In a key match in the 23rd round of the 2023-24 Premier League season, Tottenham Hotspur was held to a 2-2 draw away by Everton.
Tottenham started in a 4231 formation, with Richarlison as the central striker, Timo Werner, Maddison and Johnson as the front line, Bentancur and Hojbjerg as the double midfielders, Udogie, Van der Ven, Romero and Porro in the back four, and Vicario in goal.
Everton played in a 4141 formation, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin up front, Harrison behind the line, McNeil, Garner, Gueye and Ashley Young in midfield, Mikolenko, Jarrad Branswaite, Tarkovski and Godfrey in defence, and Jordan Pickford in goal. After the start of the game, the two sides launched a fierce attack and defense.
In the 4th minute, Tottenham crossed from the left, Richarlison met the ball in the penalty area and scored the goal, and Tottenham led 1-0. In the 5th minute, Dominic Calvert-Lewin's header went wide. In the 9th minute, Maddison shot wide. In the 19th minute, Mikolenko crossed and Harrison's shot was blocked.
In the 30th minute, Everton won a corner on the right, McNeil took a corner, Tarkovski headed it over, and Calvert-Lewin sent the ball into the net to make it 1-1. In the 41st minute, Richarlison scored with a long-range shot from outside the box to give Tottenham a 2-1 lead again. Richarlison scored a brace. After the start of the second half, the two sides continued to fight for the game.
In the 53rd minute, Harris successfully formed a one-on-one with an anti-offside position, but Van der Ven struggled to chase back and destroy the ball. In the 57th minute, Maddison's shot was saved by Pickford.
In the 94th minute of stoppage time, Everton won a free-kick in front, Romero cleared the ball and accidentally turned it into an own goal, Branswaite headed the ball into the goal, and the score became 2-2. In the end, Tottenham were held to a draw after taking two leads, with only one point to be earned.
After this game, Tottenham Hotspur moved to 44 points and are fourth in the Premier League table, but only one point ahead of fifth-placed Aston Villa and two points behind third-placed Arsenal. Tottenham have excelled in attack in the absence of Son Heung-min, but there are still problems in defence.
In addition, Tottenham center Richarlison is currently the Brazilian player with the most goals in the top five leagues.