It will be twice in five days that Tottenham fans will see the opposition's side pack out the midfield.
The 4-5-1 formation has been an important factor in Everton's success during the first half of the season, whereas Norwich and Crystal Palace were aiming to limit a rampant Spurs side that easily dispensed of Southampton a fortnight before.
If Tottenham are to avoid a first Premiership defeat at home since the 4-5 thriller with Arsenal then Martin Jol's side will need to show a marked improvement on their performances against the Canaries and the Eagles, especially in the first half of both games.
Palace gave a spirited account - Iain Dowie's side created plenty of goalscoring opportunities with an array of quality interchanging passes in the first 45 minutes on Tuesday.
Paul Robinson was fortunately able to beat Tom Soares to a cross from Danny Butterfield in only the second minute. Then Andy Johnson, Palace's top goalscorer, and salvager of a point, was just six yards from goal when he received a pass from Vassilis Lakis, who along with Soares were each starting in Premiership a match for the first time. Robinson parried Johnson’s shot on that occasion to safety. Tottenham were extremely fortunate to go in at the break on level terms, as was also the case at Norwich on Boxing Day.
It wasn't until Pedro Mendes replaced Rohan Ricketts at the break that Tottenham began to show signs of snatching the points. Ziegler switched wings when Mendes came on, but elsewhere Michael Carrick had a quiet game by his recent standards.
Martin Jol pointed out that the South London side had frequently been dangerous from crosses and set pieces.
"They packed the midfield and counter-attacked with some aggressive runners and they could always find a spare man which was a problem for us," admitted Jol.
In Kevin Kilbane and Tim Cahill, fourth placed Everton have midfield quality, but like the current Spurs side, have less ability in terms of asking questions of defenders from wide positions.