Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur verdict, predicted score, key stats and suggested bets

Premier League, Monday, April 3, Kick-off 8pm, live on Sky Sports

Everton DNB vs Tottenham

Correct score, Everton 1-0 Tottenham

Everton to beat Tottenham

Everton have drawn their last four home matches against Tottenham in all competitions

Tottenham are undefeated in 20 of their last 21 matches against Everton in all competitions

Tottenham have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches against Everton in all competitions

Spurs are unbeaten in their last nine visits to Goodison Park

Five of Everton's six Premier League victories this season have come at Goodison Park

Tottenham are without a win in five away games in all competitions

Harry Kane has 14 Premier League goals against Everton, only netting more against Leicester (18)

Everton manager Sean Dyche has reported no fresh injury concerns. He is without Andros Townsend while Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be assessed. Demarai Gray is expected to lead the line. Ellis Simms is likely to take his place on the bench.

Hugo Lloris returns after missing the past nine matches with a knee injury. Ivan Perisic has recovered from a calf issue, but Richarlison, Yves Bissouma, Ben Davies, Emerson Royal and Ryan Sessegnon are all out.

Everton dropped into the relegation zone over the weekend after a number of their rivals chalked up useful victories. This could be the driving force for another crucial win at Goodison Park.

Everton have won three of their four home games since Sean Dyche's appointment - all 1-0 - including against Arsenal and a Brentford side who had not lost for five months.

Dyche has turned around Everton's fortunes and a quote of 12/5 to sink a managerless Spurs side looks well worth piling into.

The Toffees will have to break with tradition though because Tottenham usually get the upper hand in duels between the sides. Spurs are unbeaten in their last nine visits to Goodison, but Dyche has the hosts playing from a better defensive foundation than in recent years and Everton are worth taking a chance on.

Aston Villa did win at Goodison recently and they showed their class again by winning at Chelsea over the weekend which finally ended Graham Potter's Chelsea tenure.

Everton are far from free scoring, but their clean sheet record is to be respected and they do have players who can nick the odd goal.

Tottenham will arrive under the stewardship of Cristian Stellini, who has taken temporary charge until the end of the season. They find themselves fifth and need a quick lift in their away form if they are to finish in the top four.

Their last five away games have been disastrous. A heavy defeat at Leicester was followed up by exits in the Champions League and FA Cup, while losses at Wolves and a collapse at Southampton have set alarm bells ringing.

Away from home it's hard to know what to expect from Spurs, but defeats of late have been too easily inflicted. Shipping in four at Leicester and three at Southampton shows just how fragile they have become, while 1-0 defeats at Wolves and Sheffield United saw them fail to trouble their opponents' backline.

At marginally odds against they are certainly not a bet for the shrewd punter. The draw is a distinct possibility and Everton have drawn their last four home matches against Tottenham in all competitions. Backing the hosts draw no bet seems the sensible option, but with the Goodison crowd behind them, it might be worth having a few quid on the 1-0 home win too.