A fantastic last-minute comeback!

Today 14:07.

Watch Coleman score. Go on the farmer!

Two changes for Everton from the team that drew with Manchester City - Seamus Coleman and Steven Naismith make way for Tony Hibbert and Kevin Mirallas.

I would still like to see Hibbert playing though... but on the plus side, Mirallas is fit! Excluding Hibbert, I'd say this is our best team at the moment... A draw wouldn't be an awful result, but given Spurs' injuries, and our strength, we must win this one if we want top four. COYB

Great end to the game and good value for the win.

We deserved something out of that game, if only because we'd deserved more from a few of those draws. It doesn't mask the deficiencies, but what a boost for confidence ahead of another run of 6 games which will define our season, and what we can do in January.

We're still giving away own goal leads early on though.

It's a nice win but it papers over the flaws in this team and that is the decisive final ball and clinical finishing. Ossie and Naismith had our best clear-cut chances and again fluffed them.

Overall we played some wonderful attacking football against a really good side who play some nice football.

So who's next... Stoke? West Ham?

Are we top 4 tonight?

Hope Jelly goes on another spree of goals until the season ends. Hope Mirallas is not injured again and is just short of match fitness. He will be needed for every game as he has a decent understanding with Coleman. Defensively we still need Hibbert especially for away games.

Just dried off and fook me we won 2-1.

Best wash my bollocks more often methinks .... gerrrrinn there!

Sam, my nearest hairport is Bangkok and I guess you're in The Emerald Isle.

Shit RS scored again.

We most definitely deserved the win, even if we hadn't scored the two goals. More possession, more shots, played better football..

Take note Eric.

Slight downer is KM. Really enjoyed watching him. He looked the best player on the pitch until his hammy went. Really hope he recovers, doesn't appear to have a bad injury record, so our medical team need to earn their corn and sort him out.

Is that what you're saying?

I was just going against Suresh (#137) who said 'thoroughly deserved' which is pushing the bias somewhat.

I don't think its a time for a ToffeeWeb splitting hairs debate though... just enjoy the win... that means you Eric and Ciarán.

We have played the top 3 teams on 5 occasions in 2012 winning 3 and drawing 2.

So my point if indeed I have one other than feeling pretty damn good is there are reasons to be cheerful. This is the best side for ages and one genuinely capable of qualifying for the CL.

In the first 45 minutes Everton played Spurs off the park. It was obvious they'd come looking for, and would have been happy with, the draw. First team I can remember wasting time in the FIRST half.
The second half was much the same apart from a couple of times when Spurs strung a few passes togather to their own teamates instead of touch!
They scored a fortunate goal, the scoring of which was bound to change things a bit, with them going on to hit the bar.

Overall though Everton played some really really good fotball, but seemed to have fallen into the old Arsenal trap of wanting to score perfect goals from pefect buildup. It was only the last ball that seemed to be letting us down.

Anyone who thinks we "just edged it" or "just deserved to win" wants their head reading.

What happened was that at last we had some of the good fortune we've needed, instead of the real bad luck we've been having.

Having said that I disagree about the Jelavic "penatly". I think it WAS a peno and I was in the Park End as near as you could be. Also thing there was another stonewall penalty when (I think it was) Dempsey helped it on with his arm before clearing his lines......

Some of Everton's linkup play was a joy to watch...and we deserved to win that game without a shadow of a doubt!!!

ps: The boy Coleman done well again... COYB

Very tight table. We must follow this up with results at stoke and west ham or we will drop down very quickly.

Think, as you do, the other was a defo pen.

Neither was a penalty on the telly playbacks though.

And yes we were the better team and deserved to win.

Last week you said we deserved to win... Now you're saying what ever happens in the match apart from the result is irrelevant. Odd.

But I'm happy to see that Mourinho agrees with me and not Ciarán.

Seamus Coleman deserves huge credit for a good performance and a great cross to create the equalizer. He has taken huge stick but the boy gets huge admiration from me for his attitude

Seamus, you can come to mine for Xmas dinner if you want

Well played boys, in the end!

The Dempsey 'hand ball'.. was actually his chest. One of the advantages of television.

And what counts in league positions at the end of the season? the result? i.e. points gained, or the possession that the teams had?

I think we would all happily agree that scoring is the point of football.

2 goals in 88 seconds tells me we got what we deserved.

I thought we we're the better team but were still only average, no one seemed bothered till the last few mins.

But ceding possession as part of the game plan and controlling where and how the opposition attack can be the best way to go.

And if that wins you the game, people will still say the team with most the possession deserved the win.

But matches aren't won on post match opinion, only as Ciarán and Eric say, only the goals count. Only goals are fact.

