... we’ve only played 3 competitive games in the past on May 12th
- all were at Goodison and all were against London or near-London teams (none of them Tottenham!)
- and they all ended in victory for us!

- the last one was against (near-London) Watford in 2017
- Ross Barkley’s 55th minute goal gave us a 1-0 win in our final home game of the 2016-17 season

- there is one notable Everton birthday on May 12th
- a certain Alan Ball
- the much-missed fiery midfielder was born in 1945
- World Cup winner Bally played 251 games for us, scoring 79 goals,
- and was shockingly transferred to Tottenham’s North London rivals Arsenal in December 1971

- we have a terrible recent record against Spurs!
- we’ve lost 4 in a row against them, home and away
- and we've won 0 of our last 12 - W0 D5 L7, all in the Prem

- our most recent encounter ended in an embarrassing 2-6 home defeat back in December

- our last trip to their place - which was Wembley Stadium at the time - saw us lose 4-0

- our last victory against Tottenham was at Goodison back in December 2012
- and it was a very dramatic win too!
- Clint Dempsey gave Spurs the lead with just 15 minutes to go
- but Steven Pienaar equalised on 90 minutes and Nikica Jelavic nabbed our winner 2 minutes into injury time!

- away from home our last success at Tottenham was in November 2008
- Vedran Corluka’s second-half own goal was the difference between the sides

- since then our record in 10 visits in all competitions to their various grounds is W0 D3 L7
- it is W0 D3 L6 in our last 9 in the Prem

- should we manage a win this time it will be our 50th victory against Spurs in all of our League meetings, home & away
- a Tottenham win, on the other hand, would give them their second successive League 'double' over us

- will Leighton Baines make an appearance (maybe a farewell appearance?) in our final game of the season?
- if he does it will be his 412th game for Everton, which would be 1 more than former captain Tommy ‘TE’ Jones managed
- Leighton would be in 14th place alone on our all-time list

- if Seamus Coleman plays it will be his 290th appearance for the club
- that's 1 more than 1900s goalkeeper Billy Scott and a certain 1970s centre-forward named Bob Latchford!
- Seamus would be in 43rd place on his own on our all-time list

- if Phil Jagielka plays (another farewell appearance?!) it will be his 323rd League game for the club
- that would be 1 more than Graeme Sharp managed and Phil would be in 18th place alone on our all-time League list

- oh, and if Tom Davies starts at Tottenham it will be his 50th start for us in the Premier League!

- will Gylfi Sigurdsson and Jordan Pickford play at Tottenham?
- if so, they will have featured in every Everton League game this season
- that would be the second season in a row for Jordan.

- the last time we had an ever-present in every game in all competitions was in 2010-11
- both Leighton Baines and Sylvain Distin achieved the feat back then!

- if Jordan starts the game, he will have completed back-to-back full seasons as an Everton starter
- the last player to manage that for us was Tim Howard
- Tim started every League game for 4 successive full seasons from 2008-09 to 2011-12!

- Brazilian Bernard has been substituted 20 times so far this season in the Premier League
- if it happens again against Spurs he will equal the club record for the most times substituted in a single League season
- he would join Marcus Bent who was substituted 21 times in the League in the 2004-05 season

- can Jordan Pickford keep another clean sheet?!
- if he does, it would be his 25th for us in the Premier League
- only Nigel Martyn, Neville Southall and Tim Howard have managed more for the club, with Tim being out on top with 116

- if he does keep a clean sheet, it will also be Jordan’s 15th for us this season in the Premier League
- only Howard and Southall have reached that many (or more) for us before in a single Prem campaign
- Tim Howard holds our record with 17 Prem clean sheets in 2008-09

- for the club as a whole, we haven’t managed 15 Prem clean sheets in a season since 2013-14

- a clean sheet would also be our 4th in the row, home and away
- we haven’t done that in the League since a similar run in February/March 2009!

- oh, and we haven’t conceded a first half goal now in 11 successive games in all competitions, home and away
- we’ve only managed first-half clean sheets 12 times in succession on 4 previous occasions in our history
- the last time was from March to August 1986 - a run of 15, in fact!
- the last time we achieved it within one season was a run of 12 from April to May 1968!

- one goal at Spurs would be our 550th away from home in the Premier League (in our 519th game)!

- on the other hand, if we fail to score at Tottenham it will be our 3rd consecutive away game without a goal
- that hasn’t happened in the League since another run of 3 goalless away Prem matches in February/March 2015!

