Tottenham welcomed 9th placed Everton in the final game for 2021. Tottenham was looking to finish the week with a hat trick of victories after defeating Aston Villa 1-2 in the WSL last weekend and finishing the Conti Cup group stages with a 2-3 victory over Coventry. Highlights of both games Canberra seen below on our Youtube Chanel.
Line ups.
Tottenham 4-4-2: Korpela in goal, Neville at right-back, Bartrip and Zadorksy in the centre of defence with Harrop in at left-back. The Tottenham midfield was made of Green, Cho, Clemaron and Percival while the Tottenham front 2 was made of Naz and Williams.
Everton 4-3-3: Brosnan in goal, Sevecke in at right-back, Bjorn and George in the centre of defence with Turner in at left-back. The Everton midfield was made of Graham, Clinton and Galli. The Toffees front three was made of Christiansen down left, Anvegard in the centre and Duggan down the right.
First half.
The game started evenly matched with most of the play taking place in the middle of the park. Tottenham’s first opportunity came in the 8th minute when Cho tried to latch onto a long Clemaron ball but seemed to be pushed in the box by Turner but appeals for a penalty were quickly waved away by the referee. Everton came back at Tottenham after Tottenham failed to get the ball away, Sevecke gathered the ball on the edge of the box and unleashed a shot which was deflected out by Zadorksy for an Everton corner. After a dangerous high foot by Naz on the 13th minute which earned her a yellow card, Christiansen took the free-kick for Everton finding George unmarked who headed the ball across the face of the Tottenham goal but no Everton player was able to get to the ball before it was put out by for a goal-kick.
Everton dominated possession in the first 20 minutes of the game, Toffees came close again in the 21st minute when Turner got the best of Percival, unleashing a shot which almost deflected in off Zadorksy but good alertness by Korpela denied Everton the opener. Everton again came close in the 25th minute when a good Christiansen ball was missed by Neville, Duggan reached the ball and centred into the box but the cross almost floated into the top left corner but Korpela reacted well and put the ball over for a corner.
Tottenham struggled to get out of their half as Everton again came close in the 30th minute after the ball bounced around on the edge of the Tottenham box, Clinton unleashed a shot but Korpela pulled off a fantastic save to keep Tottenham level. Tottenham began to slowly grow in the game and countered in the 33rd minute with Percival who passed to Clemaron, who found Harrop on the left with a lovely pass who shot from distance but her effort was easily gathered by Brosnan in the Everton goal. A minute later Tottenham came back at Everton, this time Neville shot from distance but her effort was straight at Brosnan.
Tottenham started to dominate the game and in the 38th minute Tottenham attacked Everton with Naz who was brought down. Percival took the free-kick, found Williams unmarked but her header somehow skimmed the outside of Brosnans left post for what was Tottenham’s best chance of the game. Tottenham came back at Everton in the 41st minute with Green leading the charge, centring into the Everton box, Williams attempted a diving header but George managed to get to the ball just before Williams, knocking the ball out for a Tottenham corner.
Second half.
The second half started even just like the start of the first half as both teams tried to find their rhythm in very cold and testing conditions. Tottenham quickly found their feet and in the 51st minute a great interception by Clemaron found Williams with a pass, who passed to Naz on the left as she took on Bjorn and shot into he top left corner giving Brosnan no chance to put Tottenham 1 up. Everton came straight back at Tottenham from the restart and almost drew level after hitting the post.
After a long stoppage due to a facial injury to Josie Green, Tottenham continued to dominate the midfield and came close to getting a second on 67 minutes with Williams headed downwards from a corner but Brosnan was able to gather the awkward bounce. Tottenham had another great opportunity in the 69th minute after they countered from an Everton corner. Zadorksy headed the corner to Naz who played a 1-2 with Percival before Naz sprinted down the left-wing, crossing across the face of the Everton goal but Williams was unable to reach the ball to knock in Tottenham’s second.
The final 15 minutes of the game saw both teams commit a lot of fouls as the game got scrappy in midfield. Tottenham continued to pin Everton back as they looked to seal the game with a second. The 4th official indicated a minimum of 8 minutes of added time due to the injury to Green. Everton pushed their lines high up as they searched for an equaliser. In the 92nd minute, Graham gathered the ball in midfield and shot from distance but her effort was straight at Korpela. Tottenham countered in the 95th minute with a move started by Chi who found Naz down the left who centred into the box but no one was there to get onto the end of the cross. Tottenham had the last chance of the game in the 98th minute when Naz found Williams with a pass, quick thinking by Williams released Chi down the left but her effort sailed wide of Brosnan’s goal with the final kick of the game.
Player of the match.
Our player of the match goes to Clemaron, the French international dominated the midfield and did not shy away from her former team. Clemaron has been a great addition to the Tottenham team and again proved how important she is to this side.
Post match analysis.
It was definitely a game of two halves again and with Manchester United beating Aston Villa 5-0 in the early kick-off, Tottenham knew that nothing less than a victory would be enough to put Tottenham back into third place going into the Christmas break. Everton started the brightest of the two teams and had chances to take the lead but another solid performance by Korpela was the difference again.
Tottenham started to finally find their rhythm in the final 10 minutes of the half as they began to gain control of the midfield and push the Toffees back. Tottenham was a little fortunate to go in at the break at 0-0 but as we have seen many times this season Tottenham came out a different team in the second half. After an even start to the second half, it was Tottenham who dominated possession and they finally got their break in the 51st minute when good play by former Everton Player Clemaron found Williams after an interception before Williams played through Naz who shot past Brosnan to give Tottenham the lead.
Tottenham took a while to get going and didn’t create enough in the first 30-35 minutes. Tottenham needs reinforcements to create more in midfield for the forwards as well as needing a forward that is lethal in front of goal because our next game against Chelsea will be very tough at Kingsmeadow as the Champions will not give our Lilywhites many opportunities so any chances we do get we need to put away to not get punished like against West Ham.
Tottenham need to make some signings in the winter break. Rumours are that Kristie Mewis could be on her way to Tottenham. Mewis would certainly be a great addition to our team since some of the signings we had high hopes for have been less than impressive so far this season. We believe Tottenham should make an attempt for Beth England who would be fantastic in the number 9 role and is a natural goal scorer. Mewis would be a perfect replacement for the injured Kit Graham and Hayley Raso would also be a player we would like to see down the left in place of Chi and Simon with Addison down the right-wing.
So far Tottenham women fans can and should be proud of this teams achievements and we hope that the team can be reinforced as our Lilywhites continue this wonderful run in 2022 COME ON YOU SPURS!!!
Next match.
Tottenham’s next match will be away to Chelsea before our Lilywhites welcome West Ham to the Hive in the first home match of 2022. Tickets for the match can be purchased over at https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/tickets/buy-tickets/women/match-tickets/. The match will be show live on Sky Sports but if you are able to get to the Hive please show your support to the Team.
**UPDATE**
Tottenham’s away match to Chelsea on Friday January 7th has been called off due to Covid, this means our Lilywhites first game of 2022 will be at the Hive against West Ham on Sunday January 16th.
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