Tottenham beat Everton 2-1 in the Premier League to re-enter the top four. The turning point was when Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lew was disallowed for scoring a goal. Manchester City are busy winning the Club World Cup and Tottenham have used the opportunity to overtake them in the table and halt Everton's winning streak on the road. In the first half, goals from Fulham and Son Heung-min gave Tottenham a two-goal lead.
However, the scoreline did not accurately reflect the course of the game as Everton missed a couple of chances. Calvert Lein thought he had ended an eight-game scoring drought, but his goal was identified as a minor foul on Emerson Royal in a replay of the VAR. As the game entered the closing stages, Andre Gomes took advantage of a set-piece to strike a powerful shot that gave Everton hope. Arnault Danjoma's stoppage-time shot hit the crossbar and went wide of the goalkeeper's knee.
Despite this, Tottenham withstood the pressure and retained their hard-fought victory to regain a top-four spot. Tottenham's next game is against Brighton, while Everton will welcome newly crowned world champions Manchester City. Everton will then travel to Molineus to face Wolves. Tottenham's victory put them in a strong position for the New Year, while Everton found themselves in 16th place in need of a comeback.