We are into the seventh minute of injury time here and still Spurs push for the equaliser but Everton look comfortable.

Deep in injury time and Bentley swings a devilish ball into the box where Pavlyuchenko is waiting but his header is again superbly stopped by Tim Howard.

A sense of desperation from Spurs now as Bentley, quickly followed by Bale, both try their luck from outrageous angles and Tim Howard is happy to wave their efforts wide.

Bale seems to be involved in everything Spurs are throwing into the box at the moment but Lescott, Yobo and Jagielka - in particular - are smashing everything clear.

Everton are having to hold back wave after wave of Spurs assault on their goal and for the time being they are dealing with everything the home side throw at them,

Bale tries to drift and swerve a free-kick from the touchline towards the far, top corner and Howard has to scramble across and back to tip it onto the roof of the net.

Great chance for Pavlyuchenko as Bentley's dipping cross drops at his feet but his shot on the turn is well blocked by Howard.

Everton have done well to ensure they did not give anything sloppy away after taking the lead and they have actually looked the more likely to score.

Immediate impact from the on-loan Man Utd striker as he tempts Lescott into a challenge to feed Assou-Ekotto to the byline and the finds Bentley who flashes a volley over.

Speaking for Everton here comes Pienaar again driving at Corluka and wrong-footing the tall Croation to fire another shot in on Gomes who does well to save again.

No panic for Redknapp and co. on the Spurs bench as they keep calm despite falling behind - but they have not been at their best so far and Everton probably deserve the lead.

Everton seem happy to sit back for a few minutes to try and consolidate after the goal and are allowing Spurs the ball at the back.

That goal seems to have sparked Spurs back into life and Russian striker Pavlyuchenko has a chance on the half-volley but he gets well under it.

Benoit Assou-Ekotto has decided to shoot from all of 40 yards - it's fair to say that the ball was closer when he started than where it finished, approximately somewhere in Row ZZ.

Chance for Leon Osman but he blazes over the bar from inside the penalty area when he really should have tested Gomes.

Tim Cahill advances to the corner of the box and dinks the ball across for Saha who hits it well but Gomes is in the right place at the right time to block.

Best chance of the game! Huddlestone chips forward to Pavlyuchenko who nods down to Bent but he scuffs the volley straight at Howard.

Everton's best openings all seem to have fallen the way of Fellaini and again he tries his luck from range - but it is straight down Gomes' throat.

The game is a bit of a tale of set-pieces so far with the best chances coming from the dead ball - but the keepers have looked solid.

Lightning break from Spurs with quick-heeled Aaron Lennon at the heart of it and he has a chance but drags his shot wide - a let-off for Everton.

Arteta whips in one of his trademark deliveries from the free-kick and Fellaini is, as ever, rising highest to force a superb diving parry from Gomes.

The same Bentley now has the chance to deliver from wide on the left hand side and this time Tim Howard has to dive out to catch.

David Bentley tries his luck from a very speculative free-kick but it is high and wide and he manages to see the funny side.

Leon Osman curls a high ball into the box towards the goalkeeper Gomes but the under pressure Brazilian does well to come out and claim.

It has suddenly gone very scrappy again after Spurs took a bit of control but they never threatened in that period of pressure.

That early change appears to have unsettled the Toffees in attack as their passing and movement has been strangely poor so far.

Despite enjoying plenty of possession Spurs are yet to really find an opening in a well-organised Everton back four.

Spurs are starting to settle into a nice rhythm now and are dominating the ball at the moment.

The first half-chance falls to David Bentley but he can't keep his ambitious header from Aaron Lennon's centre under the bar.

The pace that this game has started at is unbelievable but the quality of the football on show is suffering for it.

It's a midfield battle so far with neither team able to really gain the upper hand.

A scrappy opening with both sides trying to be a little too direct when short passing would be more beneficial.