Source: Eurosport
Osman saves Toffees
Robert Huth's first goal for his new club saw Stoke claim a hard-won point in a 1-1 draw against Everton at Goodison Park.[LNB] Huth's header five minutes after the break gave Stoke reward for a spirited, competitive performance.[LNB] Everton extended their unbeaten run to six games when stand-in skipper Leon Osman lashed home the equaliser from the edge of the box.[LNB] The long ball into the box was the main weapon of both sides, and Everton had a couple of efforts blocked from Louis Saha and Tim Cahill, before the Australian should have netted after 15 minutes. [LNB] Marouane Fellaini swung in a cross from the left, and Cahill ducked low for a header just six yards out, but Thomas Sorensen managed to clutch the effort at the second attempt. [LNB] Tim Howard, faced with a similar downward header a minute later at the other end from Ricardo Fuller, also struggled to hold the effort cleanly. [LNB] Osman produced a fine snapshot on the edge of the box which Sorensen saw late but did well to turn over the bar. [LNB] Stoke went ahead when Matthew Etherington's right-wing corner curled into the box and defender Huth soared above Cahill to power home his first goal since his £6million summer move from Middlesbrough. [LNB] The lead lasted five minutes. Johnny Heitinga came forward from the back and exchanged passes with Osman, who struck a fierce drive from the edge of the box which crashed into the net off the underside of the bar. [LNB] With 15 minutes left Everton sent on strikers Jo and Ayegbeni Yakubu for midfielders Osman and Diniyar Bilyaletdinov but even after that change, they did not make a serious opportunity.
