Tottenham moved within two points of second-placed Manchester City with an emphatic 6-2 come-from-behind win at Everton.

Two goals apiece from Son Heung-Min and Harry Kane, and further efforts from Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen, saw the north London side romp to an emphatic win at Goodison Park.

In an open game, Everton’s goal difference took a hiding despite Theo Walcott’s opener and Gylfi Sigurdsson’s second-half strike, which proved a mere consolation, as Spurs moved six points behind leaders Liverpool.

They were in scintillating form, although the first real chance fell to Everton, with Richarlison heading Walcott’s cross towards the back post and Dominic Calvert-Lewin just failed to get a toe onto the ball and direct it past Hugo Lloris.

Both teams played expansive football and created innumerable chances, and Tottenham were unlucky not to go in front in the 11th minute. Kieran Trippier played a lovely diagonal ball over the top and Kane sprinted forward. While he looked offside, Kurt Zouma had played him on, and the England striker lifted the ball over Everton keeper Jordan Pickford, only to see the ball hit the side netting.

Seconds later, Son got around the back of the Everton defence, and while the ball looked to have gone beyond the byline, the flag stayed down again. The ball fell to Trippier and he forced the England stopper into a good save with a shot from inside the area.

But it was first blood to Everton in the 21st minute. Davison Sanchez attempted to clear the ball, but Everton won it back and Sigurdsson’s first-time ball put the inventive Calvert-Lewin away. He pulled the ball back and former Arsenal man Walcott stole in to side-foot home.

Kane almost levelled immediately after, with a rasping drive that went just over Pickford’s bar, but it could have been 2-0 to the hosts seconds later. Everton fans were in raptures when Calvert-Lewin’s header sailed over the head of Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris and into the net, only for the attempt to be ruled out for a push.

The Toffeemen’s lead lasted just six minutes, however, and a howler from Pickford gave the visitors an early Christmas gift. Kane flicked the ball over the top of the Everton defence, Zouma and Pickford left the ball for each other and the keeper was left in no-man’s land after he came out to collect. After bumping into Zouma, Son nipped in. From a tight angle, he thrashed the ball, first-time, into the opposite corner of the net. It was a brilliant finish and no more than Tottenham deserved.