Tottenham's wait for a first Premier League goal of the season stretched into a fifth game after they played out a 0-0 draw with Everton.

A goalkeeping error at either end almost paved the way for a winner, with Antonin Kinsky making up for a loose pass by smothering Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's strike before Jordan Pickford tipped Lucas Bergvall's late effort wide.

Brennan Johnson also blazed over from a clear opening as Everton extended their unbeaten start to the season, but it was another frustrating result for Spurs, who played out their first 0-0 draw at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Spurs came flying out of the blocks to keep Everton under early pressure and could have taken a fifth-minute lead, but Jan Paul van Hecke sent Andy Robertson's free-kick over the crossbar from close range.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles drilled wide from a half-clearance during Everton's first corner before Mateus Fernandes wildly fired over as he tried to get Spurs on top.

The first shots on target came on either side of half-time, with Kinsky pushing James Garner's free-kick away, while Fernandes was the first Spurs player to test Pickford, but after opening up a pocket of space outside the box, his shot was straight at the England goalkeeper.

Kinsky made himself big to block Thierno Barry's towering header at the other end shortly after, before Tyrique George's sweetly struck half-volley was blocked by the well-placed Rodrigo Bentancur.

Dewsbury-Hall should have broken the deadlock after Kinsky gifted him a loose pass, but the goalkeeper quickly made up for his error by rushing out to smother the hesitant shot.

Johnson fired over under little pressure in the Spurs box, but the hosts still had a chance to snatch it late on after Pickford's clearance was cut out. The England goalkeeper raced back to his line to push Bergvall's bending shot wide in the 89th minute.

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Spurs make unwanted history as scoreless streak stretches on

It has been a difficult start to the season for Spurs, with Roberto De Zerbi still tinkering with his squad to find his best team; he has already made 12 changes to their starting XI in the Premier League this season.

But another strong start petered out for the hosts, who have failed to score in the first half of 26 top-flight games since the start of last season. Only Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Wolves (all 28) have done so in more.

Fernandes' shot in the 47th minute was actually Spurs' first effort on target in the Premier League since Marmoush against Newcastle United two games ago (87th minute).

For all of Spurs' possession, they did not test Pickford on too many occasions – only two of their 14 shots were on target as they accumulated a 0.64 expected goals (xG) to Everton's 1.17 xG from 12 attempts.

And Spurs have now failed to score in their opening four matches of a league season for the first time in their history, while it is the first time they have drawn a blank in four straight games since August/September 2006.

Everton, though, defended resolutely and carved out more than enough chances themselves to get back to winning ways. They could not take them, though, and they remain winless in their last seven Premier League away games.