Phelan's Momentum Ahead of Spurs Test

Coming off the back of a 6-0 victory at Goodison last night, Scott Phelan's Blues head into this weekend’s clash against Spurs with a four-game unbeaten streak and unrivalled confidence.

On last night’s cup match against Durham, the head coach highlighted the squad’s “top of their game” performance. Everton dominated possession for the full 90 minutes of the game, using additional "time on the ball" to net six goals – with a hattrick from Japanese forward Yuka Momiki.

Phelan now hopes that the team can gain momentum from the impressive victory.

"Last night was an opportunity to show the top of our game and have a lot of the ball," said Phelan in his pre-match press conference on Thursday afternoon. "That will hopefully give the players a confidence boost."

On the WSL season so far, Phelan commended the players' “excellent” performance in a series of “challenging” fixtures. The last two weekends seeing the Blues hold a strong fort against high-flying Manchester United and Chelsea, bringing both matches to a draw.

"It has been a positive last three fixtures," he continued. "We knew this run of fixtures would be challenging, but to see the players performing has been excellent.

The 2026/27 season has also seen the introduction of the Subway Players Cup. An excited Phelan maintains that this is a “positive addition” to the league, as “more games and opportunities” are available to players.

"It enhances the league so there's more games and more opportunities. Overall. it has been a positive addition.

The overall strong form of the team has seen them progress further in the league, with the former Under-21s captain noting that this was one of the “challenges” they were up against this season.

"Four games, four wins," he stated. "That gives us a real strong chance of progressing which was one of the challenges for this season.

Saturday’s game sees Everton face Spurs away from home, with no fresh injuries in the squad heading into this weekend.

Recovering centre-back Megan Finnigan started in Wednesday’s cup match, with Phelan saying he is "pleased to see her getting 90 minutes on the pitch after a long time injured."

Last season saw Everton beat the Londoners 2-1 away from home. The Blues’ head coach is confident that his squad can bring fierce competition and good form into this weekend’s reunion.