Gomes suffers horror injury, ‘devastated’ Son sees red as Everton deny Tottenham

Cenk Tosun’s header eight minutes into stoppage time salvaged a 1-1 draw for Everton against Tottenham in a match overshadowed by a serious injury to Everton midfielder Andre Gomes.

Spurs’ Son Heung-min was shown a straight red card for his foul on the Portuguese international, but the injury was suffered as Gomes’s momentum saw him crash into Serge Aurier.“It is a bad moment for us as a group and as a team. It’s more than a football game, this is the most important thing right now,” said Everton manager Marco Silva.

Tottenham led 1-0 at that stage thanks to Dele Alli’s strike just after the hour mark.

The injury to Gomes proved a turning point with Son visibly upset even before he was shown a red card.“He (Son) is devastated and in tears,” said Alli. “It’s not his fault. Son is one of nicest people you’ve ever met. He can’t even lift his head up, he’s crying so much.”Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said his club had the utmost sympathy for Gomes.“We feel very sorry,” he said. “Was a really bad situation, very bad luck how he landed in the action.“We can only send our best wishes and (we are) devastated for the situation.”However, Pochettino believed the red card...