On the counter attack, Beto got his first touch right but could not beat Vicario. Another nice foray into the Spurs end needed a good block by Van de Ven. Everton were pushing for an equalizer and when Ndiaye delivered a lovely cross, van de Ven was there again to deny Beto.

Everton toiled in the pouring rain but couldn't stop Spurs from becoming the first side to register three points in the league at the Hill Dickinson.

Former Tottenham and Manchester United scout Mick Brown said the Brazilian forward could leave Spurs if he finds the right opportunity. Newcastle exposed his inconsistency in the Carabao Cup defeat, especially when Dominic Solanke missed the game.

Van de Ven’s second goal, which arrived in first-half stoppage time, was even sweeter. The Netherlands international lurked at the back post unmarked. He then ran behind Jake O’Brien along the goal line and darted in front of Jordan Pickford to connect with Pedro Porro’s curling ball.

But Thomas Frank may be disappointed with Xavi Simons, who has failed to produce for the most part, after a £52million move to Tottenham from RB Leipzig earlier in the season.

The onus will be on Moyes’s side to provide a fitting response but newly-promoted Sunderland are hardly going to be pushovers. They’re fourth in the league table with five win

Everton manager David Moyes is keen to bring in a new striker in January and a Tottenham star would JUMP at the opportunity to make the switch to Merseyside

It was only last week when Frank was hailing Van de Ven after Tottenham won at Everton, but against Chelsea, it was a very different story. The supporters certainly made their feelings clear about the performance with some of the loudest boos heard at the Spurs stadium since its opening.