against his Tottenham teammates at full time, accusing them of showing too much “bravado” in a heated derby and remonstrating with the referees despite being in charge of the triumph that vaulted Tottenham back into the Champions League spots.
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