Tottenham vs Everton: Relegation Battle and European Hopes

Tottenham Hotspur host Everton in north London today with the table telling a story nobody expected in September: Spurs are 18th, the visitors sit eighth. Kick-off is at 17:30 on 12 September 2026, and for Roberto De Zerbi, this already feels like a test of nerve as much as tactics.

Everton arrive with momentum. Tottenham arrive with questions.

How to watch around the world

The fixture is being carried live across the globe, with local broadcasters holding rights in almost every major market.

In the UK, the game is on Sky Sports. Viewers in the United States can follow via their regional Premier League rights holders, while a long list of international partners covers almost every territory:

• India: Star Sports 3 Asia / hotstar.com
• Canada: DAZN Canada
• Australia: Stan Sport
• Germany: Sky Go / WOW
• Spain and Andorra: DAZN Spain
• France and Monaco: myCANAL
• Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Uruguay, Bolivia, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Barbados, Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Dominica: Disney+ or Disney+ Premium
• Much of sub-Saharan Africa: DStv Now or SuperSport
• Middle East and North Africa, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE and others: beIN SPORTS CONNECT

Across Europe, services such as Viaplay (Nordic countries and the Netherlands), Canal+ (France, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, parts of Africa), Sky (UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy via Sky Go Italia), and various regional sports channels carry the action.

Local platforms in Asia and beyond – including U-NEXT (Japan), Vidio (Indonesia), Astro (Malaysia and Brunei), MONOMAX (Thailand, Laos, Myanmar), FPT Play (Vietnam), ELTA Sports (Taiwan), and Now Player (Hong Kong) – also have live coverage.

Fans in Central and South America can tune in via Disney+, Disney+ Premium, ESPN-branded feeds, or Max in countries such as Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Peacock shows the game in Puerto Rico.

From Iceland’s SÝN Sport Ísland to Arena Sport across the Balkans, the match is widely available. In short: wherever you are, there is almost certainly an official broadcaster carrying Tottenham vs Everton.

VPN and big-screen viewing

Supporters outside broadcast regions or facing local blackouts often turn to a VPN to access official streams from abroad. By connecting to a server in a country where the match is being shown, a VPN can route traffic through that location and unlock the relevant broadcaster’s coverage.

The usual routine is straightforward: install a reputable VPN app, select a server in a broadcast country, clear browser cookies if needed, then log in to your chosen broadcaster’s site or app.

For the big screen, Android-based smart TVs and devices such as Amazon Fire TV Stick or Google Chromecast with Google TV typically support native VPN apps. On platforms like Apple TV, Roku or games consoles, fans often rely on Smart DNS features from their VPN provider or cast the stream from a VPN-connected phone or laptop.

Team news: De Zerbi patched up, Moyes almost full strength

Roberto De Zerbi’s options are already stretched. Xavi Simons, Wilson Odobert, Mykhaylo Mudryk and Dejan Kulusevski are all out injured, stripping Spurs of creativity and width.

If everyone in contention proves fit enough to start, the projected Tottenham XI is:

• Kinsky; Porro, Van de Ven, Van Hecke, Udogie; Fernandes, Tonali, Bentancur; Savio, Tel, Marmoush.

It is a side built to move the ball quickly through midfield, but it also leans heavily on players who must shoulder more responsibility than they might have expected this early in the season.

On the opposite bench, David Moyes enjoys the luxury of stability. Christian Noergaard is the only confirmed absentee, leaving Everton close to full strength.

Their expected XI:

• Pickford; Maitland-Niles, Branthwaite, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Garner, Dewsbury-Hall, Armstrong; George, Roehl, Barry.

It is a balanced, hard-running team with a strong spine and enough variety in attack to trouble a vulnerable Spurs defence.

Form guide: Spurs stuttering, Everton steady

Tottenham’s last five competitive games tell a worrying story. One win, one draw, three defeats. Eight scored, five conceded. The numbers aren’t disastrous defensively, but the rhythm is.

A 0-0 home draw with Nottingham Forest last time out in the Premier League summed up the mood: effort without incision. That came on the back of a 0-2 loss to Newcastle United. The only real bright spot in this sequence was a 5-1 Carabao Cup win over Charlton Athletic, a reminder of what this attack can do when it clicks – and a reminder of how rarely it has clicked in league play.

Everton, by contrast, look like a side that knows exactly what it is. Two wins, two draws, one defeat in their last five, with eight goals scored and only four conceded.

They dug out a 2-2 draw at Manchester United in their most recent Premier League outing, a result that underlined their resilience and threat on the break. Before that, they turned over Crystal Palace 2-0 and dismantled Preston North End 4-0 in the Carabao Cup. There is a sense of momentum about Moyes’ team that Tottenham simply do not have right now.

Head-to-head: Spurs edge the recent battles

History, at least recent history, leans slightly towards Tottenham. The last meeting between these sides at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium ended 1-0 to the hosts in May 2026.

Across the last five clashes, Spurs have three wins, Everton one, with one draw. The Toffees’ solitary victory in that run came at Goodison Park in January 2025, a 3-2 thriller that showed they can go toe-to-toe with Spurs in an open game.

For De Zerbi, that record offers a sliver of reassurance. For Moyes, it is a reminder that his side can – and have – broken through this opponent before.

The stakes

Strip away the early-season caveats and the table is blunt: Tottenham sit in the relegation zone, Everton are looking up at the European places.

Spurs need a performance that feels like a reset, something to jolt their season out of its uneasy drift. Everton, with form, fitness and structure on their side, have the chance to deepen the anxiety in north London and strengthen their own claim to a place in the top half.

One club is trying to stop the slide. The other is trying to prove its rise is real. Which story will carry more weight by full-time?