MICKY VAN DEUX VEN

Defender grabs brace as Toffees come unstuck

- BY CARL MARKHAM

TOTTENHAM captain Micky van de Ven led from the front with two headers to inflict Everton's first defeat at their new stadium and move Thomas Frank's side into third place in the Premier League.

The Toffees went from conceding no league goals from corners to two in the first half as the visitors profited firstly from a good set-piece routine and then from woeful marking. Spurs boss Frank (right) handed on-loan Paris Saint-Germain striker Randal Kolo Muani his first start, but Van de Ven provided the biggest threat with his double putting him out in front as the team's top scorer with five, having failed to score at all last season.

Those goals - plus another late header from Pape Sarr - secured a 13th point from a possible 15 on the road, form which has provided the platform for their rise to within five points of leaders and north London rivals Arsenal.

Despite taking a 19th-minute lead, Spurs went into their shell and barely suggested they would threaten again until their captain struck once more in first-half added time.