Tottenham had a first
Premier League away win in 10 months torn from their grasp by a stoppage time goal from Cenk Tosun that may have earned Marco Silva a vital reprieve as Everton manager. It all felt horribly irrelevant. The sight of André Gomes being carried off with a horrific leg-break, players from both sides barely able to look at the stricken Portugal midfielder as he received lengthy treatment, made a mere footnote of Mauricio Pochettino’s and Silva’s problems.
Tosun saved Everton from another damaging defeat with a fine header from Lucas Digne’s cross deep into 12 minutes of injury time caused in part by Gomes’ awful misfortune. The stylish midfielder was sent flying into Serge Aurier by a poor tackle from Son Heung-min that brought a straight red card for the Spurs’ striker. Son had created the opening goal for Dele Alli that put Spurs close to a first win on their league travels since January. His contribution, however, will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.