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JARRAD Branthwaite came up amidst the heated protests with the best retort to Everton’s raging grievance against the Premier League with an added-time goal.
It was the Carlisle-born defender’s first goal in the elite league and rescued a point for a club which believes right now the football world is against them. The Goodison fans had waved anti-premier League placards and the hostility to officialdom reached a crescendo in the seven minutes of stoppage time as, 2-1 down, they were denied a couple of claims for a penalty.
Manager Sean Dyche was yellowcarded as the famous old stadium became toxic.
But from a 94th-minute James Garner free-kick relief was at hand as in the goalmouth melee Branthwaite headed in.
Even then Everton had to suffer a lengthy VAR check over a possible offside with the Everton fans going berserk. Thankfully for them the derision turned into unabated joy.
Before then two special strikes against his old club by Richarlison appeared to have handed Spurs a vital win as they look to land a Champions League place.
Aston Villa’s midweek defeat and the Spurs victory against Brentford had set them up to enhance those lofty European ambitions.
It hadn’t taken long for Richarlison and Spurs to maintain their dual impressive scoring records – just four minutes.
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Referee Michael Oliver waved away Spurs protests and there was no VAR intervention.
Everton’s joy was shortlived. Again Werner was involved down the left flank, feeding James Maddison who cleverly sought out Richarlison to brilliantly curl past a stunned Pickford from 18 yards.