{
  "id": 6922684,
  "title": "Everton Starting XI vs Tottenham Hotspur: Confirmed Team News and Predicted Lineup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/everton-starting-xi-vs-tottenham-hotspur-confirmed-team-news-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T12:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/everton-starting-xi-vs-tottenham-123000363.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Everton are set to face Tottenham Hotspur at north London, with Jack Grealish confirmed to start his first game for the club. The Toffees face a daunting task given their poor recent record at Tottenham, scoring just once in their last five away games. David Moyes has kept the team setup simple, with little drama following a mixed opening stretch.\n\nOn the Tottenham side, the club has started the season poorly, collecting one point from three games and failing to score. This situation, coupled with their high transfer spending, invites scrutiny.\n\nTeam News for Everton includes the confirmed availability of Grealish, who is expected to provide control and ball-carrier capabilities to the attack. There is uncertainty surrounding James Garner's fitness after an injury last week, while Christian Nørgaard remains unavailable. Jordan Pickford, Mark Travers, and King are the goalkeepers, with Jarrad Branthwaite, Michael Keane, Jake O'Brien, James Tarkowski, Nathan Patterson, and Ainsley Maitland-Niles as defensive choices. In midfield, Everton can expect Harrison Armstrong, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Garner, Hayden Hackney, Merlin Röhl, Charly Alcaraz, Tyler Dibling, Tyrique George, Brennan Johnson, Grealish, and Thierno Barry.\n\nThe predicted lineup for Everton adheres to the 4-1-4-1 formation, with Pickford in goal, Mykolenko, Branthwaite, Tarkowski, and Maitland-Niles forming the back four. Hackney is expected to sit deep, with Grealish, Dewsbury-Hall, and Röhl supporting midfield. Tyrique George and Thierno Barry are set to lead the attack. The bench may be light, with Travers, Keane, and O’Brien covering the backline, Armstrong providing energy in the later stages, and Alcaraz and Dibling changing the game tempo if needed.",
  "summary": "Everton Predicted Line-Up vs Tottenham as Jack Grealish Set to StartEverton head to north London with a poor recent record at Tottenham and no point pretending otherwise. They have scored once in thei...",
  "key_points": [
    "Jack Grealish confirmed to start for Everton",
    "Tottenham struggling with one point from three games",
    "Everton set to use 4-1-4-1 formation"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}