Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

Harry Kane scored 21 Premier League goals in 2014-15 but is yet to get off the mark so far this season.

TEAM NEWS

Tottenham's Christian Eriksen will again be absent with the knee injury that ruled him against Leicester.

Andros Townsend returns to the squad, but new signing Heung-min Son may not get international clearance and a work permit in time.

Everton defender Brendan Galloway is a doubt with the knee injury that forced him off against Manchester City.

Prospective new signings Ramiro Funes Mori and Leandro Rodriguez will not be available for the game.

MOTD COMMENTATOR’S NOTES

Jonathan Pearce: "Tottenham's early-season form has been blunted by too many transfer comings and goings.

"Everton's start has been disrupted by the John Stones on-off Chelsea transfer saga. So far, both clubs look well short of a top-six challenge.

"The Everton defence looked woeful at Barnsley on Wednesday and I can't see Roberto Martinez notching only a third win in 13 games as a manager against Tottenham.

"But I wouldn't be surprised if Spurs fail to win any of their opening four league games for the first time in seven years. A draw for me."

WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY

Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino on Harry Kane: "I am not concerned or worried about him. He is a top scorer and maybe the next game will have the possibility to score.

"But this is football, and Harry knows it is okay. He is full of energy and against Leicester he played really well and worked hard for for the team.

"When you work hard and you do your job and you have the quality he has, he will score a lot of goals in the future."

Everton manager Roberto Martinez on the John Stones transfer saga: "During this tough period we are going to be there for him.

"We have great ambition, desire and great plans for John. We want to be a winning team and we need to keep our best performers and clearly John is big part of our future.

"We are a big football club with an incredible tradition and we will carry on giving him everything we can. As a young man you are under massive pressure and you are going to get influences."

LAWRO’S PREDICTION

I watched Tottenham at Leicester last weekend and I could not work out what they were trying to do in attack. I've been more impressed by what I have seen from Everton, especially in their last couple of games against Southampton and Manchester City, even though they lost.

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MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Tottenham have won three successive Premier League games against Everton for the first time since April 2006 (as part of a four-match streak).
• Spurs are unbeaten in the last six league meetings at home (W4, D2).
• They have won more Premier League matches (22) and scored more goals (66) against Everton than against any other side.
• Everton have failed to score in three of their last four league games against Spurs.

Tottenham

• Spurs last failed to win any of their opening four league matches of the season in 2008-09, which ultimately led to the sacking of manager Juande Ramos.
• Tottenham's win percentage at home under Mauricio Pochettino is 50%, lower than predecessors Tim Sherwood (73%), Harry Redknapp (64%), Andre Villas-Boas (52%) and Martin Jol (59%).
• They have managed just one clean sheet in 10 league matches at White Hart Lane in this calendar year.
• In 2015, there have been 70 goals in Premier League games involving Spurs, a figure only beaten by Manchester City's matches (71).
• Harry Kane has scored just two goals in his last 11 Premier League appearances. He scored 14 times in the 11 league appearances before his current run.

Everton

• Everton have followed a run of eight defeats in nine league away games by losing just one of the last five (W3, D1, L1).
• Roberto Martinez has won just one of his five Premier League games as a manager against Mauricio Poc hettino, losing the last three (W1, D1, L3).
• Martinez has earned just two wins in his 12 matches as a manager against Tottenham, both achieved at White Hart Lane when he was in charge of Wigan. His teams have scored eight goals in those 12 fixtures and conceded 23.
• Tim Howard has made a league-high 16 saves after three rounds of matches.