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Harry Kane captain has found the net in five successive Premier League games for the first time in his careerHarry Kane marked his 400th Tottenham appearance with the opening goal as Antonio Conte's side closed the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal with victory over Everton.
Kane broke the Toffees' resistance from the penalty spot after being tripped in the area by England team-mate Jordan Pickford, who had failed to hold on to Matt Doherty's long-range effort.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg added a second late on with a curling strike that took a slight deflection off Alex Iwobi on its way in.
Spurs dominated the early stages but the two best chances of the first half fell to the visitors, who will be disappointed not to have put away both opportunities.
Demarai Gray failed to hit the target after racing on to Conor Coady's long ball over the top of the Tottenham defence, before Amadou Onana blazed over the crossbar following Hojbjerg's poor touch.
Kane sent a rasping volley straight at Pickford early in the second half but there was nothing the Toffees keeper could do about the 29-year-old's spot-kick - his 14th goal in 15 Premier League appearances against Everton - or Hojbjerg's late finish.
The victory lifts Conte's team level on points with second-placed Manchester City and just a point behind north London rivals Arsenal, while Everton drop to 14th.
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Prolific Kane sets Spurs on their way
The victory lifts Spurs on to 23 points from 10 league matches - their highest tally at this stage of a Premier League season - while Kane has now scored in five successive top-flight games for the first time in his career.
It was a win the home side thoroughly deserved after a dominant display, although they rode their luck in the first half and could have found themselves behind at half-time.
But Frank Lampard's team were no match for Spurs in the second half and it wasn't long before Spurs' pressure told, Pickford bringing down England team-mate Kane inside the six-yard box with an outstretched arm.
Kane's penalty lifts him to within eight goals Jimmy Greaves' all-time Tottenham record of 266.
Hojbjerg secured the win with five minutes remaining, collecting Rodrigo Bentancur's delivery before finding the far corner via a deflection off Iwobi.
The only sour note from the hosts' perspective was a second-half injury to former Everton forward Richarlison, who went down clutching his left calf and was replaced by Yves Bissouma.
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Tottenham Hotspur
Squad number1Player nameLloris
Squad number17Player nameRomero
Squad number15Player nameDier
Squad number33Player nameDavies- Squad number2Player nameDoherty
- Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
- Squad number30Player nameBentancur
- Squad number14Player namePerisic
- Squad number9Player nameRicharlison
Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-Min
Squad number10Player nameKane
- Squad number4Player nameSkipp
Squad number6Player nameD Sánchez- Squad number24Player nameSpence
Squad number27Player nameLucas Moura- Squad number38Player nameBissouma
Everton
Squad number1Player namePickford
Squad number23Player nameColeman
Squad number2Player nameTarkowski
Squad number30Player nameCoady
Squad number19Player nameMykolenko
Squad number7Player nameMcNeil
Squad number17Player nameIwobi
Squad number27Player nameGueye
Squad number8Player nameOnana
Squad number11Player nameGray
Squad number20Player nameMaupay
Squad number9Player nameCalvert-Lewin
Squad number33Player nameRondón
Squad number37Player nameGarner
Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Lloris
- 17RomeroSubstituted forD Sánchezat 87'minutes
- 15Dier
- 33Davies
- 2DohertySubstituted forSpenceat 90+3'minutes
- 5Højbjerg
- 30BentancurBooked at 37minsSubstituted forSkippat 90+3'minutes
- 14Perisic
- 9RicharlisonSubstituted forBissoumaat 52'minutes
- 7Son Heung-Min
- 10KaneSubstituted forLucas Mouraat 90+3'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Skipp
- 6D Sánchez
- 11Gil
- 19R Sessegnon
- 20Forster
- 24Spence
- 27Lucas Moura
- 34Lenglet
- 38Bissouma
Everton
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Pickford
- 23ColemanSubstituted forGarnerat 67'minutes
- 2Tarkowski
- 30Coady
- 19MykolenkoBooked at 81mins
- 7McNeilBooked at 44mins
- 17Iwobi
- 27GueyeBooked at 54minsSubstituted forRondónat 81'minutes
- 8Onana
- 11Gray
- 20MaupayBooked at 12minsSubstituted forCalvert-Lewinat 66'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Keane
- 9Calvert-Lewin
- 15Begovic
- 16Doucouré
- 26Davies
- 29Vinagre
- 33Rondón
- 37Garner
- 64Welch
Referee:Paul Tierney
Attendance:61,812
Live Text
Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Everton 0.
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Everton 0.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Harry Kane.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Djed Spence replaces Matt Doherty.
Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alex Iwobi (Everton).
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Davies.
Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Amadou Onana (Everton).
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Davinson Sánchez replaces Cristian Romero.
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Everton 0. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur with a cross following a fast break.
Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Salomón Rondón (Everton).
Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton).
Substitution, Everton. Salomón Rondón replaces Idrissa Gueye.
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