Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton: Seeking First League Win Amid Goal Drought

Tottenham Hotspur return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday with an uncomfortable truth hanging over them: three games gone, no Premier League win on the board.

Roberto De Zerbi’s side sit 18th, with just a single point to show for their start. The table already makes uneasy reading. The scorelines do too.

Tottenham have not scored in three straight league matches. If Everton keep them out again, it will be the first time in the club’s history that they have gone four consecutive Premier League games without a goal. That’s the kind of statistic that stalks a manager through a touchline afternoon.

And yet, there is one sliver of encouragement. Spurs’ only win and only clean sheet in their last 12 top-flight home fixtures came against this very opponent. De Zerbi will cling to that, because right now his team need any foothold they can find.

Team news: Maddison still a doubt as injuries bite

The injury list continues to shape De Zerbi’s options.

James Maddison trained ahead of the trip to Forest but did not make the squad and remains a doubt, still troubled by the shoulder injury he picked up in the opening-day defeat to Brentford. His creativity and set-piece delivery have been sorely missed in a side already short on goals.

Out wide, the problems stack up. Dejan Kulusevski, Wilson Odobert and Xavi Simons are all still working their way back from knee injuries, leaving the flanks thin on proven quality.

There was a brief high point when Mykhaylo Mudryk made his first competitive appearance in over 600 days against Forest. That return has been cruelly cut short. The winger has since suffered a new ankle injury and is expected to be out for six to eight weeks, stripping Spurs of another direct, high-pace option in the final third.

With those absentees, De Zerbi is likely to stick with Savio and Mathys Tel in the wide attacking roles. Both bring energy and willingness to run at defenders, but they are still learning the rhythm of the league and the demands of a team under pressure.

Through the middle, Mohammed Kudus is being eased back in after a lengthy lay-off. His minutes are being built gradually, but his ability to link play and threaten from distance could become crucial as Tottenham search for a way to break their scoring drought.

Predicted Tottenham XI

System: 4-2-3-1

Tottenham Hotspur possible starting lineup:

Kinsky; Porro, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Robertson; Tonali, Bentancur; Savio, Fernandes, Tel; Solanke.

It’s a side that leans on control in midfield and mobility in the front line, but the question is simple: who finishes the chances?

Kick-off time and TV details

The match kicks off at 17:30 on Saturday, 12 September 2026, under the lights in north London.

In the UK, the game will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event.

Spurs need more than a performance now. They need a result, a goal, a moment that snaps this early-season drift. If it doesn’t come against Everton, how long before the anxiety inside this stadium turns into something louder?