Everton are on a couple of runs. One has been going for 71 years – a run of playing in the top tier of English football. The other has gone on for just three games – a worrying run of defeats. You get the feeling one of those runs has to end soon.“So Frank, a 9-0 defeat, how much trouble are Everton in?”“Nein at all [laughs] but no seriously, this is a terrible day for me and the club and we’re fighting for our lives.” #EFC pic.twitter.com/XlKXcz2YcY— Zak ⭐️⭐️ (@ZG1999_) March 7, 2022 The Toffees were hammered by a dangerous-looking Spurs side at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Monday night. The scoreline was bad enough for Frank Lampard’s team, but it’s the manner of defeat that will really worry their supporters. No shape, no cohesion, discouraging body language and, above all, an apparent lack of organisation makes Everton one of the candidates to sink down to the Championship.The Toffees remain 17th in the standings, just one place and one point above Burnley, the first team below the dreaded dotted line. The fact that they have a match in hand over the Clarets should give the fans a bit more hope that they would create a bit of a gap there, but on their current form – you’ll hardly back them to make the most of the supposed advantage.Ruthless 😤 pic.twitter.com/rEyobsh5pa— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) March 7, 2022 Antonio Conte continues to take baby steps in turning Spurs into a formidable force again. Although they’ve been frustratingly inconsistent lately, they looked like a highly competent and potent attacking force, albeit against terrible opposition.Everton captain Michael Keane set the tone for the game when he hammered into his own net from a Ryan Sessegnon cross early on. There was plenty of time for Lampard’s team to turn the game around, but it had only gone worse instead.Just three minutes later, Son Heung-min ran onto a Dejan Kulusevski pass and beat Jordan Pickford to make it 2-0 with his eleventh goal involvement in the last 12 games. Captain Harry Kane made it 3-0 on 37 minutes with the easiest of finishes against Everton’s non-existent defence.The visitors from Liverpool were lucky to head into the half-time break with just a three-goal deficit, which says a lot about the gulf in quality on show tonight. Merely 41 seconds after the restart — and after coming off the substitutes’ bench — Sergio Reguilon made it four with ease after Kulusevski found him on the far post.Kane got another goal just ten minutes later – and this one was a beauty. A diagonal looping pass was played from the right flank and the England captain caught it sweetly with his left, sending it past Pickford and into the far corner. A beautiful volley!Lampard brought on Dele Alli 20 minutes from time, giving the former Spurs midfielder a chance to receive a warm reception at the club where he looked like a future star of world football. The former Chelsea and Derby County coach will have a lot of work to do if he’s to avoid the drop.PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 28SaturdayAston Villa – Southampton 4-0 (2-0)/Watkins 9, Douglas Luiz 44, Coutinho 52, Ings 54/Burnley – Chelsea 0-4 (0-0)/James 47, Havertz 52, 55, Pulisic 69/Newcastle United – Brighton 2-1 (2-0)/Fraser 12, Schar 14 – Dunk 55/Norwich City – Brentford 1-3 (0-1)/Pukki 90+2 – Toney 32, 52 pen, 58 pen/Wolverhampton Wanderers – Crystal Palace 0-2 (0-2)/Mateta 19, Zaha 34 pen/Liverpool – West Ham United 1-0 (1-0)/Mane 27/SundayWatford – Arsenal 2-3 (1-2)/Cucho 11, SIssoko 87 – Odegaard 5, Saka 30, Martinelli 52/Man City – Man Utd 4-1 (2-1)/De Bruyne 5, 28, Mahrez 68, – Sancho 22/MondayTottenham Hotspur – Everton 5-0 (3-0)/Keane 14 og, Son 17, Kane 37, 56, Reguilon 46/
