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Everton came undone against Tottenham Hotspur fairly easily on Sunday and Alan Stubbs feels there is a very easy solution.

It was a frustrating evening at the Hill Dickinson Stadium for Everton, who ended up conceding three goals despite a solid display.

David Moyes will be looking to iron out the issue back at Finch Farm ahead of Monday’s trip to face Sunderland on Wearside.

James Tarkowski has slammed Everton’s lack of goals which is quickly becoming a major issue for the Blues.

However, the first two Tottenham goals came from corner kicks, which Everton were unable to deal with on either occasion.

Former Everton man Stubbs has now suggested there is a very simple way of eliminating the same errors that were on display against Spurs.

Everton urged to make tactical tweak after Tottenham frustrations

Jordan Pickford was slammed for not being strong enough after finding himself battling Micky Van de Ven from corners.

The 31-year-old did not have any help from his defenders, who were positioned in a zonal marking system, which gave Van de Ven freedom on the Everton goalkeeper.

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Speaking on A View from The Bullens, Stubbs has urged Moyes to employ some players to pick up the man on Pickford.

“Some teams will go zonal and man-for-man. They do a bit of both. So, a lot of your zonal players will be along the six-yard box. You’ll always have one at the front post and then you’ll have two or three that mark what they see as their biggest strengths,” said Stubbs.

“We would have said: ‘Look, I know we are zonal, but we can’t be leaving him [Van de Ven]’. I think Moyes will be exactly like this, if someone would have done that he would have said well done.”

Everton News columnist Alan Myers was disappointed by Everton’s defending from set pieces as they failed to learn from their own mistakes.

This is something Moyes will surely be looking into this week as they face a Sunderland side who have been causing defences a lot of problems already this season.

Everton become last team to concede from a set piece

Ironically, the first Spurs goal saw Everton’s record of not conceding from a set piece this season come to an end.

Considering the way the game is going this season, the Toffees put up a good defence against set pieces, but it came crashing down on Sunday.

Moyes did not agree Van de Ven’s second goal was a foul, with some suggesting Pickford was pushed back by the defender.

It was certainly a frustrating game for the Toffees, but it is one which will provide a lot of areas to improve ahead of Monday’s trip to the Stadium of Light.

Defending set pieces poorly is not something Everton will want to get used to in this current era of Premier League football.

Everton fans have been encouraged by Merlin Rohl’s cameo against Tottenham Hotspur, which may leave David Moyes to make a formation tweak.

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

David Moyes’ side enjoyed plenty of possession, but didn’t have the guile to break Tottenham down.

Everton have tasted defeat at Hill Dickinson Stadium for the first time in competitive action, and Moyes may consider some tweaks moving forward.

Beto continues to struggle in attack, while Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall turned in a tepid performance against Spurs.

David Moyes should consider formation switch at Everton as Merlin Rohl settles

Moyes has played a 4-2-3-1 system throughout this season, deploying Dewsbury-Hall as a number 10.

This decision has been scrutinised of late, with Dewsbury-Hall struggling to offer creativity from open play.

Dewsbury-Hall usually played in a slightly deeper role at Leicester City, and Moyes should consider tweaking his role.

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Merlin Rohl is now ramping up his Everton career, having suffered an injury setback after his deadline day move from Freiburg.

Rohl is an athletic, box-crashing midfielder who may be shackled by playing deep, but may not yet have the guile to be a true number 10 in the Premier League.

The solution could be to switch from a 4-2-3-1 to more of a 4-3-3 system, which we saw in stages against Spurs as Rohl impressed off the bench.

This would see Dewsbury-Hall drop into a more natural central midfield role, while Rohl could slot in as a box-to-box player.

Idrissa Gueye’s defensive ability would provide the anchor in midfield, though Rohl and Dewsbury-Hall would certainly have to contribute defensively.

Gueye is now 36, and while he continues to contribute defensively, he would need legs alongside him in midfield.

Everton need to consider long-term Idrissa Gueye successor

Dewsbury-Hall and Rohl could be effective on and off the ball, combining in the Everton midfield rather than becoming an ‘either/or’ situation.

