Roberto Martinez taking extra measures to protect Everton players

Tottenham  0 Everton 0

A club statement last week confirmed Everton’s stance that Stones is not for sale and the visiting supporters’ chant of ‘money can’t buy me Stones’ to the old Beatles tune reinforced the view the Merseyside club would find it extremely difficult to backtrack.

In a game where defences dominated, the young centre-back performed with an assurance which belied the fact he has been forced to move into a hotel following his decision to submit a transfer request in a bid to secure a move to Stamford Bridge.