Harry Kane marked his 400th Tottenham appearance with the opening goal as Antonio Conte's side closed the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal with victory over Everton.
Kane broke the Toffees' resistance from the penalty spot after being tripped in the area by England team-mate Jordan Pickford, who had failed to hold on to Matt Doherty's effort.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg added a second late on with a curling strike that took a slight deflection off Alex Iwobi on its way in.
Spurs boss Conte later said: "We have to be really happy because in my opinion we played a good game, we created a lot of chances and had injuries during the game. That could have created something negative but we found a right solution to the game. I liked our attitude, we started very well and had to pay attention in the first half.
"I think Yves Bissouma was the best solution because he enjoys playing in front of central defenders with two midfielders behind him.
"Despite the difficulty of the game, we are talking about a good opponent and despite the injuries we were able to solve the situation. That means the players are growing in many aspects. I am very proud of the players.
"I think our fans will enjoy this performance and we hope to continue this way."