City boss Phil Brown was unsure when asked whether Sunday's 2-2 draw with Everton was a case of two points dropped or one point gained.

The Tigers surrendered a 2-0 lead given to them by Michael Turner and a Phil Neville own goal in front of almost 25,000 fans at the KC Stadium.

"In the 65th minute, I would have said it was two points dropped," said Brown.

"Would I have taken a point at the start? I suppose when you look at Everton, they are a team that finished fifth in the Premier League last year and fought Liverpool for the final Champions League place.

"I suppose at the start of the game we would have taken a draw."

The game turned on a goal awarded to Tim Cahill after his shot crashed down off the crossbar, with the assistant ruling it had crossed the line.

However, Brown wasn't so sure and described television replays as inconclusive.

"The referee gave it (the goal) so it had to be over the line, didn't it? If you look at the evidence, it's very inconclusive. The referee is guided by his assistant in that situation and unfortunately he deemed the ball to be over the line. How he can tell I don't know.

"If you look on the television tonight, you'll find that it wasn't a goal. That goal gave them the impetus to go on and get something from the game."