Out to avoid a sixth game without a win in all competitions, basement-battling Everton host title-chasing Aston Villa in Sunday's Premier League affair at Goodison Park.
The Lions started the calendar year with a 1-0 beating of Middlesbrough in the third round of the FA Cup, whereas the Toffees were taken to a replay by Crystal Palace.
While the striker's studs were showing as he challenged Nathaniel Clyne, he barely so much as grazed the Palace defender, but referee Chris Kavanagh saw fit to banish Calvert-Lewin from the field after a brief check of the monitor, much to Everton's disbelief.
However, Sean Dyche's side will head into the weekend feeling that justice has been done - Calvert-Lewin's red card and subsequent suspension has now been overturned on appeal - but another fixture in the calendar was not welcomed with open arms amid their winter plight.
The stalemate at Selhurst Park at least snapped a dismal four-game losing run for Everton, who were bested by all of Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers in their final three fixtures of 2023, leaving them just one point above the relegation zone having played a game more than 18th-placed Luton Town.
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