ANDY Johnson celebrated his England call-up with a stunning display as 10-man Everton outclassed Spurs at White Hart Lane.

Winger Kevin Kilbane was sent off in the first half but Everton responded superbly with Calum Davenport forced into turning the ball past his own goalkeeper in the 52nd minute and Johnson adding a second.

Spurs struggled to find their rhythm early on, particularly in midfield where they often found themselves outnumbered by blue shirts, and resorted to hitting long passes to Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane.

The tactic appeared to work with Spurs winning their first corner of the game in the 14th minute but they failed to take advantage.

Spurs almost took the lead in the 26th minute when Gary Naysmith was forced to hook the ball against his own crossbar after Lee Carsley had inadvertently deflected a throw-in into his path.

But the game turned in favour of Spurs when Everton were reduced to 10 men after Kilbane was sent off for a second bookable offence.

The Ireland winger, who had struggled to match the pace of the overlapping Lee all afternoon, brought him down on the edge of the area and was given his marching orders by Mark Halsey. The last effort of the half fell to Edgar Davids but the Tottenham midfielder sent his 20-yard drive wide.

In the 49th minute Arteta squandered a chance for Everton to break the deadlock when he sent his 20-yard free-kick into the crowd behind Robinson's goal.

The home side were struggling to take advantage of their extra man and the lively Johnson was giving the Spurs defence some uncomfortable moments.

In the 52nd minute he won a free-kick which led to Everton's opener. He got the better of Benoit Assou-Ekotto and the Spurs defender could do nothing but haul him down. Arteta's ball into the penalty area was met by the head of Lescott but his effort was of little danger until Calum Davenport deflected the ball past his own goalkeeper to give Everton a deserved lead.

And it got worse for Spurs in the 65th minute as Everton scored a superb second when Johnson finished a Phil Neville cross to the net.

Tottenham laboured in vain to get back into the contest but Everton had no intention of letting their hard-fought lead slip. In injury time Dimitar Berbatov sent a header towards the corner but Howard dealt with it comfortably.