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Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Everton held their nerve to earn what could be a precious point with a 1-1 draw against Newcastle United but Chris Beesley picks out some moments you might have missed from St James’ Park.
Ball-grabbing Tarkowski
Everton skipper James Tarkowski produced another captain’s performance by playing a crucial role when his side were awarded a late penalty. In truth it had been something of a testing night for the Blues centre-back after being given the run-around by Alexander Isak for the Magpies’ goal and then slicing a clearance against his own post but he doggedly stuck to his task and made sure Calvert-Lewin faced the best possible conditions when he stepped up to take what was a huge pressure spot-kick.
While it seemed farcical that referee Tony Harrington even had to be prompted by VAR to go for a viewing of his pitchside monitor before awarding the penalty after Ashley Young was wrestled to the turf by Paul Dummett, while the chaos was ensuing around him, Tarkowski grabbed the ball and stood on the spot himself.
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Perhaps Newcastle United might have thought that the burly defender, who showed Amadou Onana how to strike a penalty if in doubt by putting his laces through his successful effort in the Carabao Cup shoot-out against Fulham in December, might be stepping up himself but in truth he was just playing something of a ‘bouncer’ role.
Tarkowski’s actions took the spotlight off Calvert-Lewin somewhat in the build-up to the kick and they also prevented any potential funny business from Eddie Howe’s players had they been
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