Everton's superb first half performance ended with a 3-2 win over a poor Tottenham Hotspur side, with David Moyes earning his first win since his return as manager for a second time at Goodison Park on Sunday. A victory brought more pain to the visiting team.
Everton, desperate to get back to winning ways after just one win in their first 12 league games, handed the game to their struggling opponents and scored through Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Iliman inside 30 minutes ·Ndiaye took a two-goal lead.
Calvert-Lewin's superb strike was his side's first league goal since Boxing Day, ending a 16-game run without scoring since September.
Things went from bad to worse for Spurs in first-half stoppage time when youngster Archie Gray struck home to ensure Everton had as many goals in the half as they had in their previous seven games The number of goals scored in the match.
Goals from Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison caused some concern among the home fans, but the home side prevailed to secure a victory that moved 16th-placed Everton clear of the bottom three. The famous team has 4 points, which is 4 points behind Tottenham, which is one place higher.
"I'm delighted with our performance today, we needed a win for the lads and the club," Calvert-Lewin told Sky Sports.
"Everything went well today. You go through periods where you're not hitting the back of the net and you're not getting rubbed on the green. Our defense was solid and we built on that."
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On paper, the encounter looked like the perfect platform for Anj Postkoglu's Tottenham Hotspur to begin turning around their faltering season, which has left them looking back to the relegation zone rather than points. position on the list.
Spurs have lost one of their previous 24 games at Goodison Park ahead of Sunday's trip north, having earned more points from Everton than against any other Premier League side.
Everton have just sacked their manager Sean Dyche as they slip into relegation trouble again, having failed to score in nine of their previous 11 league games.
You wouldn't have guessed Everton were struggling for goals, and Calvert-Lewin opened the scoring in the 13th minute, turning the Spurs defense inside out.
Ndiaye has been one of Everton's few attacking highlights this season and he struck again brilliantly on the half-hour mark to confuse Radu Dragusin as the home side continued to bombard the troubled Anthony Kings Key's goal added to Tottenham's misery.
Tottenham Hotspur's Gray was unlucky to tip the ball into his own net after James Tarkovsky headed the ball back into the penalty area.
The visitors dominated possession after the break and Kulusevski's fine strike at least gave himself a chance to gain something from the game, while Richarlison faced off against his former club in stoppage time. Slide the ball into the goal.
However, the close scoreline flattered injury-plagued Spurs as their season continues to lurch from one crisis to the next.
It was Tottenham's 12th Premier League defeat of the season and the sixth season in which they have lost 12 of their first 22 league games.
"It's a difficult result," Tottenham boss Postkoglu told Sky Sports. “We struggled to really get into the game in the first half and that gave Everton momentum.
"We set ourselves a mountain to climb but the players really tried to take the game back and we just couldn't do it. We couldn't really control the game. We had some chances that we probably should have taken advantage of early on but in the end the result was not enough."