Tottenham Hotspur have to beat Everton, don’t they?

Marco Silva’s Everton are embarrassingly inconsistent so you’d bank on Tottenham getting their season back on track at Goodison, right? 

While our emotions say yes, logic hasn’t been so kind thus far in the 2019-20 campaign. Everton are absolutely horrendous away from home, but this match is in their backyard, a place they’re capable of beating anyone. All but a single of Everton’s points have come at home.

And while that stat might seem impressive at first glance, it’s actually enveloped in mediocrity. The Blues have lost two of five home matches. Those defeats came at the feet of Manchester City and, of all teams, Sheffield United. Then again, Sheffield United are a point ahead of Spurs, adding misery to our current plight.

Everton’s home victories came against the three Ws, Watford (1-0), Wolves (3-2) and West Ham (2-0). Woefully wishy-washy if you ask me. On second glance, maybe Everton’s home wins weren’t deep-fried in mediocrity. Tottenham were only able to muster a draw against Watford at home just two weeks ago, which means Everton bettered Spurs’ result against the league’s bottom feeders.

What I’m trying to say is nobody quite knows what to expect when these two wildly inconsistent outfits take to the pitch on Sunday. Tottenham haven’t won in 11 away Premier League matches, a stat that dates back to January 20, 2019, when Harry Winks scored the injury time winner at Craven Cottage.

Please don’t put a bet on at the bookies for that rarity to recur.

But do pray to the football gods that Tottenham come out firing on most cylinders. I keep saying the winless away streak has to come to an end at some point, but that logic is obviously flawed.

On the other side of the coin, Silva’s men are as inconsistent as their supporters. Boisterous and inspirational in one minute, restless, silent and apathetic the next. Hopefully Spurs get the latter of two Everton sides and find their footing for the first time on an away pitch in nigh on a year.

Because another loss or two on the road and Tottenham are at risk of being mistaken for Everton, a side that travels as poorly as a the champion of a hot dog eating contest who embarks on a rickety ship in a hurricane immediately after devouring his final sausage.