Conte’s Spurs play out drab draw with Everton

Antonio Conte. Pic/AFP

Antonio Conte was given an early indication of the huge challenge that lies ahead if he is take Tottenham back to the Champions League as Spurs laboured to a 0-0 draw at Everton on Sunday.

A game short on clear-cut chances could easily have ended in Tottenham's sixth defeat in eight league games but for a controversial intervention from VAR to overturn the decision to award Everton a second-half penalty.

Giovani lo Celso nearly snatched all three points for Spurs when his shot hit the post late on before Everton had to see out stoppage time a man down following Mason Holgate's straight red card.

Conte can point to a first clean sheet in the league since August as the first sign of progress since replacing Nuno Espirito Santo earlier this week. However, their struggle to score goals goes on as Harry Kane has still netted just once in the EPL this season. Tottenham climb to ninth, four points adrift of the top four, while Everton are a point worse off in 11th.

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