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Everton fans were left baffled after hearing some rather out-of-place music following the defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.

Everton were beaten 3-0 by Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon in a disappointing afternoon.

The unbeaten run at Hill Dickinson Stadium has now gone after Micky van de Ven’s first-half brace and a Pape Matar Sarr header.

Everton just couldn’t break Tottenham down and have now tasted back-to-back defeats, having also lost to Manchester City.

Toffees fans will have felt pretty low at full-time, but were then left baffled by the noise emanating from Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Everton fans on post-match music after Tottenham Hotspur defeat

To put it quite simply, Everton fans would have been forgiven for thinking they had walked out into a party.

One video captured Everton fans leaving Hill Dickinson Stadium to the tune of an upbeat Fatboy Slim remix from the fan zone.

This is the kind of music you would perhaps expect to hear on a night out in town, but not after a 3-0 home defeat.

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Dance music is hardly the right vibe after a difficult loss, and Everton fans have taken to social media to share their confusion.

‘Why on earth can you hear dance music coming from the fanzone with 10 minutes to go btw?!? Honestly what’s going on?’ said one fan, having heard the music start before the game was even over.

‘It’s all changing round us isn’t it. Noticing more and more how different it is,’ added another after spotting differences from life at Goodison Park.

Here are some other reactions from Everton fans after being left baffled by the music choices at Hill Dickinson Stadium…

Everton must pay attention to fan concern

This may be seen as a minor thing by some fans, but it’s all part of the adjustment period from Goodison Park to Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Moving into such a new, modern stadium was always going to bring changes.

There may now be more of a focus on ‘the matchday experience’ and bringing more entertainment outside of the stadium.

The problem is that many Everton fans loved the traditional comforts of Goodison Park and wouldn’t have wanted to lose that feel.

Everton must listen to these complaints and perhaps attempt a slower transition from the old to the new, while understanding the situation around the game.

Nobody really wants to be blasted with dance music during and after a defeat, and this really should be rectified going forward.

Everton fell to defeat against Tottenham Hotspur as Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall turned in a quiet display.

Everton’s unbeaten start to life at Hill Dickinson Stadium is over.

The Toffees lost 3-0 to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday as set pieces proved to be David Moyes’ downfall.

Moyes couldn’t complain about Jake O’Brien’s disallowed goal, but two Micky van de Ven headers left Spurs 2-0 up.

Pape Matar Sarr’s goal added a third for Tottenham and left Moyes to consider some tweaks.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall under pressure after Everton display

Everton piled pressure on Tottenham but simply didn’t have the cutting edge to get back into the game.

Jack Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye had their moments, but it wasn’t enough for Everton to get back into the game.

Everton didn’t see enough from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, though, as the number 10 endured a fairly ineffectual performance.

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Dewsbury-Hall could have had an assist to his name, having crossed the ball in for O’Brien’s disallowed goal.

From open play, Dewsbury-Hall really struggled to make any kind of impact.

The summer signing from Chelsea too often slowed the play down and took the safe option in the final third.

Moyes has deployed Dewsbury-Hall as a number 10 throughout this season, but this isn’t really his role.

The 27-year-old racked up 12 goals and 14 assists for Leicester City in the 2023-24 Championship season, but he didn’t play every game as a number 10 in that campaign.

Dewsbury-Hall predominantly played as a central midfielder under Enzo Maresca, rather than as a number 10.

Perhaps a change in role can help unlock Dewsbury-Hall, but his lack of creative spark against Spurs leaves him under pressure.

Carlos Alcaraz is knocking on the Everton door

Dewsbury-Hall certainly should not feel safe in his role as Everton’s number 10.

Carlos Alcaraz impressed against Crystal Palace, bringing real impetus and energy from the bench to help Everton turn the game around.

Alcaraz couldn’t make a similar impact against Tottenham, but he has shown his quality as a number 10 since joining Everton.

The Argentinian needs chances to shine, and while he has been stuck out on the right flank at times, he is at his best as a number 10.

Dewsbury-Hall either needs to ramp up his displays or drop into a deeper role, with Alcaraz knocking on the door for first-team action.

