Everton travel to Tottenham Hotspur this weekend for the final fixture of the 2025-26 Premier League season.
Last weekend’s deflating defeat to Sunderland at Hill Dickinson Stadium leaves the Toffees with little to play for, with a top-half finish the best possible outcome after European dreams evaporated in recent weeks.
David Moyes’s men have gone six without a win in the Premier League, a rotten run-in that has undone much of the good work achieved until the spring.
Late goals have been a problem, with Everton conceding seven times beyond the 75-minute mark across the last five league games. It’s perhaps an indication of fatigue, having used only 22 players in the Premier League this season. That is Everton’s joint-lowest number of players ever used in a Premier League campaign, alongside 1993/94 and 2004/05.
For Spurs, Sunday’s game is of huge significance. Lose, and the North Londoners will be relegated for the first time since 1977, should West Ham beat Leeds at the London Stadium. A draw should be enough for survival, given a vastly superior goal difference.
Everton have won one of the last 10 meetings with Spurs across all competitions, and have not beaten this weekend’s opponents in the capital since September 2020.
Team News
Everton team news
Idrissa Gana Gueye was again absent for the defeat to Sunderland and Moyes has said the Senegal midfielder is 50-50 to return at Spurs, in what could be a farewell appearance.
Speaking in Friday's pre-match press conference, Moyes said: "[Gana] has been back on the grass. I'd say there's probably a 50-50 chance he could be involved. We'll know a bit more once we've trained and seen him over the next couple of days.
"He's not trained with the team, at the moment, so that's where we're at with him."
The 36-year-old is out of contract this summer and has not made enough appearances to trigger an automatic extension.
A decision on his future is expected imminently, though Gueye will soon travel to the World Cup, having been included in the Senegal squad, alongside Iliman Ndiaye, for this summer’s tournament.
Jack Grealish and Jarrad Branthwaite will again play no part in the season finale.
Tottenham team news
Tottenham captain Cristian Romero has caused a stir with the centre-back set to attend the final of the Argentine championship between former club Belgrano and River Plate this weekend, instead of Spurs’ potentially decisive relegation clash. The Spurs skipper, who is out injured, is expected to leave in the summer.
Roberto De Zerbi continues to deal with vast injury issues, including the absences of Xavi Simons (ACL), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), and Mohammed Kudus (hamstring). Dominic Solanke missed the midweek defeat to Chelsea but could return on Sunday.
Everton Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1)
Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Garner, Ireogbunam; Röhl, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye; Beto.
Tottenham vs Everton: Match Details
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Kick-off: 4:00 pm BST, Sunday 24th May 2026
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Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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Last Time: Everton 0-3 Tottenham, 26th October 2025, Premier League
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Referee: Michael Oliver
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Video Assistant Referee: Paul Tierney
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1 Posted 22/05/2026 at 14:32:07
We can make many excuses but in the end it comes down to being an average squad with an average manager.
Spurs will give it everything because they have to and they roasted us at HD early on with even their defender getting two goals.
The season seems to have ended early for some players and one hopes plans are in motion to move out the deadbeats so that next season will be better for the loyal fans.