Antonio Conte branded Tottenham’s players selfish after they squandered a precious away lead in his final game in charge before the international break.
The criticism may have stung Spurs but they did not learn their lesson. The 10 men of Everton salvaged a precious point in their bid to avoid the drop courtesy of Michael Keane’s stunning 90th-minute equaliser.
A Harry Kane penalty, minutes after Abdoulaye Doucouré had invited a straight red card for foolishly raising his hand to the England captain’s face, looked to have given Cristian Stellini victory in his first outing as Spurs’ acting head coach following Conte’s dismissal.
Lucas Moura then evened up the numbers by seeing red for a dreadful foul on Keane and, two minutes later, with Everton staring at a defeat that would have left them in the relegation zone, the recalled defender let fly with a 25-yard drive that flew beyond Hugo Lloris to rescue a merited point for Sean Dyche’s team.