May 24, 2026 could be the day that Tottenham Hotspur's perpetual Premier League stint comes to a devastating end, as the Lilywhites welcome mid-table Everton to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the final day of the top-flight season.
Roberto De Zerbi's men missed the opportunity to confirm mathematical safety against Chelsea in midweek, as a 2-1 loss to their London rivals left them two points above 18th-placed West Ham United, but with a significantly superior goal difference.
As a result, Tottenham will almost certainly be assured of a place in the Premier League next season with at least a point against Everton, or if the Irons fail to beat Leeds United at the London Stadium.
Meanwhile, Everton's hopes of bringing European football back to the blue half of Merseyside have officially been extinguished, as the 12th-placed Toffees are three points behind eighth spot but cannot overtake both Sunderland and Chelsea, who play each other on the final day.
Here, Sports Mole examines the head-to-head history between Tottenham and Everton before Sunday's pivotal contest.
Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 191
Spurs wins: 73
Draws: 60
Everton wins: 58
As two of the Premier League's six ever-present teams - the others being Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea - meetings between Everton and Tottenham Hotspur are regular occurrences and have in fact been since their inaugural FA Cup showdown in 1904.
Fast-forward 121 years, and there have been 191 competitive clashes between the London and Merseyside giants, the former of whom boast the head-to-head superiority with 73 triumphs to their name, although Everton are not too far behind with 58.
The returning David Moyes led the Toffees to the most recent of their victories in January 2025, where a late Spurs fightback was fruitless in a 3-2 success for Everton.
However, Moyes was unable to replicate that triumph in their most recent encounter, as a Van de Ven brace and a late goal from Sarr sealed a 3-0 away win for Spurs, handing Everton their first defeat at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in the process.
Another 60 matches between Spurs and the Toffees have ended with the spoils shared, including a top-flight encounter at Goodison Park in February 2024, where Richarlison would seemingly have the last laugh at his old stomping ground with a brace before Jarrad Branthwaite's last-gasp leveller.
Before 2025, Everton had gone without a win in eight straight matches against Tottenham, whom they had not prevailed against since a nine-goal FA Cup spectacular in 2021 under Carlo Ancelotti before Moyes's masterful homecoming.
That astounding 5-4 success came shortly after Everton's most recent Premier League triumph away to Spurs, which came at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at the start of the 2020-21 season, as Dominic Calvert-Lewin netted the game's only goal.
In December 2023, though, Tottenham handed out Christmas presents to their supporters two days early with a slender 2-1 victory - where Richarlison was again on target against his former employers.
Last 20 meetings
Oct 26, 2025: Everton 0-3 Spurs (Premier League)
Jan 19, 2025: Everton 3-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Aug 24, 2024: Spurs 4-0 Everton (Premier League)
Feb 03, 2024: Everton 2-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Dec 23, 2023: Spurs 2-1 Everton (Premier League)
Apr 03, 2023: Everton 1-1 Spurs (Premier League)
Oct 15, 2022: Spurs 2-0 Everton (Premier League)
Mar 07, 2022: Spurs 5-0 Everton (Premier League)
Nov 07, 2021: Everton 0-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Apr 16, 2021: Everton 2-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Feb 10, 2021: Everton 5-4 Spurs (FA Cup Fifth Round)
Sep 13, 2020: Spurs 0-1 Everton (Premier League)
Jul 06, 2020: Spurs 1-0 Everton (Premier League)
Nov 03, 2019: Everton 1-1 Spurs (Premier League)
May 12, 2019: Spurs 2-2 Everton (Premier League)
Dec 23, 2018: Everton 2-6 Spurs (Premier League)
Jan 13, 2018: Spurs 4-0 Everton (Premier League)
Sep 09, 2017: Everton 0-3 Spurs (Premier League)
Mar 05, 2017: Spurs 3-2 Everton (Premier League)
Aug 13, 2016: Everton 1-1 Spurs (Premier League)
Last 10 Premier League meetings
Oct 26, 2025: Everton 0-3 Spurs (Premier League)
Jan 19, 2025: Everton 3-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Aug 24, 2024: Spurs 4-0 Everton (Premier League)
Feb 03, 2024: Everton 2-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Dec 23, 2023: Spurs 2-1 Everton (Premier League)
Apr 03, 2023: Everton 1-1 Spurs (Premier League)
Oct 15, 2022: Spurs 2-0 Everton (Premier League)
Mar 07, 2022: Spurs 5-0 Everton (Premier League)
Nov 07, 2021: Everton 0-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Apr 16, 2021: Everton 2-2 Spurs (Premier League)