Kane and Keane score in heated duel with red cards, cool Justin Kluivert important for Valencia | Foreign football

Tottenham Hotspur seemed to win the first game since the departure of coach Antonio Conte, but gave away the three points in the final phase at a swirling Goodison Park. Harry Kane had put Spurs ahead in the 68th minute. England’s all-time top goalscorer scored from a penalty after Spurs defender Cristian Romero was knocked to the ground by Everton defender Michael Keane. Kane had already made himself unpopular with Everton players and supporters, as ten minutes before his goal he had gone down theatrically after a punch to the face of Abdoulaye Doucouré. It resulted in a direct red card for the Malian midfielder. Doucouré and Keane seemed to be the culprits for Everton’s defeat, but Sean Dyche’s team did not give in.

Spurs also ended up with ten men in the 88th minute, after substitute Lucas Moura planted his foot on Keane’s leg. Keane got away well and was able to continue, after which he even made it 1-1 in the 90th minute by shooting beautifully from 25 meters. In the six minutes of extra time, no more goals were scored, but Everton can use every point in the fight against relegation. Spurs are now fourth with 50 points, just like number three Newcastle United and number five Manchester United. However, the clubs that faced each other at St. James’ Park (2-0) on Sunday evening have played two games less.

Arnaut Danjuma once again stayed on the bench at Spurs, where he only played eleven minutes in the Premier League. The six-time international of Orange had already been medically examined at Everton in January, but after the dismissal of Frank Lampard still opted for the move on a rental basis from Villarreal to Tottenham Hotspur.

Valencia also took a very important point in the fight against relegation from La Liga. Rayo Vallecano took the lead in Mestalla after just nine minutes via Santi Comesaña. For a long time, the third Madrid club seemed to be going to grab three points in their hunt for European football, but Valencia was still level in the final phase. It was Justin Kluivert who took the pressure of the penalty and coolly scored from eleven meters in the 82nd minute: 1-1. The experienced striker Edinson Cavani, normally the penalty taker at Valencia, had already been substituted.

Everton and Valencia each played only four seasons in the second tier in their rich history, most recently in 1954 and 1987 respectively.