Not for the first time, Anthony Gordon demonstrated precisely why Frank Lampard is so resistant to the idea of selling him. Gordon’s goal was not quite sufficient to provide Everton with a first win of the season but the coveted winger played a key part in securing a hard-won point on a night when Lampard’s players needed to be streetwise to contain a Leeds side apparently reborn under Jesse Marsch this season.
With Jack Harrison shining wide on the home left, at times terrorising Everton’s Nathan Patterson and Luis Sinisterra scoring an eye-catching equaliser a ferocious yet fragile Leeds bristled with menace yet retained a decided vulnerability to counterattacks.
