Leicester could have gone level on points with Manchester City and Everton spent the best part of an hour fourth in the virtual table and ended up seventh, but while clubs with lofty ambitions could both rue a missed opportunity, perhaps a draw only had one real loser: Jordan Pickford.
As Brendan Rodgers, sacked by Liverpool 90 minutes after a Merseyside derby draw, can testify, a 1-1 at Goodison Park can have damaging consequences. The England goalkeeper blundered in front of the watching Gareth Southgate, gifting Youri Tielemans an equaliser and meaning James Rodríguez’s sumptuous strike became a subplot.