Everton suffered their first-ever defeat at the Hill Dickinson Stadium to Tottenham Hotspur yesterday, and it was Richarlison’s first visit to the new ground.

Richarlison was given a hero’s welcome by Everton fans after his productive four years on Merseyside between 2018 and 2022.

The Brazil international is still adored by many, which is quite unusual in today’s football climate, considering he left to join another Premier League club.

Richarlison has been in much better form this season and actually laid on an assist for Pape Matar Sarr’s goal.

After the game, he was spotted doing something which speaks volumes about his love for Everton.

Richarlison went round the Hill Dickinson Stadium and signed autographs for Everton fans

When Richarlison was substituted on just after the hour mark, Everton fans stood and applauded their former centre-forward.

The 28-year-old was seen sharing a laugh with Jordan Pickford at one stage too, so clearly he was a really well-liked member of the dressing room when he was with the Toffees.

At the full-time whistle, Richarlison paid respect to the Hill Dickinson supporters by signing autographs around the pitch and having chats.

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Richarlison was teasing Everton fans in the summer about a potential return, and after yesterday, it does feel as though there is unfinished business.

Everton News exclusively revealed that Richarlison would be open to rejoining the Toffees, and considering Beto and Thierno Barry are underperforming, the deal could genuinely materialise this winter.

Everton have never replaced Richarlison

When Richarlison left, Everton used some of the funds to sign Neal Maupay, which was a complete disaster.

The following summer, Sean Dyche sanctioned a £30m move for Beto, and you’d have to say he’s been a disappointment, too.

This summer, Everton had a third bite of the cherry and shelled out another £30m on Thierno Barry, but he’s yet to get off the mark.

So, three years on from Richarlison’s exit, the Toffees still haven’t managed to find a replacement and could end up resigning him to finally fill that void.

A telling January window awaits.

Gary Neville has explained why David Moyes will be experiencing mixed emotions after Everton’s loss against Tottenham Hotspur yesterday.

Despite losing 3-0, Everton actually have positives to take out of the game as they created a good number of chances.

David Moyes’ side had Tottenham under the cosh at times, it just came down to the lack of a clinical edge in the final third.

Beto and Barry failed to score yet again, which will surely prompt the Toffees to have a look at other strikers ahead of the January transfer window.

With all that said, Neville has an interesting outlook on Everton’s performance yesterday.

Gary Neville reckons David Moyes will be quietly pleased after Tottenham game

Speaking on the Gary Neville podcast, the former Manchester United defender admitted that, although it’s quite mad, Moyes will probably be quite pleased after the Spurs game due to the performance level.

“It’s mad, I mean, football is like that sometimes where David Moyes will, you know, wipe the score line out, which he can never do, unfortunately, because it’s the only thing that matters at the end of a football game,” Neville explained.

“But it’s not, I think David Moyes will look at the team’s performance today and think that we did a lot of very good things. We could have had a goal in the first half, it was disallowed.

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“There were a couple of big chances for Beto and some great saves from Vicario. So I don’t think it’s all doom and gloom forever. It’s just obviously disappointing when you get beat 3-0.”

David Moyes must try something different up front

Everton have had a striker dilemma all season, as Beto and Barry have scored just one league goal between them.

Moyes must try something different now, and he does have a lot of options considering his attackers are versatile.

Tyler Dibling and Iliman Ndiaye have both played as a false nine before, and Alan Myers reckons Carlos Alcaraz could even play as a striker.

Merlin Rohl, who looked good when he came on yesterday, could even be used in a more advanced midfield role to help support the striker.

Moyes has plenty to think about ahead of the Sunderland game.

Everton suffered a 3-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday, and fans have made an interesting claim about David Moyes.

David Moyes’ side were poor from set-pieces, as they conceded two sloppy goals from corner kicks, but aside from that, it was a fairly even game.

Iliman Ndiaye was really impressive, and he was unfortunate not to get a couple of assists after delivering dangerous crosses.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall failed to make much of an impact, though, and that led many to question why Moyes didn’t make a change earlier.

Fans are finding his treatment of one Everton star quite baffling.

