English town of Sheffield Everton’s goal drought in the Premier League was eventually broken in a 2-2 draw against Sheffield United on Saturday, giving both teams their first points of the year.
Jordan Pickford of Everton made two saves in extra time to keep the score level after Arnaut Danjuma’s 55th-minute equaliser for the visitors.
Everton were the only team to fail to score in the first three innings, but Abdoulaye Doucouré saved a counter-attack from a corner to put Sean Dyche’s side ahead after 14 minutes. Everton’s first goal since Doucouré scored on the last day of last season, ending a 316-minute streak without a goal.
Cameron Archer made it 1-1 with his first shot in the 33rd minute after being tipped off by Oliver McBurnie in the box, and the hosts then took the lead thanks to a bit of luck just before half-time. . Archer shot a shot from 20 yards into the post past the overstretched Pickford and the ball bounced off the keeper’s back and into the net.
But Danjuma, a summer signing from Villarreal, was in the far corner to catch Nathan Patterson’s cross and Everton caught up in the enthralling minutes as McBurnie’s free header was saved over the bar by Pickford, when this goalkeeper starts. then reacts to deflect the attacker’s second attempt at the vertical post. ___
