Christian Benteke struck a second-half equalizer to earn Crystal Palace a 1-1 Premier draw at Everton after Romelu Lukaku had given them the lead on Friday.

Lukaku continued his fine form as the former Chelsea man netted his fifth league goal of the campaign, but Everton were unable to bounce back from last Saturday's defeat at Bournemouth. Palace's defence had already come under threat from Lukaku on a couple of occasions before he curled home a fine free-kick in the 35th minute.

The visitors were not behind for too long, though, Benteke's excellent header early in the second half restoring parity and ushering in a frantic period of end-to-end football. Everton are third in the table with 14 points, four points less than leaders Manchester City having played a game more. Crystal Palace on the other side was are in seventh place with 11 points.

Source : QNA