- Tosun has 4 goals in 3 games
- Charlie Adam sent off for Stoke in first half
- Stoke remain in bottom three
Everton beat 10-man Stoke City 2-1 at a snowy bet365 Stadium on Saturday as Cenk Tosun scored twice in the second half to secure just a second away win in 24 Premier League games for the Toffees.
Sam Allardyce’s side were given a helping hand as Charlie Adam was sent off in the first half but Stoke battled hard and equalized through Erik-Choupo Moting.
Yet the Toffees secured the win to move into ninth place on 40 points, while Stoke stay in 19th on 27 points.
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The first big chance of the game arrived for Everton as Tom Davies lost Charlie Adam from a set piece but headed Wayne Rooney’s cross way over.
Stoke reacted well in the snowy conditions after a slow start but then the game was turned in Everton’s favor.
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Adam lost the ball and lunged into a tackle on Wayne Rooney which saw him handed a straight red card and deservedly so as he walked straight down the tunnel without complaining.
Stoke recovered well after going down to 10-men and were tough for Everton to break down.
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In the second half Everton took the lead as Tosun was found in the box by Idrissa Gueye’s cross as Stoke thought they had cleared the danger but Tosun pounced to hammer home. 1-0.
Just when you thought Stoke would collapse, they equalized from a set piece situation. Choupo-Moting finished to send a record home crowd wild and make it 1-1.
Yet a topsy-turvy game took another twist late on as Theo Walcott’s cross from the right found Tosun and his diving header beat Jack Butland who should have done better. Everton’s fans in the away end were delighted.
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Dominic Calvert-Lewin was denied by Butland late on as Stoke tired but the Toffees had to settle for two goals as they took three points back to Merseyside with them.
