Roberto De Zerbi's Tottenham Hotspur were met by boos following their fourth winless Premier League match without a win this season. Still looking for their first league victory, Spurs flew out of the blocks in the first half and ought to have taken the lead via Jan Paul van Hecke, who missed the target from close range.
Fast start but no reward
Despite the fast start, Tottenham failed to take advantage, and it was Everton who ended the half strongest. James Garner came closest for the Toffees, with the ex-Manchester United ace's free-kick saved by Antonin Kinsky.
That pattern continued into the second half, and this time Tottenham really were let off the hook. Firstly when Kinsky passed it straight to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who failed to take advantage, while former Spurs ace Brennan Johnson fired high and wide from a chance 12 yards out.
Player ratings
Antonin Kinsky - 6
Made a sharp save in the first half, but was almost the architect of his own downfall in the second, when he played the ball straight to an Everton attacker. Reminiscent of Atletico Madrid away from last season, but he was able to make amends with the save.
Archie Gray - 7
Dubbed the 'future of Tottenham' by De Zerbi, and it's easy to see why. What does it say when the teenager is consistently the best Tottenham player on the pitch?
Jan Paul van Hecke - 6
Defied physics with his first-half miss, but was once again pretty solid at the back alongside new centre-half partner, Micky van de Ven.
Micky van de Ven - 6
Has had to step up as the senior defender following Cristian Romero's departure and looked solid at the back alongside Van Hecke.
Andrew Robertson - 6
Offered plenty of industry on the left-hand side of defence, but lacked a touch of quality with his delivery at times.
Sandro Tonali - 4
Does De Zerbi actually know what he wants the Italian to do? Does the player actually know what De Zerbi wants him to do? It was another lacklustre and ultimately confusing performance from the £100million man. Was bypassed far too often in midfield.
Rodrigo Bentancur - 6
Everywhere in the first half, but faded very quickly in the second. De Zerbi acted fast and removed the Uruguayan just when the game started to pass him by.
Mateus Fernandes - 4
Was far too hesitant when played through on goal in the first half, with the midfielder taking an age to get a shot away. Looked every bit like a player who has just suffered back-to-back relegations.
Omar Marmoush - 4
Dropped into a deeper role for the first time in a Spurs shirt, but didn't really link up well with Dominic Solanke in attack. Had 20 minutes or so as the lone striker and somehow looked even worse.
Savio - 5
Another textbook performance from the winger. Exciting at times, but utterly useless in the final third.
Dominic Solanke - 4
Didn't really do much. In fact, didn't do anything at all. That could be put down to a lack of match sharpness, but for the 60 minutes he was on the pitch for, the Englishman was a passenger.
Substitutes
Mohammed Kudus - 6
Has been a huge miss for Spurs during his absence. Very direct and promising, but didn't have the sharpness to match.
Lucas Bergvall - 6
Came mightily close with a whipped effort from the edge of the box late on, but his strike was matched by Jordan Pickford, who had initially given the ball away.
Mathys Tel - 6
Was looking to stretch the Everton defence, but didn't really get the service.
James Maddison - 6
Introduced late on but failed to change the course of the match.
