Michael Keane's last-gasp 20-yard strike ensured Sean Dyche's unbeaten run at Goodison Park continued as Everton fought from behind to claim a vital draw against Tottenham Hotspur.
Harry Kane opened the scoring from the penalty spot early in the second half after Keane recklessly fouled Cristian Romero in the box, the England captain then sent Jordan Pickford the wrong way from twelve yards.
Kane was later embroiled in controversy when he was involved in a coming together with Blues midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure, who pushed his hand in the direction of the Tottenham Hotspur captain and received a straight red card from referee David Coote.
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The 29-year-old forward made a meal of the incident and was consigned to the Goodison Park turf before captain Seamus Coleman made his way over to Kane and delivered some stern words in his ears.
Lucas Moura would later receive a red card for a poorly-timed challenge on Keane, who dusted himself off before firing a last-gasp equaliser for Dyche's side.
Here is how the national media reacted to Everton's draw at Goodison Park
Andy Hunter, The Guardian
"Antonio Conte branded Tottenham’s players selfish for squandering an away lead and the initiative in the race for Champions League qualification in his final game as manager. The criticism may have stung Spurs, it may have altered Spurs, but it did not educate Spurs. History repeated itself in the first game post-Conte as Michael Keane’s stunning 90th-minute strike salvaged a valuable point for the 10 men of Everton.
"Harry Kane appeared to have played a decisive role in conjuring a victory for Cristian Stellini on his debut as Spurs’ acting head coach. The England captain converted from the penalty spot after Keane had tripped Cristian Romero. Moments earlier he had collapsed theatrically to the ground when shoved in the face by Abdoulaye Doucoure, whose foolishness invited the red card that inevitably followed.
"A goal up and a man up, Spurs had everything they required for three points. But they sat back against an Everton team that fed off, or fuelled, a raucous Goodison Park crowd. Lucas Moura entered the fray in the 82nd minute and exited in the 88th having imprinted his studs in Keane’s shin and attracted the second red card of the night. Keane’s contribution was not done."
Chris Bascombe, The Telegraph
"This year’s winner of the most stupid red card of the season proved to be a two-horse race, so full credit to Tottenham’s Lucas Moura for stealing the honour with a late surge to deny Everton’s Abdoulaye Doucoure. Doucoure was a certainty for the unwanted accolade at Goodison Park, primed for ridicule, shame and probably a hefty club fine having given referee David Coote no option but to dismiss him for raising his hand at Harry Kane.
True, cynics will suggest Doucoure showed all the venom one might expect from a make-up artist administering face cream when he shoved the England striker, but there was little to justify complaints as he made his premature departure. This needless act of self sabotage looked like leaving Everton in maximum danger of Championship football next season, especially when Kane inflicted further punishment with a typically accomplished penalty.
"Enter Moura with a six minute cameo that will be worth exhibiting in Everton’s club museum should the Merseyside club survive by this single point. The Brazilian’s rash 88th minute decision to jump studs first at Michael Keane led to a challenge so horrific, it was a good job it was broadcast after the watershed. Keane, who had earlier conceded the penalty after tripping Christian Romero, promptly recovered to slam a stunning effort past Hugo Lloris in injury time and Goodison despair turned to euphoria."
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Dominic King, Daily Mail
"The game had reached 90 minutes when the ball arrived at Michael Keane’s feet. Here he was, 30 yards out, with Tottenham’s defence backing off, in the way Leicester City’s players retreated when Vincent Kompany had the ball at his feet all those years ago.
"Tottenham were leading 1-0. Harry Kane had scored his team’s goal – doesn’t he always? – having converted a 66th minute penalty after Keane had bundled into Cristian Romero. Moments as big as those in huge games can wreck confidence but Everton’s number five had cleared his mind.
"Slowly, he began to move his body. He wasn’t looking to pass, he had fixed his eyes on the target just as Kompany had done. We all knew what was happening, as the clock ticked down, but Keane had confidence. Back came his right foot and then… boom.
"The last time Keane had scored was against Crystal Palace, the match that saved Everton’s Premier League last season, and this latest strike – a beautiful, dipping howitzer that left Hugo Lloris stranded – could prove to be no less important. The roar that greeted it was almost visceral."
Shamoon Hafez, BBC Sport
"Michael Keane scored a stunning long-range strike in the 90th minute to salvage a Premier League draw for Everton against Tottenham in a game that saw both sides finish with 10 men.
"Defender Keane stepped up from the back to arrow a 25-yard drive into the top corner, the point taking Sean Dyche's men out of the relegation zone.
"Harry Kane had given Tottenham the lead in the second half from the penalty spot after Keane himself had fouled Cristian Romero in the area.
"The game had been an uninspiring encounter up until the flashpoint on 57 minutes, when Toffees midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure was given a deserved straight red card after pushing Kane in the face off the ball.
"The England captain's goal looked like giving Cristian Stellini a winning start as interim manager in Tottenham's first game since Antonio Conte exited the club by mutual consent."
Sam Blitz, Sky Sports
"Michael Keane's late howitzer earned Everton a 1-1 draw against Tottenham, in a frantic Monday Night Football encounter which saw both sides receive reckless red cards.
"Everton looked to have thrown their composure out the window when Abdoulaye Doucoure was sent off for violent conduct for an unnecessary push on Harry Kane, seven minutes before the Spurs striker put the visitors in front after Keane's foul on Cristian Romero in the box.
"But Tottenham substitute Lucas Moura was then given his marching orders for a high challenge on Keane, minutes before the Everton centre-back unleashed a long-range piledriver to rescue a point for the Toffees."
Chris Beesley, The ECHO
"Michael Keane went from Everton’s penalty villain to point-saving hero with a spectacular last-minute equaliser to drag his side out of the relegation zone.
"Everton have shown they’re up for the fight under Sean Dyche but while the new Blues boss doesn’t mind his charges being up for the battle to stay in the Premier League, Abdoulaye Doucoure overstepped the mark at Goodison Park as his moment of madness tipped what had been a war of attrition in Tottenham Hotspur’s favour.
"Although a first win against Spurs in front of fans for over a decade could have taken the hosts up to the relatively dizzying heights of 13th in the ridiculously truncated bottom half of the Premier League table, the point they needed to move out of the bottom three threatened to be thrown away when Doucoure was shown a straight red by referee David Coote on 58 minutes when he clashed with Harry Kane by the touchline and struck his opponent in the face.
"The England captain went down in dramatic fashion but in truth it was a straightforward decision to make and not only left Everton on the back foot here but counting the cost of the subsequent matches the midfielder will now be suspended for."
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