Everton Held to 1-1 Draw at Leeds United
JAKARTA - Everton were held to a 1-1 draw when they hosted Leeds United in the 23rd week of the English League at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, Monday local time.
In this match as reported by Antara, Leeds United took the lead through James Justin, but Everton was able to equalize thanks to Thierno Barry, according to the Premier League record.
This draw makes Everton back to the 10th position in the English League standings with 33 points from 23 matches, five points from the top four.
On the other hand, Leeds United have not moved from 16th place in the English League standings with 26 points from 23 matches, six points ahead of the relegation zone.
Leeds could take the lead in this match when the 28th minute after Anton Stach's accurate pass was converted into a goal by James Justin so that the score became 1-0.
Daniel Farke's side had the chance to double their lead through a chance created by Dominic Calvert-Lewin, but his shot still hit the crossbar.
Entering the second half, Everton tried to equalize and had a chance through Thierno Barry's opportunity, but his efforts were saved by Leeds goalkeeper Karl Darlow.
Everton finally managed to equalize in the 76th minute after a pass from Idrissa Gueye was greeted by Barry's shot which managed to break into the Leeds goal so that the score changed to 1-1.
The Toffees had the opportunity to turn the score around through a shot from Gueye, but the ball still hit the crossbar from Leeds.
In the remaining time, both Everton and Leeds tried to find the winning goal, but until the end of the match, the 1-1 draw for both teams still remained.