Carabao Cup: Huddersfield Town 1-2 Everton
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Andros Townsend rifled home Andre Gomes' cross to book Everton's place in the Carabao Cup third round
Andros Townsend's first Everton goal handed the 10-man Toffees victory over Huddersfield in the Carabao Cup.
Summer signing Townsend fired home Andre Gomes' cross with 11 minutes left to clinch their third-round spot.
Tom Lees' header on the stroke of half-time had cancelled out Alex Iwobi's first-half opener.
Striker Moise Kean, who had a first-half effort disallowed, was sent off just before the hour mark after clashing with Town's Sorba Thomas.
Rafael Benitez made nine changes to the Everton team that drew 2-2 with Leeds on Saturday, handing midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin his first Toffees start in 738 days following injury.
Kean, another player given a chance to impress, flashed a close-range shot just wide before forcing Terriers goalkeeper Lee Nicholls into a smart save at his near post.
Iwobi gave Everton a deserved lead in the 26th minute, slotting smartly into the bottom corner after a driving run by Tom Davies.
Kean thought he had doubled the Toffees' advantage, but was adjudged to be in an offside position from Niels Nkounkou's pass.
Lees rose highest from a Thomas corner to head Huddersfield level, before Matty Pearson's header was disallowed for offside against Fraizer Campbell.
Kean's red card in the 58th minute - for an off-the-ball incident with Terriers winger Thomas - set up a tense finale as the hosts pushed for a winner, but Benitez's side held their nerve to go through courtesy of Townsend's thumping finish.
Huddersfield boss Carlos Corberan: "We wanted to make a good game tonight against a high-quality opponent.
"With the passing minutes we created chances. We stayed calm and continued doing good things after making it 1-1. The team showed we have more options to play, which is something very important to us.
"We have no doubts about the quality of Danel Sinani. We knew he needed to reach the physical level to help the team. He showed he can help us more."
Everton boss Rafael Benitez: "We are fighting for our club. That is very clear and again today the fans showed their support. That is the main thing for me.
"We created chances and took control. They had more belief after they scored the goal. They were pushing after that and then the sending-off changed things."
On Moise Kean's red card: "He is a young player and has to learn from it. The reaction from the players was great and you could see the reaction from the fans."
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