LONDON (Reuters) — Chelsea missed the chance to top the table at Christmas when, after having captain John Terry sent off in the 34th minute, their 11-game away Premier League winning streak ended with a 0-0 draw at Everton on Monday.

Terry was shown a straight red for a wild lunge at Leon Osman, taking the steam out of the Londoners, who had dominated until the dismissal but were then forced to hang on in the second half.
The result leaves Liverpool top with 39 points, one ahead of Chelsea. Aston Villa are third on 34 and Manchester United fourth on 32 with two games in hand. Arsenal are fifth on 31, while Everton remain seventh on 26.
Everything had pointed to a Chelsea win as the Londoners sought to make it 12 in a row on their travels in the league against an Everton side who had not beaten them in 20 games and had managed only one home win this season.
It looked to be going that way too when Ashley Cole forced Tim Howard into a sharp save after two minutes and Everton had to work desperately hard to keep the slick-passing Londoners at arm’s length for the next half-hour.
However, Chelsea were forced to change their approach after Terry’s dismissal.