RCD Espanyol vs Real Oviedo

Espanyol were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by bottom side Real Oviedo at the RCDE Stadium on Monday night, extending their winless run in La Liga to ten matches. Oviedo stunned the home crowd early on when Alberto Reina fired into the top corner in the 8th minute, finishing off a slick team move started by Thiago Fernández. The visitors' lead lasted until the 36th minute, when Cyril Ngonge delivered a low cross into the box and Kike García made no mistake from close range to level the scores. Espanyol threw everything at Oviedo after the break, peppering goalkeeper Aarón Escandell with crosses and shots, but the visitors defended with real character to hold on for a valuable away point in front of 24,807 fans. The draw leaves seventh-placed Espanyol stuck in a rut and unable to capitalise on rivals dropping points in Matchday 27, while last-placed Oviedo will take heart from a battling display in their fight against relegation.