Sunderland maintained their unbeaten Premier League home run this season after grinding out a 1-1 draw against Everton at the Stadium of Light. The result means the Black Cats are still yet to taste defeat at home, while Everton's struggles continue, having now won just one of their last eight games across all competitions, Softfootball reports
Sunderland came into the game riding high after their impressive 2-1 win over Chelsea last weekend , while Everton were desperate to bounce back from a humbling 3-0 home loss to Tottenham ,their first defeat at the newly opened Hill Dickson Stadium.
It had been eight years since these two sides last met in the Premier League, but Everton wasted no time settling in. Within seconds of kickoff, Jake O'Brien went close with a low drive that fizzed just wide. The Toffees' early pressure soon paid off when Iliman Ndiaye pressed high to win the ball from Noah Sadiki, danced past two defenders, and curled a composed left-footed strike into the far corner to give the visitors the lead inside 15 minutes.