Terry Sees Red As Chelsea Toil at Goodison

Luiz Felipe Scolari will rue a missed chance to go top of the Premier League, but will also be thankful that his Chelsea side somehow managed to escape from Goodison Park with a point this evening. John Terry was sent off in the first half for a high tackle on Leon Osman, and Everton had a number of chances but couldn’t find a way past Petr Cech. A lively start from the Blues gave no indication of the hard slog that in store for Scolari’s side - who lost their 100% away record in the Premier League this season. Ashley Cole forced Tim Howard into action minutes into the game with a volley that the American keeper did well to keep out. Everton replied with a couple of efforts of their own, including a 30-yard shot from Phil Neville which Cech got down well to save. Nicolas Anelka then hit the post in the 17th minute, but he was standing in an offside position when Alex’s header fell to him. Anelka was penalised again moments later - this time for handball - when he laid the ball ... (link)