Tottenham's final Premier League away game of 2018 ended in a 14th top-flight win on the road

Tottenham produced an outstanding performance to brush aside Everton and move two points behind second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League table.
Mauricio Pochettino's side had to come from behind at Goodison Park after Theo Walcott swept home Dominic Calvert-Lewin's low cross from Gylfi Sigurdsson's defence-splitting pass.
Everton's lead, however, was short-lived as Son Heung-min produced a sublime equaliser from a tight angle following a mix-up between Kurt Zouma and Jordan Pickford.


Dele Alli put Spurs ahead for the first time after reacting first to Pickford's save from Son, then Harry Kane made it 3-1 when Kieran Trippier's curling free-kick hit a post and rebounded into the England captain's path.
In an entertaining game, Christian Eriksen's sublime first-time shot extended Tottenham's lead before Sigurdsson scored a consolation against his former club.
Son added the fifth and produced the cross for Kane to make it six, yet victory came at a cost for the free-scoring visitors.

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Alli was forced off after a challenge with international team-mate Pickford, which former England captain Alan Shearer described on social media as "disgusting". Spurs head into Christmas five points ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal, who are fourth and fifth respectively.
Ruthless Spurs very much in title race
Tottenham head into the Christmas programme with doubts lingering over manager Mauricio Pochettino, who has been linked with the permanent Manchester United job following Jose Mourinho's dismissal.
Yet for all the talk about Pochettino's future, Spurs remain in rude health on the pitch after following up a Carabao Cup victory over north London rivals Arsenal with a stunning fourth straight league win.
Not only are they in the last-16 of the Champions League, Tottenham have a Carabao Cup semi-final with Chelsea on the horizon and are third in the Premier League table - six points behind leaders Liverpool.
For all the talk of Pochettino and United, there were no distractions on the pitch as Everton were ruthlessly put to the sword.
Spurs were just too good in front of goal and once the visitors had recovered from falling behind, there was no looking back.
While Son's goal from the tightest of angles to make it 2-1 was a superb piece of skill, Eriksen's sensational finish from outside the box was breathtaking.
That made it 4-1 yet Spurs were still not done.
Son shot through the legs of Pickford to make it 5-2 after Sigurdsson had reduced the deficit before man-of-the-match Son played a deft low cross for Kane to slide in and steer into the corner.
This was Tottenham's ninth Premier League away win of the season - and 14th in 2018.
While they are in this formidable form, Spurs are very much in the title race.
More to follow.

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Line-ups

Everton

    1Pickford

    23Coleman

    4Keane

    5Zouma

    12Digne

    26Davies

    8André GomesSubstituted forSchneiderlinat 53'minutes

    11Walcott

    10G SigurdssonSubstituted forTosunat 83'minutes

    30RicharlisonSubstituted forBernardat 75'minutes

    29Calvert-Lewin

Substitutes

    3Baines

    13Mina

    14Tosun

    18Schneiderlin

    19Niasse

    20Bernard

    22Stekelenburg

Tottenham

    1Lloris

    2TrippierBooked at 32mins

    6D Sánchez

    4Alderweireld

    33Davies

    8Winks

    17SissokoSubstituted forLucas Mouraat 83'minutes

    23EriksenBooked at 71mins

    20AlliSubstituted forLamelaat 45'minutes

    10Kane

    7Son Heung-MinSubstituted forSkippat 79'minutes

Substitutes

    3Rose

    11Lamela

    16Walker-Peters

    21Foyth

    22Gazzaniga

    27Lucas Moura

    52Skipp

Referee:

Paul Tierney

Attendance:

39,319

Match Stats

Home TeamEvertonAway TeamTottenham

Possession

Home41%

Away59%

Shots

Home10

Away17

Shots on Target

Home3

Away8

Corners

Home2

Away1

Fouls

Home13

Away9

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Match ends, Everton 2, Tottenham Hotspur 6.Full TimePosted at 90'+4'
Second Half ends, Everton 2, Tottenham Hotspur 6.
Posted at 90'+2'
Attempt blocked. Morgan Schneiderlin (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.Posted at 90'+1'
Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.Posted at 90'
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Harry Winks.Posted at 90'
Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Moura.Posted at 88'
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lucas Digne.Posted at 88'
Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.Posted at 87'
Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.Posted at 87'
Foul by Lucas Digne (Everton).Posted at 86'
Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 86'
Foul by Lucas Digne (Everton).Posted at 85'
Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 85'
Foul by Kurt Zouma (Everton).Posted at 84'
Attempt blocked. Bernard (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Schneiderlin.SubstitutionPosted at 83'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Moussa Sissoko.SubstitutionPosted at 83'
Substitution, Everton. Cenk Tosun replaces Gylfi Sigurdsson.Posted at 81'
Attempt saved. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne.Posted at 80'
Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Lamela.SubstitutionPosted at 79'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces Son Heung-Min.Posted at 77'
Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.Posted at 77'
Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Everton).Posted at 76'
Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Theo Walcott.SubstitutionPosted at 75'
Substitution, Everton. Bernard replaces Richarlison.
Goal!Posted at 74'
Goal! Everton 2, Tottenham Hotspur 6. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.Posted at 71'
Offside, Everton. Lucas Digne tries a through ball, but Richarlison is caught offside.BookingPosted at 71'
Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.Posted at 71'
Foul by Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur).Posted at 71'
Tom Davies (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.Posted at 69'
Offside, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin tries a through ball, but Theo Walcott is caught offside.Posted at 67'
Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 67'
Foul by Tom Davies (Everton).Posted at 65'
Offside, Everton. Tom Davies tries a through ball, but Theo Walcott is caught offside.Posted at 64'
Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur).Posted at 64'
Tom Davies (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!Posted at 61'
Goal! Everton 2, Tottenham Hotspur 5. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Lamela with a through ball.Posted at 59'
Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur).Posted at 59'
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.Posted at 56'
Foul by Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur).Posted at 56'
Lucas Digne (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Source: bbc.com