Moyes should certainly test out a midfield three to accommodate Dewsbury-Hall and Rohl, but he also needs to think about the future in front of Everton’s back line.

Gueye is heading towards the end of his career, and he could be phased out of the side in the near future.

Everton have Harrison Armstrong emerging in the ranks, and he could certainly develop into a quality holding midfielder.

Armstrong is shining for Preston North End, but the 18-year-old will surely receive Premier League chances in 2026.

Everton may also need to think about making a signing in defensive midfield to replace Gueye and aid Armstrong’s development at the highest level.

Everton’s midfield is clearly still a work in progress, and Moyes may need to move James Garner to full-back in order to test out a new engine room.

Everton have now won just one game in seven after the 3-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon.

There are a few questions being asked of David Moyes, as he continues to pick the same starting line-up that seems to have become a bit stale.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall hasn’t been great in the number 10 role, and Beto continues to miss too many chances.

Everton’s goal of European football remains the same, though, and there is still belief that can be achieved with the right tweaks.

But, where does Opta’s supercomputer think the Toffees will end up finishing in the Premier League table and on how many points?

Supercomputer makes prediction on where Everton will finish

Despite shelling out in excess of £100m in the summer, Opta’s supercomputer predicted Everton to finish 13th before the season began.

Now, after nine games, Opta have made a fresh prediction, and despite encouraging signs from Jack Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye, they still expect Moyes’ side to finish 13th.

The software reckons they’ll finish on around 46 points, which is actually less than the total they managed last term.

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After a torrid run under Dyche, Moyes came in mid-season and managed to guide them to a respectable 48 points.

Here is the predicted Premier League table in full.

Everton must sign a striker in January to kickstart their season

It’s been a wobbly period for Everton, but it does feel as though they’re a clinical striker away from really pushing on towards the top end of the table.

Moyes’ side created plenty of chances against Spurs, but once again, Beto was really profligate and Thierno Barry wasn’t much better when he came on.

With that said, the Toffees are exploring a deal to sign Joshua Zirkzee from Manchester United ahead of the January transfer window.

Zirkzee is reportedly open to leaving United for another Premier League club after being given limited minutes by Ruben Amorim this term.

Beto is enduring a really poor season and Everton defender James Tarkowski appears to have come out and criticised him.

Everton lost their first-ever game at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday afternoon, as Tottenham Hotspur won 3-0.

It was yet another game in which Beto failed to take his chances, which is becoming a serious problem for David Moyes’ side.

With that said, the £30m frontman seems to have copped some criticism from his Everton teammate James Tarkowski, who voiced his frustrations at the number of wasted chances against Spurs.

James Tarkowski clearly frustrated with Beto after Tottenham defeat

Speaking to Everton’s website after the Tottenham defeat, Tarkowski was evidently so frustrated with Beto after he missed another couple of chances.

“We had some good play,” the Toffees defender said. “I thought we set up, we made a lot of chances, we got to the edge of their box quite a lot and created.

“But we haven’t scored, and we can’t win without scoring in a game, so that’s something we really need to look at.

“We need to start scoring. We’re getting in good positions. We’ve got quality players up in our final third and we’re going to keep creating chances.

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“Now it’s time to start taking them because, as I said, if you’re not going to score goals, you’re not going to win.”

After the Manchester City defeat, Tarkowski did praise Beto for his hard work and is certain the goals will come, as his movement has been excellent.

Moyes has explored signing another striker in January, so it does feel as though the towering frontman has a couple more months to prove himself before potentially being replaced.

Joshua Zirkzee has been linked with a move to Everton.

James Tarkowski also frustrated with Everton’s defending from set-pieces

It was quite unlike Everton to concede two goals from corner kicks on Sunday, so Tarkowski was frustrated that the game was ultimately decided by something Everton work so vigorously on.

“We put a lot of focus on it. I think all teams do. They’re winning teams games, and we want to be scoring more from them,” the 32-year-old added.

“That’s the first time we’ve actually conceded a set piece this season, so we have been doing quite well.

“To concede two in the first half of every game when we’ve probably controlled the game for most of it is very disappointing.

“It’s not just the back line, it’s the whole team. The whole team’s in the box to defend set pieces.”

