Overview
- Sunderland earned a 1-1 draw against Everton after captain Granit Xhaka’s deflected strike leveled the match less than a minute into the second half.
- Iliman Ndiaye opened the scoring with a solo run and finish for Everton, who also struck the post through Jack Grealish during a dominant first half.
- Thierno Barry missed a clear close-range chance that would have made it 2-0, reinforcing Everton’s ongoing lack of a reliable finisher.
- The point extends Sunderland’s unbeaten Premier League home run and lifts the newly promoted side into fourth place, level on points with Liverpool.
- Head coach Regis Le Bris acknowledged his team’s poor start before they took control after the break, while Everton await clarity on Ndiaye after he went off injured.