After a disappointing draw against West Ham two weeks ago followed by an FA Cup chaser win over Wimbledon, Tottenham Hotspur are back in action today in the Premier League as they host Everton at Wembley Stadium.

Predicted Lineup:

Match Date, Time and Location

Saturday, January 12, 2018, 12:30 p.m. (ET), 5:30 p.m. (BST)
Wembley Stadium, London, UK
Match official: Craig Pawson

TV Channels

United Kingdom: BT Sport 1
USA: NBC
Canada: TSN2
Australia: Optus Sport

Other countries can find their match listings at livesoccertv.com

Streaming

United Kingdom: BT Sport
USA: NBC Sports Live, fubo.tv (7-day trial)

Radio

Audio streamed at tottenhamhotspur.com (requires free OneHotspur membership), also often at BBC Radio London, BBC Radio 5 Live, and TalkSport

Spurs need a win to avoid falling behind.

The problem with dropping points against a team like West Ham is that it makes matches like this one against Everton that much more important. Do the job against the Hammers and suddenly a draw against a resurgent Everton side under Big Sam doesn’t seem so bad. But with the title pretty much over and the race for top four looking like a dogfight, those two points dropped against the Hammers suddenly loom large and make today’s match against the Toffees look a lot different.

It’s not a must-win by any means, but Spurs should probably expect an Allardyce-coached team to park the bus and force Spurs to (once again) try and find their way through a packed defense. This could be a low-scoring and extremely annoying affair today, provided Spurs can’t nick an early goal and force Big Sam to actually open up and play.

Spurs are without Toby Alderweireld, Danny Rose, and Harry Winks, while Everton welcome back Yannick Bolasie and former Tottenham star Aaron Lennon. Also, Everton could hand a debut to their newest signing, Turkish striker Cenk Tosun, who scored 14 goals for Besiktas in the first half of the season. Oh, and of course, Spurs shouldn’t give Gylfi Sigurdsson any space to shoot.

Tottenham have more horses than Everton, but as we’ve seen so far this season that doesn’t always matter. Three points would be very, very nice today.

COYS!

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