Everton fans baffled by David Moyes’ treatment of Tyler Dibling

Tyler Dibling arrived in a whopping £40m deal in the summer, however, Moyes has started him just once in the Premier League.

The former Southampton winger has barely been getting a look in off the bench, too, and against Spurs, he was an unused substitute.

With that said, Everton fans are now questioning whether Moyes likes Dibling and if he’s made the decision that he’s not good enough already.

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“I find it absolutely mind-boggling that we spent 40 million quid on a lad that gets nowhere near our first 11,” @adamsg1878 posted.

“Sick of the shouts players aren’t ready such as Aznou dibling etc just a load of s—- proper stuck in his ways Moyes,” @cd98233382784 added.

@LiamT30EFC commented: “Moyes begs the board for dibling and has given the lad f— all minutes, makes no f—— sense.”

“Obviously don’t sack Moyes but if all we really want is midtable this season we don’t lose anything by playing the younger players and letting them develop. Aznou and Dibling should have way more minutes by now, and we can actually deduce if Barry is s— or not,” @BillEvram said.

David Moyes has insisted he has a plan for Tyler Dibling

Moyes has maintained that he does have a plan for Dibling and is going to remain patient with him until he gets up to speed.

Speaking after the West Ham United draw last month, the Scotsman said: “We like Tyler a lot, but he’s another one we’ll bring on in time.

“My first time here I had lots of players I brought in. We took a bit of time with them, we didn’t rush them.

“We’ll just have to accept we’ll bring Tyler on when we’re ready. I thought he kept the ball well and did some good things.”

Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer have given their verdict on whether Jake O’Brien’s goal should’ve stood for Everton against Tottenham Hotspur.

Jake O’Brien equalised for Everton shortly after Micky van de Ven’s opening goal for the visitors, however, referee Craig Pawson went over to the VAR monitor and overturned it.

Iliman Ndiaye was in an offside position, and referee Craig Pawson deemed him to be interfering with Guglielmo Vicario.

Gary Neville said he was split on whether O’Brien’s goal should’ve stood, and now Lineker and Shearer have had their say on the controversial decision.

Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer not happy Everton’s goal was overturned

Speaking on the Rest Is Football podcast, Lineker and Shearer admitted it didn’t sit easy with them when O’Brien’s goal was disallowed.

Lineker asked: “Al, about the disallowed goal for Everton disallowed goal?

“I mean, he wasn’t given as a foul, he was given offside. He was in an offside position, but he didn’t touch it. It was probably just about interfering with the goalkeeper.”

Shearer responded: “Yeah, I mean, it doesn’t sit easy with me. Well, it’s very difficult to argue with the laws because there’s no way the keeper is stopping that anyway, irrespective of whether someone’s in front of him or not.”

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He continued: “The keepers not stopping that, even if someone is in and around him, he’s just not stopping it.

Lineker: “I agree.”

James Tarkowski admitted Jake O’Brien decision was correct

Quite surprisingly, Moyes said the referee made the right decision in ruling out Everton’s goal, and James Tarkowski agreed.

“To me, if that was given against us, I would be disappointed. It’s a bit subjective but from what I have seen it was probably offside,” the Everton captain admitted post-match.

Attention very quickly turns to the Sunderland game next Monday, which is the penultimate game before the November international break.

Sunderland are flying high this season and have just gone to Stamford Bridge and beaten Chelsea 3-1, moving them up to fourth in the Premier League table.

So the Hill Dickinson Stadium has been breached, with Everton finally losing their first game at their new home.

And if there was any team that was going to do it, it was going to be Tottenham Hotspur – having won more games against Everton than any other team in the Premier League era.

It was disappointing for me though to lose the goals from set pieces, especially with the same player scoring two of said goals as Micky van de Ven popped up to net a brace in the 3-0 win for Spurs. Defensively Everton never coped with Tottenham’s attackers in the box.

Everton’s striker woes continue in defeat to Tottenham Hotspur

I know I’m probably beginning to sound like a broken record, but once again Everton failed to convert early chances. A penny particularly for Iliman N’Diaye’s thoughts, who put in a great performance and caused Spurs a whole host of problems from the right flank, but each time there was simply no one there to finish things off.

