Angry Palace players pulled away from fans after ‘hurtful’ chants; Villa leapfrog Tottenham — PL Wrap
Premier League strugglers Everton salvaged a 2-2 draw with Tottenham thanks to Jarrad Branthwaite’s last-gasp equaliser, while Aston Villa moved into fourth place with a 5-0 demolition of Sheffield United.
Former Everton striker Richarlison had scored just one league goal for Tottenham between August 2022 and December 2023.
But he has now struck nine times in Tottenham’s last eight league games after putting the visitors ahead in the fourth minute and restoring their lead with a superb strike from the edge of the area in the 41st minute.
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However, Everton rallied after a poor start and their tactic to target Tottenham keeper Guglielmo Vicario from corners paid off with a 30th-minute equaliser.
Jack Harrison was backing into Vicario before turning in Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s header towards goal.
And in the fourth minute of stoppage time, Tottenham’s Cristian Romero could only head James Garner’s free-kick towards his own goal and Branthwaite bundled the ball home.
“It’s obviously never going to be an easy game here. You have to deal with a fair bit but most of the time we handled it ok. Unfortunately we couldn’t hold out,” Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou said.
Third bottom Everton have failed to win in six league games, but Toffees manager Sean Dyche said:
“We deserved at least an equaliser, if not all three (points).”
TOTTENHAM SUFFER DOUBLE BLOW AS VILLA FIRE FIVE IN WIN
Villa climbed above Tottenham thanks to their emphatic victory over the bottom of the table Blades at Bramall Lane.
Unai Emery’s side went ahead after 12 minutes when John McGinn tapped into the empty net after Ollie Watkins’ shot hit the post.
Watkins bagged the second four minutes later, slotting home from Douglas
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