Overview
- Premier League officials confirmed the disallowed Everton goal followed a VAR monitor review that found Iliman Ndiaye and Jack Grealish offside and interfering with goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, resulting in an indirect free kick.
- VAR lead Stuart Attwell invited on-field referee Craig Pawson to the pitchside screen before the decision, which came at 1–0 shortly after Tottenham’s opener.
- Everton manager David Moyes later said the offside call was correct and former referee Mark Clattenburg agreed, though television pundit Gary Neville described it as a 50/50 decision.
- Micky van de Ven headed in from two corners before substitute Pape Matar Sarr added a late third, and Vicario preserved the clean sheet with standout saves including from Beto’s overhead kick.
- The victory made Spurs the first team to win at Everton’s new ground and lifted them to third place on 17 points from nine matches, while Everton dropped to 14th on 11 after conceding their first set-piece goals of the season.