Stoke City 1-2 Everton: Cenk Tosun nets second-half brace as Toffees punish 10-man Potters after Charlie Adam is sent off for ugly tackle on Wayne Rooney
Everton won 2-1 at Stoke City on Saturday afternoon as striker Cenk Tosun (centre) continued his fine recent run of scoring
MATCH FACTS AND LIVE PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Manchester City
30
26
3
1
65
81
2
Manchester United
30
20
5
5
35
65
3
Tottenham Hotspur
30
18
7
5
34
61
4
Liverpool
30
17
9
4
34
60
5
Chelsea
30
17
5
8
25
56
6
Arsenal
30
14
6
10
14
48
7
Burnley
30
11
10
9
1
43
8
Leicester City
30
10
10
10
2
40
9
Everton
31
11
7
13
-13
40
10
Watford
30
10
6
14
-11
36
11
Bournemouth
31
9
9
13
-12
36
12
Brighton and Hove Albion
30
8
10
12
-12
34
13
Newcastle United
30
8
8
14
-10
32
14
Swansea City
30
8
7
15
-17
31
15
Huddersfield Town
31
8
7
16
-27
31
16
Crystal Palace
31
7
9
15
-18
30
17
West Ham United
30
7
9
14
-21
30
18
Southampton
30
5
13
12
-15
28
19
Stoke City
31
6
9
16
-29
27
20
West Bromwich Albion
31
3
11
17
-25
20
Charlie Adam touched the ball 28 times in a busy first half an hour before he was sent offJust a small scattering of snowflakes were seen on the pitch during the early minutes of Saturday's match in StaffordshireBut as the first half went on the snowfall got heavier and the entire playing surface became covered with a dusting of snowEverton manager Sam Allardyce covered his head with the hood of his jacket in an effort to keep warm at the bet365 StadiumA moment of hotheadedness from Scottish midfielder Charlie Adam saw the Potters reduced to 10 men after half an hourThirty-two-year-old Adam was shown a straight red card for a dangerous tackle on English Everton midfielder Wayne RooneyAdam walked off the field dejected after referee Martin Atkinson had raised the red card amid a snowy Staffordshire sceneStoke playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri complained to Atkinson on behalf of Adam but the referee was adamant in his decisionNo 16 Adam jogged off the field after receiving the fourth red card of his Premier League career — his third for the PottersEverton were forced into a change in the second half after Tom Davies was injured in a clash with Stoke keeper Jack ButlandTeenager Toffees midfielder Davies looked dazed as he was treated on the field while team-mate Cenk Tosun watched onNineteen-year-old Davies looked back at the action as he trudged off under the supervision of a member of Everton staffEverton broke the deadlock on 69 minutes when Tosun slotted past Butland after the goalkeeper had blocked his initial effortButland watched on with a desperate look on his face as Tosun's second effort flew past him to give Everton the opening goalEric Maxim Choupo-Moting drew the 10-man hosts level by scoring his fifth Premier League goal for Stoke on 77 minutesPotters target man Peter Crouch (left) and defender Kurt Zouma celebrated with Choupo-Moting, who looked delighted