Everton and David Moyes really need to find another option from a striker point of view because it’s starting to cost them points. I’m not sure what the answer is, but I know it’s not happening at the moment and so will Moyes.

As I was driving away from the stadium, I heard one Everton fan describe Beto as that riderless horse in the Grand National that keeps going even though he’s never going to win the race.

Maybe that’s a bit harsh, but as I’ve said often his endeavor and hard work cannot be criticised but as a striker, you will be judged on goals and he just isn’t scoring enough of them.

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Even when the manager mixed it up bringing on Thierno Barry, nothing changed. There is no threat in front of goal.

It’s important to say, though, that the whole responsibility for scoring goals shouldn’t be just on the strikers, Everton need more players to get involved. Good sides have always shared the goals around the team, and there is a responsibility there.

That’s why it was good to see Jake O’Brien take that chance – a goal that was eventually disallowed – with or without the infringement, it’s clear the goalkeeper was never saving it.

Merlin Rohl aiming to ‘keep improving’ after positive start to life at Everton

The second of the substitutes Moyes made was Merlin Rohl and I have to say, from the little I’ve seen of him, I’ve been impressed. He looks very comfortable on the ball and wants to take it forward at every opportunity which is great to see.

I spoke with the German midfielder after the game and he told me: “I’m delighted to get a few more minutes on the pitch, it’s good that the coach is trusting me. I want to keep improving.”

It’s very early days, but I honestly believe we have a player on our hands here. Sometimes you can just tell, and I really like the look of him.

He is calm and assured on the ball and isn’t afraid of putting himself about, I’m looking forward to seeing him progress in this team.

Overall, we shouldn’t be too down after the defeat. I didn’t think Tottenham Hotspur were that much better than Everton on the day, but they took their chances and if we can find a way to do that – especially as the busy period over November and December arrives – then we will start getting wins I’m sure.

Everton’s unbeaten run at Hill Dickinson Stadium is over after a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur.

Micky van de Ven’s first-half brace left Everton in the mire, while Jake O’Brien had a first-half header disallowed.

Everton huffed and puffed, but couldn’t blow the Tottenham door down before Pape Matar Sarr added number three.

Everton’s striking situation won’t get better any time soon

Another game, another blank for Everton’s strike force.

Beto forced Guglielmo Vicario into one brilliant save, but he struggled for large spells against Micky van de Ven and Kevin Danso.

Thierno Barry has endured a slow start at Everton, and he wasn’t much better when he came on.

Everton’s situation up top won’t improve before January, and the winter transfer window may not solve the problems.

Toffees fans may remember the impact of Nikica Jelavic after his January 2012 arrival, but finding a player to make that instant impression is not easy.

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James Garner to right-back must be considered

David Moyes may need to consider changes to make Everton a little more dangerous going forward at home.

Jake O’Brien is a fine young defender, but he is not a natural right-back – and it shows when Everton are chasing games.

Seamus Coleman, perhaps, isn’t the solution, but James Garner has performed well at right-back in the past.

Alan Stubbs has suggested Garner to right-back and that is something Moyes must consider moving forward, whether from the start or after substitutions.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall under pressure

Moyes went with summer signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall as his number 10, as has been the case for most of the season.

Dewsbury-Hall is neat and tidy, but he keeps it ‘safe’ far too often in the final third.

Everton needed real thrust in the second half, but saw Dewsbury-Hall play safe and reserved even at 2-0 down.

Dewsbury-Hall was a significant addition over the summer, but Carlos Alcaraz is knocking on the door.

The former Chelsea man needs to step it up soon, or Alcaraz will take his spot.

Merlin Rohl catches the eye

Everton fans have been looking forward to seeing deadline day signing Merlin Rohl in action ever since his arrival from Freiburg.

Rohl is on loan from Freiburg with a permanent option teed up for 2026, but an injury has halted his impact.

The German is still settling for appearances off the bench, but he showed some flashes of real quality on the turn against Spurs.

Rohl also had a chance to score but missed the target, and we are excited to see him in action over the coming weeks and months.

Everton can still tighten up from set pieces

Everton boasted a strong record heading into Sunday’s game, sitting as the only Premier League club not to concede a set-piece goal this season.