Everton have Monday’s game against Sunderland to put it right, although they’ll probably go into it as the underdogs.

Moyes could make some big changes to his starting line-up, with Thierno Barry in for Beto as one notable switch.

Everton may have seen their unbeaten home record come to an end on Sunday, but Iliman Ndiaye silenced one Tottenham Hotspur player.

Despite the attacking additions over the summer, Everton are still struggling to find the back of the net through their strikers.

Ndiaye has proven a real issue for Premier League sides all season and Sunday was no different.

Premier League fans waxed lyrical about Ndiaye on the back of his showing against the north London side.

The scoreline may suggest a one-sided affair at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, but the scoreboard did not reflect the game.

David Moyes now has until Monday to make some changes before the next game against Sunderland in the Premier League.

One thing which is clear is that Everton’s success will come through Ndiaye, who was handed the ultimate compliment by one Spurs player.

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Iliman Ndiaye silences Tottenham defender despite Everton defeat

Pat Nevin was impressed with Ndiaye against Manchester City, with the Senegal international one of the real bright sparks in the defeat at the Etihad.

Sunday was no different. Ndiaye shone for the Toffees and caused Djed Spence some real issues at left-back.

The England defender has been in fine form this season and has publicly made it clear on social media that he has dominated his opposition.

In recent weeks, Spence has based his post-game social media posts around the opposing winger he has ‘locked down’.

After Spurs beat Man City earlier in the campaign, Spence captioned his post with: ‘Bring me your favourite winger’.

Following Sunday’s game at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Spence has not taken to social media to share anything other than a simple story with an image from the game.

Moyes has been blown away by Ndiaye, but the winger saw a number of opportunities he created at the weekend failed to be converted.

Ndiaye dominates an in-form Djed Spence

After landing Grealish over the summer, Ndiaye has had to adjust to a new position playing on the other side of the pitch.

This has not caused him any issues, though, with Ndiaye playing perhaps his best football in an Everton shirt.

Clearly, the Senegal International put on a display for the home crowd, with an in-form Spence silenced both on and off the pitch.

Spence’s stats from the game were telling of a difficult afternoon against Ndiaye.

With praise coming from far and wide, people across the Premier League are finally beginning to appreciate just how good the winger is.

Richarlison is placing his own future at Tottenham Hotspur up in the air following the game against Everton at the weekend.

Another week has gone by where Everton fans find themselves feeling their strikers have not offered enough in front of goal.

Despite some real positives against Spurs, the same issues were on display in the final third of the pitch for Everton.

David Moyes brought in Thierno Barry over the summer, but the youngster has failed to hit the ground running on Merseyside.

Everton News understands that Moyes would like to sign another striker when the window opens in January.

And former Everton player Richarlison is showing his thoughts on a potential return to Merseyside following the game on Sunday.

Richarlison fuels Everton transfer return on social media

After the game on Sunday, Richarlison signed a lot of autographs for Everton fans having come on as a substitute.

According to Everton News’ sources, Richarlison would be keen to join Everton next year and play at the Hill Dickinson Stadium for the Blues.

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Taking to Tik Tok after the game, the Brazilian has added further fuel to the speculation surrounding a possible return to Merseyside.

The striker reposted a video of himself waving to the Everton fans.

However, the interesting thing about it was the video was captioned: ‘Come home, Richy’.

Just last week, Richarlison was slammed for being ‘miserable’ at Tottenham during their Champions League clash against Monaco.

Clearly, things have not worked out the way he would have hoped for in north London, with the striker now looking visibly frustrated.

Richarlison missed a huge opportunity against Everton

Fortunately for the Blues, the former Everton striker failed to beat Jordan Pickford with a golden opportunity in the second half.

Richarlison received a standing ovation from some Everton fans at the weekend when he came on from the bench.

It did not take long for the Brazilian to be put through on goal, where he could have quickly added his name to the scoresheet.

But he showed the same struggles as the likes of Beto by failing to convert with the one-on-one opportunity against Pickford.

Jamie O’Hara has slammed Richarlison as not good enough and it is chances like this which he would be expected to take.

Everton certainly have some striker issues to sort out, but whether Richarlison would be the man to fix them is another issue altogether.

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.