Seeking an immediate response to a gut-wrenching EFL Cup exit, Everton head south to tackle Tottenham Hotspur in Saturday's Premier League contest.
The hosts strolled to a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest last Friday, while the Toffees' hopes of EFL Cup glory were extinguished in a penalty-shootout loss to Fulham in the quarter-finals.
With seconds remaining in the first half, Dejan Kulusevski provided an on-the-money cross for Richarlison to open the scoring before capitalising on a defensive error from Matt Turner, who could only clear the ball out to the Swede under pressure from Son Heung-min and was then beaten at his near post by the ex-Juventus man.
Yves Bissouma's second red card of the new term was a needless blot on the notebook for Spurs, but the Lilywhites comfortably rode out the win which proved to be Cooper's final match in the Forest dugout, while Ange Postecoglou is now cutting a happier figure on the Tottenham touchline, even if his stoic demeanour suggests otherwise.
Having firmly pulled themselves out of their November rut, fifth-placed Tottenham will break back into the Champions League places with victory this weekend, as Manchester City - who are only one point better off - are vying for Club World Cup glory over in Saudi Arabia and are not back in Premier League action until December 27.
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