Michael Kenrick 22/10/2025 comments  |  Jump to last

The weekend fast approaches and Everton v Spurs provides the finalé to Sky's Super Sunday of top-class Premier League football.

Everton have had to assimilate the bad news about Jarrad Branthwaite requiring surgery so all hopes of him boosting the Blues defence with his vision, positioning and pace must once again be put on hold. 

But Jack Grealish returns after an enforced furlough, thanks to the ridiculous loan rules, and will hopefully be buzzing to inflict serious damage on the Spurs defence with his expert control and trickery.

But the problem for Everton remains the much-discussed barn-door issue with our hapless strikers. When they do get to see the ball and the goal in the same field of vision, which is admittedly far too rare an occurrence, clarity of sight and fulfilment of scoring intent don't necessarily converge.  

Spurs had been on an impressive seven-match unbeaten run under Thomas Frank up until things fell apart last Sunday when the visitors Aston Villa stole an impressive win at their still unsponsored stadium. 

Former Everton favourite, Richarlison, will no doubt get a...