Tottenham vs Everton LIVE - Bissouma and Son goals, Pickford error, score, commentary stream

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Jordan Pickford holds his hand up in apology

It's a howler from Pickford. Tarkowski passes the ball back to him and he has plenty of time to deal with it. But instead, as he looks to shift the ball from his right to his left foot, he loses control of it and Son sneaks in and takes the ball off him. Pickford lunges and gets player rather than ball, but Son is able to steady himself and tap in.

Strong challenge from DIxon

Everton have found themselves very much on the back foot here but debutant Roman Dixon hasn't been the weak link.

He hasn't looked out of place so far and after winning a strong slide tackle on Odobert, he sticks to him closely again to deflect a cross wide.

Harrison off target

Soon after going behind, Everton win a corner and although the initial effort is cleared by Spurs, the ball finds itself back with McNeil on the right wing after he cuts back from taking the set-piece.

He delivers a left-footed inswinging cross to Harrison at the back post but his fellow wide man fails to hit his effort on target and probably should have done better.

The Blues have shown some promise on the counter-attack but they've been on the back foot too often already.

Pickford saves again

That's three saves of note already from Pickford. Everton need to give their goalkeeper more protection.

A ball over the top catches the visitors' defence out and England's number one blocks an effort from James Maddison.

Then just a few moments later, Brennan Johnson flashes a header wide at the back post.

Dixon pushes forward

There was saw what debutant Roman DIxon can offer going forward.

Everton launched a counter attack, McNeil drove the ball upfield and picked out Harrison on the right.

Youngster DIxon overlapped and challenged for the ball with Odobert and although it went out for a throw in off the Blues player, it should he offers a different dynamic when the visitors are able to push forwards.

Pickford again

Tottenham have started strongly and have been piling on the pressure in the opening exchanges.

Home captain Son lets flies from outside the area and his effort takes a big deflection off Dwight McNeil and Pickford is called into action again to tip the shot around the post.

Everton need to get themselves up the field here to stop the constant waves of attacks.

I'll get my coat

We're getting footage from the tunnel here just before the players come out onto the pitch and Everton captain James Tarkowski just made a nice gesture by removing his stadium jacket and handing it to the young Blues mascot to wear instead in the wet weather.

Hopefully such inspired leadership can bring a better result today for Sean Dyche's men.

Richarlison's little wave

Building up to the start now and the heavens have opened. The players have gone inside and the Premier League background is being built on the pitch. Richarlison gave a little wave to the away end before he left the pitch. HOW is he not getting more action here? Hopefully he stays quiet today. We know where his allegiances lie

Bank Holiday weather

As I mentioned earlier, many of us got wet walking up to the ground due to the overground line closures resulting in a mile-and-a-half stroll in the rain from Seven Sisters well in typical Bank Holiday weather fashion, the heavens have opened again.

So much so, despite this being a billion-pound stadium, the rain is sweeping into the stand and the 'Tottenham DJ' in front of us treating the crowd to some pre-match tunes, has had to cover his decks with an umbrella. Hopefully Creamfields is experiencing some better weather closer to home.

New look Blues

Everton wore their away kit here last season and they debut their new away kit here today.

The dark grey and yellow number has proven popular with Evertonians it seems but personally I'm not a fan of changing when there is no colour clash, I'd rather the Blues remain just that as often as possible but such is the modern world of Premier League football.

Whatever they look like, Sean Dyche's side are going to have to show a big improvement here than what they produced against Brighton & Hove Albion a week ago, to emerge with something from this contest.

Mystic Me?

Roman Dixon... if you think we have written a lot about him already then be prepared for more. He is the story of the day now from an Everton perspective and we will all be wishing him the best.

I wrote this about him during pre-season - picked him out as one to watch but certainly wasn't expecting progress like this.

Read that piece HERE

Leading the line

Dominic Calvert-Lewin netted the winner here for Everton on the only occasion that they have triumphed at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium but nobody was here to see it.

It was the opening game of the 2020/21 season, played mostly behind closed doors because of the global coronavirus pandemic and despite the absence of spectators, the striker went on to enjoy his best-ever campagin for goals, netting 21 times in all competitions for Carlo Ancelotti and earning a call-up to the England team.

Last season, he was desperately unlucky to have a goal disallowed following a VAR check which deemed Andre Gomes to have fouled Emerson Royal in the build-up.

With the summer transfer deadline coming this Friday, many Blues will be hoping that this isn't the Sheffield-born player's final Premier League outing for the club.

Mr Durability

After a fitness scare, with James Tarkowski not training for most of this week, it's a big plus to see the centre-back able to keep his place in the side today and maintain his ever-present record in Premier League matches since signing for Everton in 2022.

The Mancunian, who continues to captain the side in Seamus Coleman's absence, has now started 77 consecutive matches for the Blues in the competition and provides some invaluable experience in a defence featuring aforementioned debutant Roman Dixon for the first time.

A big call - and one that will come with implications

So there we have it. After a week of tussling over who should start at right back or whether Dyche should change shape to deal with the absence of Seamus Coleman, Nathan Patterson, James Garner and Ashley Young, Dyche goes for youth. It's an interesting call, one that perhaps goes against what he had suggested his move would ultimately be. A big opportunity, no doubt, for Dixon.

It will have a knock on effect, this. Firstly, this can only be seen as a snub for Mason Holgate. While he is not a right back, he is a senior defender who has previously been used in that position by Dyche. He had an uncertain future - that looks even more precarious now, though may well be more dependent on whether there is interest in him rather than whether he would be allowed to go.

The other issue is whether Dyche is laying the foundation for a problem for himself. Lack of Premier League experience has been his reason for not starting Jake O'Brien, Jesper Lindstrom or Iliman Ndiaye yet - all players with senior experience elsewhere. If he is willing to play Dixon, a teenager with no senior experience, then if Everton struggle going forward the question may well end up being why him, and not them.

Roman rule

Well there you have it, a Premier League debut at right-back for Roman Dixon, despite Everton manager Sean Dyche playing down the youngster's chances.

There has also been something of a debate going on at the ECHO over whether the teenager is ready... I guess we'll get an answer either way in a couple of hours' time.

After watching him for the Under-21s in the 3-1 win over their Blackburn Rovers counterparts eight days ago, my colleague Joe Thomas wasn't so sure.

However, columnist Michael Ball insisted that blooding Dixon here was a no-lose scenario.

One thing I noticed myself seeing him up close again at Tranmere Rovers in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy on Tuesday where Everton secured a dramatic late comeback victory, again 3-1, was that as well as having plenty of pace going forwward, Dixon also possesses a decent long throw-in.

Good afternoon

Hello everyone and welcome from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Like many of the travelling Evertonians, Joe and I arrived rather wet at the ground (I'm told the sun is still shining back in Merseyside) after having to walk the final mile-and-a-half in the rain from Seven Sisters station due to the overground network being closed.

Let's hope that's fixed for post-match and that the Blues can give their supporters a spring in their step but with all those absences, they might have to really dig in to try and get a result.