Togo Captain Scores Again As Tottenham Chase Fourth Place

Emmanuel Adebayor scores the only goal as Tottenham beat vsiting Everton 1-0 at White Hart Lane, as the chase for fourth place gets even tougher in the Premier League.

Adebayor’s second-half strike took Spurs above Everton Tottenham on the league table.

The two top-four chasers played out a goalless draw at Goodison Park in early November but on this occasion, Spurs’ Togo international striker was able to make the breakthrough when he brought down Kyle Walker’s chipped free-kick in the 65th minute and fired past Tim Howard.

Everton looked to have a strong penalty claim when Spurs substitute Etienne Capoue caught Seamus Coleman in stoppage time, but referee Mark Clattenburg was unmoved.

The victory at White Hart Lane moved Tim Sherwood’s side above the Toffees into fifth spot, three points behind Liverpool.

Andros Townsend returned to the Spurs squad after seven weeks out. The England winger suffered a hamstring injury against West Ham on December 18 and was named among the substitutes, while Mousa Dembele replaced Roberto Soldado in the starting line-up.

Everton made three changes after beating Aston Villa, bringing in Coleman, Steven Pienaar and Steven Naismith for John Stones, Aiden McGeady and Ross Barkley, who all dropped to the bench alongside the fit-again Gerard Deulofeu and Lacina Traore.