Richarlison and Son fire Spurs into top four with Everton win
Two first half goals moved Tottenham into the UEFA Champions League spots as they beat Everton 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Tottenham needed a win as they looked to leapfrog Manchester City, away after their World Cup club duties, and move into fourth spot.
Everton, meanwhile, continue to rebuild after their 10-point deduction, and while they started the day seven points clear of the drop, a win would take them past Crystal Palace and into 15th.
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Tottenham scored two early goals as Brennan Johnson and then Son Heung-min scored before the game was 20 minutes old, and despite a late first-half push from Everton, they went into the tunnel 2-0 ahead.
In the second half, Dominic Calvert-Lewin had an early goal chalked off for a foul in the build-up from Andre Gomes, only for the former Barcelona man to score in the 82nd-minute from a corner.
Ange Postecoglou’s team then invited pressure but were able to hold on for three points.