Tottenham's recruitment staff were at Goodison Park on Tuesday night to scout out Everton's Anthony Gordon.
However, their trip was largely fruitless, as the 21-year-old striker sat out the match against Brighton with an illness.
The Toffees lost 4-1 to pile even more pressure on top of under-fire boss Frank Lampard.
On New Year's Day, it was confirmed that Gordon and Yerry Mina were feeling unwell, and likely to be absent over Everton's busy post-festive period.
While Mina was an unused sub during their drubbing by the Seagulls, Gordon was absent from Lampard's team entirely, as four different visitors got their names on the scoresheet before Demarai Gray's stoppage time penalty for the hosts.