Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed a thrilling 3‑0 win over Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium at the weekend. But the three points did not come without their talking points…

It was a game of set pieces. The ones that count and the ones that didn’t.

The Lilywhites saw Micky van de Ven rising up for two towering headers from dead ball situations. And that first-half brace put the visitors into a strong position to take a historic win at the Merseysiders’ new stadium. But a couple of decisions from the referee and VAR ended up with a quite soaring crowd at Everton. But the Blues manager David Moyes, reflecting after the game about those decisions, showed something that you don’t see very often in games these days: a mark of honesty.

Everton manager David Moyes gives his honest views on refs calls at the weekend game. (Photo by IAN KINGTON/AFP via Getty Images)

One of the decisions that caused uproar among the Everton supporters was Jake O’Brien’s disallowed goal. He scored one from a finely taken corner on the front post. But then VAR went on to disallow the goal because the Blues’ wide forward Iliman Ndiaye was in an offside position in...