Everton (http://www.theinfostride.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=32848/index.html) forward Nikica Jelavic (http://www.theinfostride.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=316117/index.html) promised goals when he signed from Rangers in January and he duly delivered with the winning strike on his full debut against Tottenham (http://www.theinfostride.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=23437/index.html) Hotspur at Goodison Park.
The Croatian international capped an impressive performance on his first start with a well-taken goal midway through the first half. It extended Everton (http://www.theinfostride.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=32848/index.html)'s unbeaten run to ten in all competitions and they head into Tuesday's Merseyside derby at Anfield just two points behind Kenny Dalglish's side.
Spurs, conversely, have north London rivals Arsenal breathing down their necks and could see the gap to the fourth-placed Gunners cut to just a point on Monday night. This was their third successive league defeat. The last manager to suffer that was Juande Ramos in October 2008 and it resulted in him being replaced by Harry Redknapp.
For all the talent the visitors had on display it was Jelavic who stole the headlines as opened his account just 77 minutes into his Everton (http://www.theinfostride.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=32848/index.html) career, having made just two previous substitute appearances.
When the 26-year-old arrived at Goodison Park in a