Tottenham head into the final day of the Premier League season with survival on the line when they host Everton on Sunday. Spurs sit 17th with 38 points from 37 games and hold a two-point cushion and a superior goal difference of 12 over West Ham United. Kick-off is scheduled for Sunday, May 24 at 4 p.m. BST (11 a.m. ET); the match will be played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Referee Michael Oliver will take charge with Paul Tierney as VAR, and the game will be shown on Sky Sports Premier League in the U.K., NBC/Peacock in the U.S., JioHotstar in India and Stan Sport in Australia; ESPN will provide live updates, according to ESPN.
Tottenham have several absences for the game. Ben Davies (ankle), Cristian Romero (knee), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), Xavi Simons (knee), Mohammed Kudus (muscle) and Wilson Odobert (knee) are all listed as out. Pape Matar Sarr (shoulder) is a doubt, according to the club injury list published by ESPN.
Everton also have selection concerns. Jarrad Branthwaite is out with a hamstring injury and Idrissa Gana Gueye is listed as doubtful with a muscle issue. Jack Grealish is also listed as out with a broken foot, according to the same injury summary.
The outcome of the match will determine Tottenham’s fate. If Spurs beat Everton they will secure Premier League safety regardless of West Ham’s result; a draw can also be sufficient given their superior goal difference unless West Ham win by a very large margin. A West Ham defeat would guarantee Tottenham’s survival irrespective of the result at Spurs, according to ESPN. Head coach Roberto De Zerbi has said he would prefer to finish the season with a victory.
Everton sit 12th with 49 points and remain three points off eighth place, which would offer a UEFA Conference League spot; reaching Europe is technically possible but would require multiple favourable results and a swing in goal difference. Tottenham aim to complete a league double over Everton for the first time since 2017-18 after a 3-0 win in October. Everton have won one of their last 16 league away games at Tottenham (D4, L11) and have lost the last four by a combined 13-1. Tottenham are winless in their last 10 home league matches (D4, L6), their second-longest such run in club history. Richarlison has been involved in 15 Premier League goals this season (11 goals, 4 assists) and has had a role in five goals in his last five league games against Everton (4 goals, 1 assist), all figures from ESPN.
