Granit Xhaka starred as Sunderland showed their resilience again to battle back and maintain their unbeaten home record in a 1-1 draw with Everton, after Iliman Ndiaye's stunning solo goal.

The Sunderland captain thumped in a deflected equaliser just 46 seconds after half-time and finished the game with more chances created and tackles won than anybody on the pitch. It was a performance which underlined his status as a signing-of-the-season contender.

But the game had been lit up after just 15 minutes by a goal-of-the-season contender. Ndiaye produced a mesmerising run and finish to open the scoring, nipping past Dan Ballard and Xhaka then evading Lutsharel Geertruida and Nordi Mukiele before curling into the corner.

Then came the miss-of-the-season contender. Thierno Barry - starting i

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