1 ................... TOWN rewarded with a point

tion to watch the ball fly over harmlessly. And Town punished the hosts for their lack of control on the game, with Billing adjusting his body to direct a deflected Chris Lowe corner past Jordan Pickford and into the back of the net.

Yorkshire’s only Premier League side were ahead for all of two minutes however as Everton replied immediately through CalvertLewin.

Lucas Digne beat Florent Hadergjonaj on the hosts’ left side and whipped a cross perfectly on to the head of Calvert-Lewin, who generated enough power to beat the outstretched hand of Lossl.

The first-half turnaround could have been completed within another two minutes, but Christopher Schindler’s excellent block redirected Theo Walcott’s low halfvolley off target, much to the relief of the travelling support.

Academy product Calvert-Lewin almost doubled his headed goal tally for the day at the close of the half, but he could not get over the floated cross as it sailed over the crossbar.

Mounie was first to test either keeper in the second half with a driven effort held by Pickford, but both sides were frustrated by the other for large portions of the final 45. Everton came close to settling the tie was in the 75th minute, when substitute Ademola Lookman broke through the Town defence down the right.

The winger flashed a dangerous cross into the area, but Gylfi Sigurdsson could not stretch his frame enough to poke home.

The hosts knocked on the door again with 10 minutes to go, but Calvert-Lewin once again put a header over the bar following an Everton corner.

And Tosun spurned an even better chance for the Evertonians with minutes left on the clock.

Oumar Niasse put a deep Toffees corner back into a good area with three minutes to go, picking out Tosun in the process.

But the 27-year-old could not contort his body in such a way as to put his header on target, with the ball looping harmlessly over the frame from eight yards out.

Everton attempted to put more pressure on the visitors in the final minutes, but Town held on well to scoop a good away point on Merseyside.

The draw will lift spirits ahead of the international break, with Town looking likely to have every player fit and ready to go after the two-week interval.