Everton boss David Moyes admits he's depressed by the way Tottenham have "pulled away" from them in the last few years.

Moyes has had no fresh investment in his squad for several years and has seen Everton fall away from European contention as a result.

"It is a little bit sad they are starting to pull away from us a little bit more than I would like," admitted Moyes, who faces Tottenham at White Hart Lane on Wednesday night in a game rearranged from the opening day of the season because of the riots in London. "It is frustrating because all managers will tell you when you are close and competing with teams you never like to see them go away from you, but we are looking at them going away from us at this present time.

"They have continued to kick on and over the years they have got in some really good players. Rafael van der Vaart is one and Scott Parker another recently."