An Everton side who have dropped below a dreaded dotted line host a Tottenham Hotspur side who have climbed above a desired dotted line in Saturday's early Premier League kickoff at Goodison Park.
The Toffees are back in the drop zone owing to a goalless draw with Fulham in midweek, while the Lilywhites came from behind to overcome Brentford 3-2 in a tetchy London derby.
Sean Dyche's travellers had more than one motivation to put Fulham to the sword at Craven Cottage on Tuesday evening, having seen their EFL Cup dreams crash and burn at the hands of Marco Silva's men in December, but both teams had evidently left their best shooting boots in the dressing room.
A total of 46 shots were fired in West London - 21 of which came from an Everton side who only enjoyed 31% of the ball - but the referee's whistle would blow without the net rippling once, thanks in no small part to Jordan Pickford's heroics and a horror miss from Beto at the other end of the pitch.
Taking a point home from a ground where Arsenal failed to one month beforehand was no mean feat for Everton, but on account of Luton Town's phenomenal 4-0 beatdown of Brighton & Hove Albion, the Toffees now find themselves down in 18th spot ahead of Saturday's lunchtime battle.
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