Tottenham failed to score in their first four league games of a season for the first time after being held to a 0-0 draw by unbeaten Everton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Toffees went closest to a winner on several occasions, with former Spurs winger Brennan Johnson blasting a presentable second-half opportunity over the crossbar.Tottenham winger Rodrigo Bentancur had earlier blocked a goalbound shot by Tyrique George, whose cross also set up Thierno Barry for a header that was fortuitously saved by Antonin Kinsky.Jan Paul van Hecke sent an early volley over the target for Spurs, who were relieved when Kinsky sent a pass straight to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in a dangerous position after the break, only to redeem himself by saving the midfielders strike. Table of ContentsTottenham vs Everton: Spurs drought goes onBrennan Johnson: Massive chance for EvertonTottenham team vs EvertonEverton team vs SpursTottenham vs Everton: Premier League statsTottenham vs Everton: Spurs drought goes onSpurs took their first point of the campaign at the third attempt with a draw at Nottingham Forest last Saturday but head coach Roberto De Zerbi occasionally looked exasperated as his side extended their wait for a league goal to more than seven hours of football here.Boos occasionally rang out from the home fans. I dont think theres any question about the effort that they put out there, former Premier League goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer told BBC Radio 5 Live of Tottenham.One worry, for me, is that youre relying on Van Hecke for a lot of your deliveries inside the box. Youve got all this creativity on the team and its the centre-back whos their playback for everything.[Kinsky was] so, so fortunate. He made a massive mistake and played it straight to Everton. His recovery run, though, was exceptional. It was his own doing, but he had to make amends and he certainly did. Brennan Johnson: Massive chance for EvertonWales international Johnson was at Spurs between 2023 and 2025 and joined Everton this year following a brief spell at Crystal Palace.It was a brilliant cross from Dewsbury-Hall really good, Schwarzer said of Johnsons opportunity.He knows exactly where Brennan Johnson is. He just comes across it, opens up his body with an open foot and kind of slides across the ball.Therefore, it just flies out high and right of the goal, and misses in the end by quite a bit. Massive chance absolutely huge.Everton are now unbeaten in five matches in all competitions and on six points, having drawn 2-2 at home to Manchester United last Sunday through Ainsley Maitland-Niles spectacular long-range equaliser in the 96th minute.Tottenham team vs EvertonSpurs made four changes, including a first league start of the season for striker Dominic Solanke.Andy Robertson, Mateus Fernandes and Archie Gray came in, while deadline-day signing Tosin Adarabioyo was in a matchday squad for the first time.Full-backs Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie, wingers Mykhailo Mudryk, Dejan Kulusevski and Wilson Odobert and midfielder Xavi Simons were injured.Playmaker James Maddison returned on the bench following a shoulder problem.Tottenham starting XI: Antonin Kinsky, Archie Gray, Jan Paul van Hecke, Micky van de Ven, Andy Robertson, Savio, Rodrigo Bentancur, Mateus Fernandes, Sandro Tonali, Omar Marmoush, Dominic SolankeSpurs substitutes: Martin Dubravka, Tosin Adarabioyo, Marcos Senesi, Conor Gallagher, James Maddison, Mathys Tel, Lucas Bergvall, Mohammed Kudus, Ben DaviesEverton team vs SpursAinsley Maitland-Niles made his first Everton start in place of Merlin Rohl, who was not in the matchday squad. Midfielder Christian Norgaard was injured.Everton starting XI: Jordan Pickford, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitalii Mykolenko, Brennan Johnson, Harrison Armstrong, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, James Garner, Tyrique George, Thierno BarryEverton substitutes: Mark Travers, Michael Keane, Jack Grealish, Jake OBrien, Tyler Dibling, Charly Alcaraz, Hayden Hackney, Tom King, Braiden GrahamTottenham vs Everton: Premier League statsTottenham have only lost one of their last 18 Premier League home games against Everton (W12 D5), winning the preceding five since a 1-0 defeat in September 2020They are one of two teams yet to score in the Premier League this season along with Coventry CitySpurs last went four without a goal across August and September 2006, a run that included a 2-0 home loss to EvertonAcross their last 13 Premier League home games, Tottenhams only win came against Everton (1-0) on the final day of 2025/26 (D4 L7), which was also their only previous clean sheet on that runSpurs avoided suffering their 50th defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier LeagueEverton lost both Premier League meetings with Tottenham last season by an aggregate score of 4-0, but have never lost three in a row to Spurs without scoring in their league historyThey had scored added-time equalisers in their previous two games but are winless in their last seven awayOnly Brighton (34) and Crystal Palace (32) had forced more high turnovers than Everton (28) in the Premier League this season before the start of the weekends action, with the Toffees seven shots following a high turnover the joint-mostMaitland-Niles scored on his Premier League debut for Everton last time out, having netted in just one of his previous 109 appearances in the competitionOnly three players have scored in both of their first two for Everton Brian McBride (2003), Romelu Lukaku (2013) and Richarlison (2018) Topics Adam Aznou Ainsley Maitland Niles Andrew Robertson Antonin Kinsky Archie Gray Ben Davies Beto Brandon Austin Brennan Johnson Charly Alcaraz Christian Norgaard Conor Gallagher David Moyes Dejan Kulusevski Destiny Udogie Djed Spence Dominic Solanke Dwight McNeil Guglielmo Vicario Harrison Armstrong Hayden Hackney Iliman Ndiaye Jack Grealish Jake OBrien James Garner James Maddison James Tarkowski Jan Paul van Hecke Jarrad Branthwaite Joao Palhinha Jordan Pickford Kevin Danso Kiernan Dewsbury Hall Lucas Bergvall Marcos Senesi Mark Travers Martin Dubravka Mathys Tel Merlin Rohl Michael Keane Micky van de Ven Mohammed Kudus Mykhailo Mudryk Nathan Patterson Omar Marmoush Pape Matar Sarr Pedro Porro Premier League Radu Dragusin Richarlison Roberto De Zerbi Rodrigo Bentancur Sandro Tonali Savinho Thierno Barry Tim Iroegbunam Tom King Tosin Adarabioyo Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 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