David Moyes' Everton overcame a poor Tottenham Hotspur defense in the first half to win 3-2 at Goodison Park, dragging Anj Postkoglu's side into Relegation battle.
The home fans celebrated with a hint of disbelief as the second-worst attack in the division took advantage of a shocking weakness in Spurs' defence.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has not scored in the Premier League since August. He twisted teenager Archie Gray this way and that before scoring his first goal in 17 games.
After Orel Mangala's shot was pushed against the post, Iliman Ndiaye soon eased past Radu Dragusin for the second. Second dunk. "Tottenham have been everywhere," said former Tottenham defender Michael Dawson. sky sports. "Dragousin's defense was unacceptable."
Things got worse in first-half stoppage time when Gray hooked the ball into his own net. Everton fans have not seen anything like this since scoring three goals in the opening 45 minutes against Bournemouth in February 2017. Everton had scored just 15 goals in 20 league games before Sunday.
At the beginning of the second half, Calvert-Lewin once again gained time and space in the penalty area, turned around and shot wide. The score should have been 4-0. Inevitably, Everton made things difficult for themselves in the closing stages.
Dejan Kulusevski brought the away fans to cheers as he chipped in brilliantly after Jordan Pickford had raced off the line. Everton veteran Richarlison scored another goal from close range in stoppage time. But Everton secured a morale-boosting first league win under returning manager David Moyes.
Spurs supporters made their displeasure known throughout and repeatedly called for chairman Daniel Levy to leave the club. After this, Postecoglou’s work will also be in the spotlight.
Yes, Tottenham's absence list is long - Dominic Solanke is currently sidelined with a knee problem - but the overall picture doesn't look good for a long period of time.
The Carabao Cup semi-final first leg lead was maintained at Anfield, but Spurs were taken to extra time in Tamworth, beaten in the north London derby and, since that superb win over Liverpool, now again at Everton lost.
Tottenham Hotspur are in crisis with just one win in 10 Premier League games, just eight points adrift of the bottom three teams and four points adrift of Everton.
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