Spurs vs Everton Preview

After the stewards enquiry regarding Saturday's grand balls up, I just can't see Spurs doing anything other that dishing out a hiding to Liverpool's second side. It would seem the bookies agree as they have made us 17/20 odds on for the win. That's a terrible bet mind you; sure I'm allowed to be confident, but how the neutral sees us as that great a shoe-in is baffling.

The first question to answer, as always, is are we going to concede? Well with Micky Dawson being the subject of a late fitness test it could well transpire that we are to suffer Gardener at the back again. If this is the case then I would almost guarantee that one will slip through, but if Daws makes it and Moyles plays his preferred 4-5-1 away from home then I think a clean sheet is on the way. The Daily Mail seems to be of the opinion that Gardener will get the nod, so I am going to plump for a 3-1 home win. The good news is that even on it's own that's worth 16-1.

Onto the first scorer, and here we are faced with the continuing difficulty of predicting who will start. Berba and Bent are fair at 5-1, and I personally think the latter may get the nod ahead of Keano. If Martin has learned from his mistakes we could even see Taarabt at some stage, but if he starts on the bench he is a shady bet at 16-1.

Those looking for a long shot could do worse that Kaboul at 33-1. This boy loves to get forward, has a thunderous right foot and is a menace at corners. He will score, it's just a matter of when.

There has been talk of Berba being dropped for a Keane/Bent partnership - I just can't see Jol doing that so...

Scorecast:

A more conservative 2-1 Spurs win, Berba to score first @ 40/1

Final Score:

3-1 Spurs @ 16-1

First Scorer:

Kaboul @ 33/1

As usual the stake is one British Pound per bet - good luck!