Everton and Tottenham arrive at Goodison Park ahead of clash
Spurs ran out 6-2 winners against Everton on Sunday afternoon, with the attacking quartet of Heung-min Son (x2), Dele Alli, Harry Kane (x2) and Christian Eriksen all notching.
The win restored Tottenham's five-point lead over Arsenal, who they beat 2-0 in the League Cup on Tuesday, and leaves them just two points behind second-place Manchester City at Christmas.
Rather than checking over their shoulders, Mauricio Pochettino’s men can now focus on chasing the top two.
Spurs’ development under their Argentine coach in the last five seasons has ruffled the feathers of Arsenal fans, who are conscious of their withering dominance in the capital’s north.
So I’m not supposed to give a strike like that credit because he’s a Spurs player ? Sorry
Ian Wright
A 4-2 league win at the start of December was enough to hand Gooners the immeasurable importance of bragging rights, but it was not enough to mask who is the superior side, in Wright’s eyes.
The former Arsenal forward spent seven years at the club, scoring an incredible 185 goals in 221 appearances, and winning one Premier League title.
As he watched Spurs’ riot at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon, Wright tweeted “Tottenham frighten me” with a scared emoji.
That was moments after he praised Alli, who’s scored three in his last five, with a GIF of a man on fire, simply titling it “Dele”.
Arsenal fans turned on Ian Wright for his praise of Tottenham (Image: Getty)
Arsenal legend Ian Wright was not tame in his praise of Tottenham (Image: Twitter/IanWright0)
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Wright was met with some uproar in his mentions, mainly from disgruntled Arsenal fans who did not enjoy a hero of theirs praising their bitter rivals’ dominance.
The happy-go-lucky BBC Sport pundit was dismissive of those views, though.
In response, he wrote “A message to my Arsenal brethren who have a problem with me giving Spurs credit for a good performance so far….” accompanied with a GIF of a woman sticking up her middle finger.
And the 55-year-old did not stop there, posting about Eriksen’s delightful finish: “So I’m not supposed to give a strike like that credit because he’s a Spurs player ? Sorry.”
Tottenham ran riot at Goodison Park, winning a thrilling encounter 6-2 (Image: Getty)
Kane aims jovial dig at Son
Kane notched twice against Everton to bring his season Premier League tally to 11 this season, and joked with team-mate Son in the post-match interview on Sky Sports.
“I had a few [chances] to start off with, missed a couple but that's part of being a striker,” Kane said.
“With the way we'd been creating chancesI knew I'd get more throughout the game.
“I have been moaning at this man [Son] for not assisting me so thankfully in the second half he put one on a plate.”