Peter Drury championed that statistic on Sky Sports, just before Micky van de Ven headed in the opener.

As if one wasn’t bad enough, Everton then conceded from another set piece as Van de Ven buried another corner.

Everton had been strong from set pieces, but it’s clear that there is still work for Moyes and co today after Sunday’s goals.

Jake O’Brien had a goal ruled out as Everton suffered a 3-0 home defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur.

Everton’s unbeaten record at Hill Dickinson Stadium is over after losing to Tottenham Hotspur.

Micky van de Ven headed Tottenham in front before repeating the trick from another corner before half-time.

Everton couldn’t break Tottenham down in the second half, and Pape Mate Sarr’s header secured a 3-0 win for Spurs.

Everton have now tasted back-to-back defeats since the international break, and David Moyes will seek answers.

David Moyes on Jake O’Brien’s disallowed goal

Everton appeared to have scored an equaliser when Jake O’Brien headed home Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s corner.

However, the goal was disallowed after a lengthy VAR check, with referee Craig Pawson encouraged to take a look for himself on the sideline.

Pawson determined that Iliman Ndiaye and Jack Grealish fouled Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario from offside positions.

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Everton fans booed loudly, but Toffees boss Moyes wasn’t too unhappy.

Speaking to Sky Sports after the full-time whistle, Moyes admitted his belief that Pawson got it right.

Moyes added that he would have been angry if such a goal had stood against Everton, so he had no complaints.

“Since I have seen it, I agree it was offside. If it had been the other way around, I would be claiming it was an offside goal, so I think they got it right,” said Moyes.

Everton almost got it right against Tottenham Hotspur

Everton enjoyed success from set pieces against Tottenham in 2024, and Moyes was looking to repeat the trick.

The idea was right enough; Dewsbury-Hall whipped in a fine inswinging delivery and O’Brien, one of Everton’s main aerial threats, created space to head the ball in.

Ndiaye was used to disrupt Vicario, a tactic which worked under Sean Dyche at Goodison Park last year.

The contact on Vicario surely wouldn’t have been enough for a foul if Ndiaye was onside.

Instead, Ndiaye and Grealish were both caught offside, and Everton paid the price.

Everton must continue to be dangerous from set pieces, though, and continuing to find O’Brien could bring rewards.

Everton suffered a bruising 3-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

David Moyes will be really disappointed with his side as Everton gave away two really cheap goals from corner kicks.

The Toffees were unlucky not to get a goal through Jake O’ Brien, as he had one disallowed due to Iliman Ndiaye supposedly obstructing the goalkeeper.

Anyhow, there’s a lot to think about for Moyes, as his side looked bereft of ideas going forward at times, so it wasn’t just a poor defensive performance.

With that said, there is one very simple change to his starting line-up that he must make for the Sunderland game.

David Moyes has to bring Tyler Dibling into the XI

Ndiaye was the most threatening player on the pitch against Tottenham, and that’s despite the fact that he was playing out of position on the right.

To get even more out of him, Moyes should move Ndiaye into the middle and start Tyler Dibling on the right.

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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall just hasn’t done enough in that number 10 role recently, so perhaps he should drop deeper into the midfield.

Dewsbury-Hall said he’s better as an eight anyway, so these changes would probably bring the best out of all three of the aforementioned individuals.

Dibling, who arrived in a £40m deal in the summer, has only been afforded one Premier League start, so it’s time to give him the opportunity to bring something different now.

Tyler Dibling has been modelling his game on Arjen Robben

According to the Liverpool Echo, Dibling has been learning from Arjen Robben’s footage with Everton’s analysts behind the scenes at Finch Farm.

He’s also been studying tape from Franck Ribery, who is equally as good at finding a yard to cut in and shoot.

Moyes clearly wants more output from the teenager before putting him in the starting line-up, so hopefully his game has come on significantly over the last few months.

If Dibling isn’t quite there yet, perhaps Merlin Rohl could be considered in the number 10 role to offer something different to Dewsbury-Hall.

It’ll be fascinating to see if Moyes changes his line-up for the Sunderland game, with Everton having won just one of their last seven games.