Apart from the goal (fluke) and the shot against the bar, were Spurs ever really threatening? For our general play in all areas over 90 minutes we definitely deserved the win. Mind you, like DM I was more than happy that Bale was crocked.

Let's keep the run going. Tough games coming up over Christmas, but if we can keep our players fit, I don't think we should fear anyone. COYB

I rose in unison with Goodison calling for a pen while I watched on the tube. F-bombs flew from my sewer. Then the replay was shown...

I would doubt anyone saw it wasn't a pen live. It was only on replay in slo mo you could see it hit his chest.

Irrespective of TV replays can anyone claim that either of the "handballs" would normally have penalties given for them especially if it was for Utd or the RS or thereagain against us.

We cannot get an ounce of luck from referees decisions so far this season.

Overall a great display by the blues but we need to do more work on our final balls and Peanut's shooting (He's not bad at heading though!!)

But I am very curious on how much we could win, if DM paired Vellios with Jelavic up front for a whole match...to me it looks like a good duo.

The stats on my tv showed in favour of us..as did shots, shots on target and possession in their half..

Coleman was brilliant today. Not much to do at the back but fantastic going forward. A massive vote of confidence from Moyes to play him before Hibbert who's looked to steady the back 4 recently.

Nice to see our out of form players getting both goals. Let's hope Jelly goes on a run the same as he did the last time he scored against Spurs.

Do you think Seamus shouldn't have started, what with Spurs' left sided injuries today?

He may have his deficiencies defending, but what he offers going forward far outweighs any negatives.

The kid played marvelously.

This is turning into a bloody hard run of fixtures, Arsenal , City(A) , Spurs , Stoke(A) , WHU(A) who's after that bloody Barca and Juve. That's why it's a shame that we dropped all those points in silly draws. I wish I could get hold of those buggers who organise the fixture list even the likes of City and United would struggle in that run of games.

Sorry, I can't spell posession properly!

Should he have started today? With Neville and Hibbert injured who do you suggest we should use?

Didnt realize Hibbo was hurt....

Spurs always ship in goals.

Let's hang on in there at the top and get an FA cup run going in the new year.

Come on you Blue Boys

You were proved wrong. Now you need to ear some humble pie with mustard on.

Like most inside Goodison I thought with 2 minutes to go that again we would be denied any points, so well done to our lads for not letting their heads drop at any point. Considering that 3 or 4 of our players didn't reach their normal standards then this was a very important win. Not only does it put us back in the top 4 but the lift that the players will get from this win will be very important during the next few matches.

However, Baines was on a yellow. Lennon should have been ordered to keep running at him and see what might happen. Villas Boas was naive in thinking he could play a guy out of position and stop Baines that way.

No, for me Spurs (although without their best player) got lucky twice today (the deflection and Mirallas going off) but failed to capitalise on that.

All that said, I still think we have some issues that need resolving if we want to stay in the top 4. Sometime soon we need a clean sheet. Sometime soon we also need to spank someone to reflect the time we spend in the attacking third.

The BBC have Jealvic booked at 90+3:02' for 'unsporting behaviour'... yet they also show Jelvaic being substituted at 90+2:56' — six seconds earlier.

I saw the substitution... did anyone see the yellow card?

If you can point to an alternative that means we'll win more, lets hear it!

Michael, I think you picked a bad example over throw-ins and corners, you can't take a throw in unless you're standing off the pitch, otherwise it's a foul throw. Also with a corner the ref by awarding a corner has given you permission to leave the field.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=everton+vs+tottenham+2012&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

I know. Conspiracy theories.

Unfortunately most of the local commentators from those years have managed to infiltrate the national and international media and they maintain the same agenda that they had in the those far-away days.

PIty we can't see today's game apart from MOTD2 who will doubtless be saying how Brenda has her sights on CL football and we'll get 10 mins coverage where all the talk will be about how Spurs have let in so many late goals.

Come on Everton — use today's late late show to go on a run of games and shut the other lot up.....

Both goalies never had many saves to make, but we certainly deserved to win after our poor run of luck lately. A pity the R.S. got a result, because I would have won a tidy few quid on my coupon but never mind.

Seamus had his best game for long time, and I think he benefits from having a rest now and again. Felli was quiet but I guess he was due one of those.

Fourth is there for the taking this season, let's hope we can push on. I still can't get used to saying 4th is a massive season for the Blues, shows how much football has changed over the last 20 years.

Can we put this one to bed for the time being?

That's for you Peter Barry.

Well played, Seamus Coleman and Darron Gibson – have to admit I didn't think either of them would become first-choice regulars bit I think both are growing into important players for us.

Fingers crossed Mirallas's injury isn't anything to worry about, what a difference he makes.

