‘Are going to suffer’ – Paul Merson predicts Tottenham vs Everton score

Paul Merson has said that Tottenham Hotspur are going to struggle to cope without the likes of Son Heung-min, Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr in January, but he backed Ange Postecoglou’s men to overcome Everton.

Following their poor run of form through November and the start of this month, the feel-good factor around Tottenham has now returned after two back-to-back victories against Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest.

The Lilywhites are now in touching distance of the Champions League spots and would leapfrog Manchester City to fourth place if they get all three points at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against the Toffees.

However, Spurs will be coming up against a side riding a wave of confidence, with Sean Dyche’s men having won their last four Premier League games in a row.

Merson predicts Spurs victory over Everton

Even though Everton are coming into this fixture with a lot of momentum, Merson believes that the home side will simply have too much firepower for the Merseyside club.

The former Arsenal midfielder told Sportskeeda: “Everton are flying in the Premier League. The midweek Carabao Cup loss to Fulham in the quarter-final was unfortunate.

“Tottenham also have their frontline firing right now. Richarlison is playing well and so is Dejan Kulusevski. Son Heung-min is enjoying a revival of sorts.

“Spurs are going to suffer next month when some of their biggest stars will leave for AFCON and the AFC Asian Cup. However, I think they have enough firepower to pull through.

“I think Tottenham are going to use their home advantage to go on and secure all three points against The Toffees despite the latter’s upturn in form in recent weeks.”

Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Everton.

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Everton will look to keep it tight in the first half and exploit the spaces that open up in the latter part of the game once Tottenham tire. An early goal for Spurs on Sunday will make their job a lot easier.