One of the stand-out fixtures in the Premier League this weekend comes as Tottenham Hotspur face Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday, with both sides having encountered similar starts to the new campaign.

The two clubs have won one, drawn one and lost one of their opening three top flight matches, Spurs following up a 2-0 victory against Newcastle United with a defeat against Chelsea and a draw with Burnley at their temporary Wembley home.

While they were relatively comfortable in the success at St James’ Park, Mauricio Pochettino’s men continue to struggle at their new home and a late winner from the Blues’ Marcos Alonso and a last-gasp equaliser from the Clarets’ Chris Wood ultimately cost them five points.

The north London outfit will be hoping they can once again register three points on the road against the Toffees, who have the same points tally as their opponents on Saturday – albeit with a worse goal difference.

In order for Tottenham to maintain their 100% record on the road this term against Everton, Mauricio Pochettino must answer these three key questions…

Should any of the new signings start?

Tottenham have signed three players – Juan Foyth, Serge Aurier and Fernando Llorente – since that draw against Burnley last time out, and Pochettino must decide whether any of them will start at Goodison Park.

While the former is more likely to be one for the future, Aurier has every chance of being thrown straight into the action on Merseyside despite the fact that his move was ratified while he was still on international duty with the Ivory Coast.

Spurs right-back Kieran Trippier is struggling with an ankle problem and Marcos Alonso’s winning goal for Chelsea also came from his side.

Meanwhile, it would be a surprise to see Llorente start ahead of Harry Kane against the Toffees, although Pochettino may have one eye on the Champions League tie against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on Wednesday.

How can the team be more clinical?

While many were quick to blame Tottenham’s well-known struggles at Wembley as the reason they only picked up one point from the home fixtures against Chelsea and Burnley, one of the biggest issues was the side’s failure to convert their chances.

Spurs had 18 shots in total against Antonio Conte’s men but needed Michy Batshuayi to put into his own net to get on the score-sheet, while they also only managed to breach the Burnley goal once despite having 28 efforts.

The likes of Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli and Son Heung-Min have all shown that they are capable of finding the net on a regular basis, and Pochettino needs those three and striker Harry Kane to step up their finishing if they are to pick up a positive result at Goodison Park on Saturday.

How can the team help Harry Kane?

For the fourth season running, Kane failed to find the net for Tottenham in the Premier League in August.

It is strange how these things work out but the England international and Mauricio Pochettino will be relieved that September is now upon us – especially after the striker found the net on the first day of the month for his country against Malta last Friday.

While Spurs do have goal threat from all over the pitch, there is no doubt that they do heavily rely on the 24-year-old to score on a regular basis and Pochettino will have been thinking hard about how his team can help their talisman get off the mark at Goodison Park.

Kane may not be short of confidence right now, but seeing that net ripple for the first time in the league this season will give him, the club and its supporters a huge boost.

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