- if we beat Spurs it will be our 6th away League victory this season, our most since 8 in 2013-14
- it would also be our 2,300th win at all venues in all competitions in our competitive history!

- if we lose, however, it would be our 10th away defeat in the Prem this season
- the joint most (with 2017-18 and 2014-15) since 11 in 2003-04

- it would also be our 15th League defeat home and away this term
- the joint worst (with 2017-18 and 2014-15) since 16 in 2005-06

- a win or a defeat would see us end the season with 8 draws in the League
- that would be our fewest (along with 2007-08 and 2005-06) since the 7 we registered in 2004-05

- Andre Marriner will be refereeing the match
- he hasn’t taken charge of an Everton fixture since October 2018 when we won 2-1 at Leicester
- prior to that though we’d lost 5 on the run with him in the middle, home and away!

- will Mr Marriner award a penalty?!

- if Spurs score a penalty it will be the 200th successful spot-kick against us in all of our away League games ever!
- of the 300 taken so far by our opponents, 199 have been netted and 101 unsuccessful

- if Jordan Pickford saves one he will be the first Everton goalkeeper ever to save 4 penalties in one season
- his current 3 ties him with Tim Howard (2009/10), Neville Southall (1988/89) and Tommy Fern (1920/21)!

- a penalty save by either goalkeeper would also equal a record
- it would be only the 3rd time that there have been 6 penalty saves in Everton games in one season!
- the other times were last season and 1904/05 

- the match is of course our last game of the season
- we’ve lost our last 3 final away games of the season, most recently 3-1 last year at West Ham
- that was Sam Allardyce's last match as our manager!

- our last win in our final away game of the season was back in May 2015 - 2-1 at, coincidentally, West Ham

- we’ve won 4 and drawn 1 of our last 5 Sunday matches
- the most recent defeat was at Goodison in December against, erm, Tottenham!

- all of those recent Sunday games were, however, at home

- in our last 15 away games played on a Sunday our record is W0 D3 L12, all in the Prem
- that's since a 3-0 win at Carlisle in the FA Cup in January 2016

- our last away League win on a Sunday was back in March 2015, 2-1 at Q.P.R.!

- COYB!!

- a reminder of some newer sections on the site!

- which Everton substitute has scored the most goals for us?
- which opposition sub has scored the most against us?
- the new 'Goals by Substitutes' section will let you know!

- Test cricketers have a small number on their shirt or cap
- it shows where they fit in in terms of the historical chronology of their country
- now you can see what number every Everton player would wear!
- have a look at the 'Everton Players Numbered Chronologically' section!

- who's managed the most times against Everton?
- who's managed the most clubs against us?!
- well, there's a new 'Opposition Managers' section that will tell you everything you need to know!

- the 'Goals in Most Consecutive Matches' section has been updated!
- it now includes details of which Everton players have scored in the most successive home & away games too!

- who was the last Everton man to play 50 or more games in a season?
- who has played the most games in one season?!
- the new '50 or More Appearances in a Season' section will tell you!

- on the flip side, which players only ever managed 1 game for the club?!
- find out in the new Just One Appearance section!

- we used 39 different players last season in all competitions and 15 of them scored a goal
- is that a lot?! how does it compare to other seasons?
- find out in the new 'Number of Players Used and Goal Scorers - Season-by-Season' section!

- who was the last Everton player to feature in every game in a season?!
- have a look at the new Ever Presents section to find out!

- and how often have we completed League 'doubles' over our opponents in the past?
- alternatively, how often have we been on the receiving end of a double?!
- you can now find out in the new League Doubles For and Against section

- ever wondered which Everton player has been substituted the most times?!
- well, now you can find out - have a look at the new Subbed Off section for full, fascinating details!

- Ademola Lookman was the last Everton player to score on his debut
- who else has managed that feat for the club?!
- have a look at the new Scored on Their Debut section to find out!

- Wayne Rooney has now departed, of course, but who else has had 2 separate spells at the club?!
- the new Two or More Spells at Everton section will tell you!

- Jordan Pickford looks like he'll be our keeper for some years to come
- but who else has appeared for us between the sticks in the past?!
- the new Goalkeepers section has all the details!

- and don't forget there's also a new History In Short section too!
- you can see at a glance how many times we've finished in each position in the League
- and where exactly we've been knocked out of the various cup competitions
- have a peek!