LIVERPOOL, England (AP)  Everton and Tottenham missed a chance to go second in the Premier League...

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<p>LIVERPOOL, England (AP)  Everton and Tottenham missed a chance to go second in the Premier League by drawing 0-0 in a match that failed to live up to expectations at Goodison Park on Sunday.</p>
<p>Spurs dominated the first half but failed to seriously test Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard, who made comfortable saves from Kyle Walker and Andros Townsend.</p>
<p>The home side came back into it after the break, with striker Romelu Lukaku going close with a diving header, but Spurs kept a seventh clean sheet in 10 league matches.</p>
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<p>With Chelsea and Liverpool both losing on Saturday, the winner would have climbed up to second place behind Arsenal. Instead, Tottenham jumped two places to fourth and Everton stayed seventh.</p>
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Everton, Spurs draw 0-0 in Premier League

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Two teams hopeful of breaking into the Premier League's top four will meet at Goodison Park on Sunday, when Everton host Tottenham.
Everton (5-3-1) have responded well to the methods of their new manager Roberto Martinez, and a 3-1 defeat to Manchester City is the only Premier League game in the last six that they haven't won.

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LIVERPOOL, England (AP)  Everton and Tottenham missed a chance to go second in the Premier League by drawing 0-0 in a match that failed to live up to expectations at Goodison Park on Sunday.
Spurs dominated the first half but failed to seriously test Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard, who made comfortable saves from Kyle Walker and Andros Townsend.

Everton, Spurs draw 0-0 in Premier League

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