Shelvey penalty curbs Everton revival

Swansea - Everton were denied a fourth successive Premier League victory as Jonjo Shelvey's 69th-minute penalty earned Swansea City a 1-1 draw at a sunny Liberty Stadium on Saturday.

Aaron Lennon gave Everton the lead four minutes before half-time, but Swansea, who lost striker Bafetimbi Gomis to injury, equalised when Shelvey scored from the spot after Seamus Coleman had been penalised for handball.

The result preserved Swansea's nine-point advantage over Everton and allowed the Welsh club to equal their best-ever Premier League points tally of 47m which they achieved in the 2011-12 campaign.