BBC pundit outlines the biggest difference between Tottenham Hotspur and Everton

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Tottenham Hotspur and Everton will face each other in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

Tottenham Hotspur will take on Everton in the Premier League this afternoon. Tottenham and Everton will face each other at White Hart Lane in North London.

Both Spurs and the Toffees are very ambitious clubs. While Tottenham have broken into the top four of the Premier League, the Merseyside outfit are aiming to make themselves regulars in the Champions League in the coming years.

Former Tottenham and Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy has pointed out similarities between Spurs and Everton. Murphy has also highlighted a key difference between the two Premier League clubs.

“There are already similarities in how both teams play, with a solid defence, attack-minded full-backs, some talented young English players and a prolific goalscorer up front,” Murphy told BBC Sport.

“Like Koeman, Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino wants his teams to be difficult to beat, asks his players to defend in numbers and wants them to play decent football when they go forward.

“I would say Tottenham are a better defensive unit than Everton but the biggest difference between the two teams is that the Toffees are too reliant on Romelu Lukaku to score their goals. That is what they are lacking in comparison to the rest of the top six too.

“You could argue Spurs are the same with Harry Kane but they do have Dele Alli to chip in as well. When Lukaku is not at it, Everton do not look as threatening, full-stop.”

Tottenham are second in the Premier League table at the moment with 53 points from 26 matches, 10 points behind leaders and North London rivals Chelsea.

Meanwhile, Everton currently find themselves seventh in the standings with 44 points from 26 matches.

Today’s match promises to be a very exciting game and should have a few goals. Spurs will head into the match as favourites and will fancy their chances of picking up all three points, although they should not get complacent at all as Everton are a good team.