Tottenham Hotspur's season has now been marked by an alarming lack of goals, as the team was held to a goalless stalemate on their home turf by an Everton side that had yet to lose a league match. The 0-0 result extended the North London club's run without finding the net to more than 400 minutes, a stretch that eclipses any similar drought in the club's recent history.

In fact, this is the first occasion since the Premier League era began that Spurs have failed to score in each of their opening four fixtures, underscoring the severity of their attacking woes. The match followed a previous 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest, and once again the visitors produced a lacklustre performance that left the home crowd restless.

Roberto De Zerbi's newly assembled, high‑cost squad struggled to create clear-cut chances, and the supporters expressed their frustration with a chorus of boos as the final whistle blew. Tottenham managed only two shots on target throughout the 90 minutes, the first of which was a feeble second‑half strike from midfielder Mateus Fernandes that was met with ironic applause from the disillusioned fans. Statistically, the Spurs' expected goals (xG) totalled a meagre 0.64, highlighting how few quality opportunities they generated.

Everton, on the other hand, enjoyed more promising moments, especially after former Spurs winger Brennan Johnson produced a superb chance in the second half that ultimately went begging. Earlier, Tottenham goalkeeper Antonín Kinský almost handed the visitors an opening goal when he failed to clear a cross, allowing Kiernan Dewsbury‑Hall a clear chance that was fortunately saved.

The Toffees survived an early onslaught from the home side, which saw four attempts within the opening ten minutes. Jan Paul van Hecke came close to breaking the deadlock with a powerful close‑range effort, but his shot was denied. That early chance turned out to be Tottenham's best chance of the entire encounter, as De Zerbi's men became the first Spurs team in two decades to endure a four‑game goalless run. Moreover, this fixture marked the first goalless draw ever recorded at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Premier League play – the stadium's 140th league match – and the first time the club has been held to a 0‑0 home draw in the competition since September 2017.

Sky Sports analyst Jamie Redknapp did not mince words after the match: "After spending £300m, I didn't think there would be a problem scoring goals. But to not score in six hours of football is absolutely diabolical.

For the first 20 minutes, I thought that this is what I want to see. There was a moment when Fernandes had a shot and the whole crowd celebrated. It's not great.

The connection with the fans and the players is not there. I don't know when they are going to get their first win. It might go on for longer, but I do still see some positives. It cannot stay this way with what is at their disposal.

There are things that I don't like. Robertson was your left‑back and your wide left player because Marmoush wanted to come inside.

That balance didn't really work, so you are lopsided with what you're trying to do. Trying to get the best squad is what De Zerbi has to solve. The midfield balance also isn't right. You've got to find a way of getting a Kudus into the ten, or Maddison if he gets fit.

I'm not sure how Kulusevski's going to be but when he's fit you've got to get him in. Even I'm looking and thinking 'how would I change it?' There are more questions than answers. He tried everything today.

He couldn't find it. The quality wasn't there, but they have got quality players." De Zerbi was seen arguing with substitute Mathys Tel at the final whistle.

In the post‑match press conference, the Italian manager defended his young striker, explaining that Tel had been trained as a centre‑forward but was being used on the wing: "If we are playing with Maddison, Kudus and Savio, he has to play as a striker, and the striker has to look at the goal, or for the cross of Robertson. He has to stay inside. He started as a striker; now he's playing as a winger, but he started his career as a striker.

But I love Mathys as a player, as a guy; that is not a problem." Everton manager David Moyes, meanwhile, expressed disappointment with his own side despite the draw: "I wanted much more from the team, but I told them about coming here. We've not had a great record here.

Only a couple months ago we missed out on Europe here. I generally felt that we had to come here and show a bit more. Tottenham were so good for 20 minutes.

They put us under so much pressure. We found it difficult to escape from it. We created a couple chances ourselves, but we didn't play well enough today when we had the ball. We know exactly where we're short and what we could do better at and what we'd like to do better.

But there'll be some games where we might have to play that way just to get ourselves through. It wasn't the plan, we were forced into it by Tottenham. I thought we did a really good job of being resilient." Key moments of the match included a near‑miss by van Hecke, Kinský's first save of the game from James Garner's long‑range free‑kick, and a series of saves from both keepers that kept the scoreline level.

Tottenham's only shot on target came from Fernandes, whose low effort was comfortably handled by Everton's Jordan Pickford, prompting a chorus of sarcastic cheers from the home supporters. Later, Kinský saved a back‑post header from Thierno Barry and also managed to block a chance when Dewsbury‑Hall's shot struck the post. In the dying minutes, Pickford made a crucial save from Lucas Bergvall after a defensive error gave the Swede a clear chance.

Sky Sports' Callum Bishop summed up the situation succinctly: "It doesn't take a genius to figure out where Tottenham's biggest concern lies right now. You can't win games if you don't score goals. That's why Spurs haven't won a league game this season, after going 400 minutes without finding the net. They have so many creative players, all of whom were on the pitch against the Toffees.

Yet the man who they need to score the bulk of their goals was anonymous. Or at the very least, wasn't found. Dominic Solanke's fitness for Tottenham feels imperative.

As the only out‑and‑out number nine available to De Zerbi, the Englishman has to be picked when fit. Purely because it seems Spurs don't have a choice. However, whether it be rustiness following his latest setbacks or another reason, Solanke didn't offer anywhere near enough as the number nine. He managed just 19 touches.

That's less than Kinský in goal. More worryingly, he had zero shots. If the man whose job is to find the net isn't even letting fly at it, no wonder Spurs are struggling in the final third.

Only De Zerbi can answer if the reason for this is because his teammates aren't utilizing him enough, or if Solanke can't be relied upon to be the replacement to Harry Kane. Of course, replacing Kane is practically impossible. But, in the three years since he left for Germany, Solanke is the only one Spurs have splashed the cash on to fill his shoes. While reinforcements were clearly needed across the pitch after last season, the fact a fitter, more reliable striker wasn't on the agenda is a concern.

And it's biting Spurs now. They can't get an improvement until January now, so De Zerbi has to find a way to get Solanke more involved."