Lejeune's Injury Time Double Rescues Draw for Newcastle at Everton

Everton thought it had all three points wrapped up, but it couldn't close the door on Newcastle.

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) – Florian Lejeune scored two injury-time goals to rescue an unlikely point for Newcastle in a 2-2 draw at Everton in the Premier League on Tuesday.

The second-half substitute took advantage of poor defending by Everton to flick home an overhead kick in the fourth minute of stoppage time and then scramble in an equalizer a minute later at Goodison Park.

Everton looked to be cruising to victory after goals by strikers Moise Kean - his first for the club since his offseason move from Juventus - and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Newcastle had only had one shot on target before Lejeune's late intervention.

Here’s the 2 @lejeune_florian goals in full, absolutely incredible stuff! @NUFC. pic.twitter.com/nJqeXDgDDP

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It ruined what should have been Kean's night after the Italy striker finally produced the performance Everton had been waiting for.

Barely a month ago, Kean was taken off by caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson just 18 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute at Manchester United in the lowest point of his short time in England.

The 19-year-old striker has been given a chance to impress by new manager and compatriot Carlo Ancelotti, and marked his first back-to-back Premier League starts with a goal in his 22nd appearance.

Everton's fans had witnessed little of the potential which saw Kean score in four successive appearances last April for the Serie A champions but the teenager might be showing signs of adapting after six months in English football.

His 30th-minute goal was doubled by Calvert-Lewin, who became the first Everton player into double figures in the league this season with a neat second-half finish.

Everton and Newcastle both have 30 points and are stuck in midtable.