Paul Merson makes prediction about Everton’s trip to Tottenham this weekend

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Paul Merson has made his prediction ahead of Everton’s trip to Tottenham Hotspur.

The Toffees head to the English capital this weekend as they take on Tottenham, in what could be their fifth Premier League win in a row.

Everton have scored eight goals and conceded zero since they were thrashed 3-0 by Manchester United in November.

Victory against Ange Postecoglou’s side could take them up to 12th in the table, though Spurs will definitely have something to say about that.

Tottenham’s injury list has grown rapidly this month and a number of stars being out of action resulted in them going five games without a win. However, they look to be back to their best after beating Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest over the past week.

Despite Everton’s brilliant form as of late, Paul Merson has tipped Tottenham to claim a 3-1 win in London, putting it down to their ‘firepower’.

Speaking to sportskeeda, he said: “Everton are flying in the Premier League. The midweek Carabao Cup loss to Fulham in the quarter-final was unfortunate.

“Tottenham also have their frontline firing right now. Richarlison is playing well and so is Dejan Kulusevski. Son Heung-min is enjoying a revival of sorts.

“Spurs are going to suffer next month when some of their biggest stars will leave for AFCON and the AFC Asian Cup. However, I think they have enough firepower to pull through.

“I think Tottenham are going to use their home advantage to go on and secure all three points against The Toffees despite the latter’s upturn in form in recent weeks.”

Can Everton make it five wins in a row?

This could have been a very comfortable three points for Everton if they had travelled to Tottenham a few weeks ago.

The likes of James Maddison, Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven all being out gave Spurs a huge disadvantage, but they seem to be enjoying a very quick resurgence now.

Everton’s defence has been exceptional recently, but it will be a huge ask to prevent the likes of Kulusevski, Son and Richarlison from penetrating it for a whole 90 minutes. Though the return of Vitaliy Mykolenko will give the Merseyside outfit a much-needed boost after their Carabao Cup defeat to Fulham.

It is a hard one to predict and the Toffees are certainly capable of causing an upset. It will definitely be an exciting game for the neutrals.