I agree he did okay today but wasn't up against much. I still say he's the 3rd choice right back when everyone is fit.

Well you know the rest..........

Had to bleeding wait till MotD2 to get over it!

No clue given about KM's fitness but he looked happy enough on the bench when Jelly was celebrating with everyone (which seems to knock out that rumour that there was conflict in the squad) though that is hardly definitive proof that he will be available next week.

Annoyed that there are no extended highlights on TV as I couldn't get to a bar to watch it live. Radio City commentators dismissed Dempsey penalty incident but seemed sure that the one against Gallas should have been given. Have seen brief replays of both - agree with the Dempsey decision but the Gallas one was very brief and inconclusive on only that showing.

Finally one dropped just right for Jela and his anticipation was perfect though he was probably just sniffing for a rebound. I thought Mirallas's pass was at fault for the missed opportunity in the first half, not Jela over-running it, and the proof of that is that Gallas was able to get a foot to it whereas if it was a yard further forward only Jelavic could have got to it.

They only showed the replay of the Gallas handball once and didn't make much of it but it looked like it was not deliberate although his arm was raised when he was jumping.

I suppose if it had been any other team it would have been awarded, or if it was against us?

What?

Sharpie was adamant that Gallas was leaning towards the ball to try to block it with his arm out, and I would agree with that. If he gets it wrong then it is a penalty (just as any genuine attempt at a tackle that goes wrong is judged); what I couldn't tell from the replay I saw was whether it struck his upper arm or his shoulder. The replay shown of the Dempsey incident seemed to be of the super-slow motion variety and therefore clear.

Also, the perfect scorers in Pienaar and Jelavic, I think we will agree they both needed it, Everyone in Blue deserved a pat on the back today though, and fantastic to see Moyes' celebration...no doubt he wants to stay.

But we must add in January.

I still can't figure out how Lloris made that save from Jelly. Even watching the replay it looks a goal or penalty/red card. Save of the season in my book even if it didn't come from a shot.

Generally I thought we played well. Dangerous in the first half, and slightly overplayed it in the second. About time we had a rousing finish to win a game.

On Jelavic, the lad is running himself into the ground for us. On one hand that's great - but on the other you wonder if it explains why he can get a bit leggy when he eventually gets the ball. Maybe he could have a breather so he's sharper when the ball arrives?

Ciaran and Si seem to have stats that say we had greater possession and more shots on target.

I've seen stats that say 50-50 and they had more shots on target, you seem to think that they had more posssession?

Gibbo was fantastic. More than once you could see Spurs playing a very high line and Gibbo unlocked it with beautiful balls over the top to Coleman and Mirallas.

I feel wrong and strange saying Gibbo had beautiful balls....

Gotta go see what the wife is doin'.

Mirallas was holding his hamstring before the half time whistle. A real pity as every time he gets the ball you can feel the anticipation.

Pleased for Moyes – he knows we could be a hell of a lot higher if the cookie had crumbled better over the last 8 or 9 games.

I know that you say we would not have won yesterday but over a season results would be better and Jelavic would not burn himself out.

And Felli to play box to box with Osman in the No 10 role, to be replaced by Ross after 60 mins or so, his shooting around the box would get us a few goals in the last 30 mins.

Michael, I think the BBC were getting their info from Sky, as they didn't advertise the yellow until after he'd been subbed - got caught up in the euphoria, I guess. Rules are rules, but I don't think Jela gave four fifths of a shit. Did anyone else notice him snatch the supporter's hat?

A few debates on here, but I can't understand how anyone can think we didn't deserve three points.

Coleman had his best game in a Blue shirt; defensively he is not getting enough credit for this game. He was immense.

Fellaini wasn't quiet, he just played a different game to his current style, and I think it's performances like last night that will get him the BPL player of the season nod – not even being biased. He actually left the ball to Pienaar for the goal, which showed maturity and vision, as he wasn't likely to get a good hit on it like his teammate had with the run-up.

I'm almost 180 on Moyes now after he subbed Osman for Tolos; I never thought he'd do that and it proved fruitful. I'm also nearly 180 on Jags. For a few years he's been uninspiring and overrated. This season he's our best defender.

To end, a story. My cousin supports Spurs, and he was sending me very smug texts after they scored. When Pienaar scored I sent him "oh that must hurt", to which he replied these two messages over the next 60 seconds: "I'll take a draw", "Okay, I won't". Nothing better than live texting while the Toffs are doing their thing.

dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2245799/Manchester-United-legend-Paddy-Crerand-radio-outburst

Funny how the BBC always criticise the 2 clubs who kop-ites love to hate!

I believe that Michael Owen also tipped our loveable neighbours to end up in fourth place, well it certainly helps when the officials insist on hampering your challengers doesn't it?