'Hard to make a case for Everton winning'
Everton v Tottenham (14:00 GMT)
Chris Sutton
BBC Sport's prediction expert
Sean Dyche was accused of being too defensive-minded before he got sacked last week, but Everton got a little bit stuck between being hard to beat and pushing for a goal when they lost to Aston Villa on Wednesday.
It meant they were quite open and, although David Moyes' side had chances, Villa really should have won by more than one goal.
I think it will be a similar story here, where Everton's approach will be different because they are at home.
If they were away, I think they would be happy to sit in and soak up pressure, but they might be a little bit more expansive at Goodison Park, and I don't see it ending well for them.
It's hard to make a case for Everton to beat Tottenham, even though Ange Postecoglou's side are on a poor run too.
Antonin Kinsky did not have a great game in goal against Arsenal but it was a disappointing display by the whole team.
Spurs have fallen so low in the table - 15th - that they need a win, and quickly. This might be the boost they need, although I am not convinced they will keep a clean sheet, even against Everton.
Sutton's prediction: 1-3
Tottenham need to be 'more pragmatic' defensively
Everton v Tottenham (14:00 GMT)
Paul Robinson
Former England goalkeeper on The Football News Show
Tottenham need to protect the two centre-halfs that are not used to playing as a pairing, one of them that is not used to playing as a centre-half. The two full-backs are pushing on, leaving the two centre-halfs far too exposed. They should be playing two defensive midfielders to give them some protection.
The best performance Iâve seen from Tottenham this season was away against Manchester City - offensively they were very good, but defensively they sat in a deep, low block as a unit, they defended as a team, they moved up and down the pitch as a unit, and they hit city in the second half on the counter attack.
Itâs not being overly pragmatic, but they way you change it is protecting your weaknesses. His way (Ange Postecoglou) of doing that is attack. He protects his weaknesses by going forward on the front foot.
But they couldnât do it against Tamworth, then they went and did exactly the same thing and youâre not going to be able to do it against Arsenal, are you? You look at the plethora of attacking quality theyâve got, theyâve got pace, players that can hurt teams.
Scoring goals is not a problem, youâve just got to be more pragmatic in the way you approach the defensive side of it.
'Law was a wonderful person' - Kidd
Man Utd v Brighton (14:00 GMT)
Brian Kidd
Former Manchester United striker speaking to BBC Sport
Manchester United legend, Brian Kidd, on the passing of Denis Law:
From being a very lucky lad at 17, managing to make the first-team squad, his personality and his character was second to none. The help and the advice he gave me, not just that, the demands he put on you as well. He was demanding and challenging, that's what it was like as a young boy here. The encouragement he gave you he was fantastic.
He scored any type of goal. You name it, Denis scored them type of goals. His leap for such a small, slight person was unbelievable.
He was superb. The best thing was that he was such a wonderful person.
Man Utd fans pay their respects to Denis Law
Man Utd v Brighton (14:00 GMT)
Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter at Old Trafford
Fans have been laying tributes and taking pictures of the 'Holy Trinity' statue, with Denis Law at its centre.
One of them was David Carey, who first started watching Manchester United in the wake of the Munich crash in 1958.
"Denis Law has to be in the top four or five players in the club's history," he said.
"He was a brilliant player. The crowd just loved him. He really drew them into it with the way he approached the game.
"Arm in the air when he scored a goal. He was really charismatic."
'Sels giving Forest stability & confidence' - Nuno
Nottingham Forest v Southampton (14:00 GMT)
The form of goalkeeper Matz Sels is giving Nottingham Forest confidence, says manager Nuno Espirito Santo.
Sels has kept the most clean sheets in the Premier League this season as Forest sit third.
"When the team improves, all the players improve so Matz is one of the cases that he's continuing improving, more confidence, more vocal," said Nuno.
"I think he's giving us what we need, stability, confidence, solving problems and fantastic saves that keep us in the game, but improving. I'm giving credit to him but also the small group of goalkeepers - all of them are working very hard and this reflects on Matz's performance.
"I think the job of the goalkeeper is to give confidence to the team and I think Matz gives us that. His position on the pitch is always accurate and that is a big advantage to reduce the angles and spaces to the opponents."
Bad signs for Southampton
Nottingham Forest v Southampton (14:00 GMT)
Southampton are bottom of the table with just six points. They need to start winning games and quick if they avoid to dropping straight back to the Championship.
Their sequence of 18 Premier League away games without a win is the longest in the top flight since Aston Villa's run of 21 ended in September 2019.
They have scored just 13 league goals this season - that is the lowest of any side in the top five English divisions. Only seven teams in Premier League history have scored fewer than 13 goals after 21 matches.
Starting to turn it around today may be difficult too.
They are winless in their past 23 Premier League games against sides that start the day in the top four and they have failed to win in their past 15 top-flight matches on a Sunday.
Records are there to be broken...
Will Man Utd secure season first?
Man Utd v Brighton (14:00 GMT)
Remarkably Manchester United are yet to record back-to-back wins in the Premier League this season. That is a real sign of their troubles.
The last time they did was the final two games of last season, with the second of those victories coming against Brighton.
Tightening up at the back and producing better first-half performances is going to be key to turning that statistic around.
Ruben Amorim's side have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their past 11 matches in all competitions and they have trailed at half-time in six top-flight fixtures this term, second only to Leicester.
Can Moyes fix Everton's attacking woes?
Everton v Tottenham (14:00 GMT)
Everton
Everton have lost their past three Premier League games without scoring. If that happens today it would be their first run of four defeats without scoring since February to March 2022.
Their goals issue is deeper than that though. They have failed to score in nine of their past 11 top-flight matches and have scored just five league goals since the start of November, and two of those were own goals by Wolves' Craig Dawson.
The Toffees are only the fourth side to fail to score in 12 of their opening 20 Premier League games of a season.
Creating chances is one of the big issues. They have had just 66 shots on target in their 20 fixtures so far, the third lowest tally in the top flight.
Can Tottenham and Postecoglou turn tide?
Everton v Tottenham (14:00 GMT)
Tottenham Hotspur
It isn't just Everton that are struggling. Tottenham have won just five of 17 matches in all competitions since beating Aston Villa 4-1 on 3 November. They have lost eight games and drawn four in that time.
It's been rough going in the Premier League, with their only victory in their past nine league games a 5-0 success against bottom side Southampton.
Eleven defeats after 21 top-flight matches is their joint most at this stage of a Premier League campaign. Only the current bottom three have lost more often this season.
Don't get too excited if they take the lead too. Only Fulham have lost more points from winning positions this season than Tottenham's 18.
