Wayne Rooney penalty rescues Everton point at Brighton
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A late Wayne Rooney penalty snatched a 1-1 draw for Everton at Brighton.
The struggling Toffees were close to another defeat when Anthony Knockaert fired Brighton ahead eight minutes from time.
But Seagulls captain Bruno was penalised for fouling Dominic Calvert-Lewin with two minutes remaining and Rooney tucked home the equaliser.
However, the goal is unlikely to lift the pressure on Everton manager Ronald Koeman, whose out-of-sorts side are still without an away win since January.
Koeman's latest bid to solve their goal-scoring problems saw him select Rooney in attack, but the former England captain barely had a shot in anger until the penalty.
Behind him, Gylfi Sigurdsson created little while Calvert-Smith was largely ineffective out on
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