That’s all from me! I’ll leave you with John Brewin’s match report from Selhurst Park. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Everton manager David Moyes tells Sky Sports: “The players have reacted well. It has been a dream start coming in and winning so many games. Starting to look more healthy in the Premier League. I hope it will be the case, ultimately I am thinking we still have to get enough points. It has been a brilliant start, it was a good win for us today, really scrappy.
“They showed great resilience and won at a difficult place against a team who have been improving.”
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner tells Sky Sports: “It is frustrating today and similar to the defeat against Brentford. The game was exactly how we expected it and then of course when we concede such goals, it is hard. We had two or three chances and the first half was quite equal. We gave them this kind of goal, had a great reaction and then it was up and down. It was a set play again when we can’t clear it and that is why we lost. The players tried everything and we had a big effort. It is not so easy to score against them. We had some opportunities but we didn’t have the efficiency today.”
Everton defender James Tarkowski tells Sky Sports: “We knew it was going to be tough today – low on numbers and with all the emotions of Wednesday. We had quality when we needed and we defended well late on.”
On the impact of David Moyes, he added: “Since the manager has come in we have definitely improved. I don’t think we were great today but we took our opportunities. We are still working to get better. On a day like today, we stuck at it and got the win.”
Everton striker Beto tells Sky Sports: “I am playing with more confidence and joy. We are playing better football and the team is confident. We want to win every game. Today we deserved to win and it is like this.”
Despite the defeat, Jean-Philippe Mateta added to his goal tally in the race for the Premier League Golden Boot. See the full list here:
Everton have leapfrogged both Tottenham and Manchester United in the Premier League table and now sit 13th.
It leaves United in 14th and Spurs in 15th. Tomorrow’s grudge match between the two sides is going to be huge.
Full-time: Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton
The away end erupts as Anthony Taylor blows the final whistle. What a win for Everton and David Moyes!
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90+5 min: Wharton manages to get onto the end of a loose ball and Palace press forward. It eventually falls to Nketiah, who looks to cross, but Tarkowski blocks.
90+4 min: Glasner shakes his head as he leans against the home dugout. He seemingly thinks this game is over…
90+2 min: A long pass is sent over to Beto. Richards looks to shield him away but the striker stays in possession. Palace are eventually able to win the ball back and push forward.
90 min: Six minutes have been added on…
86 min: Palace also make two changes as Eddie Nketiah replaces Hughes and Lacroix makes way for Daichi Kamada.
Nketiah joins Mateta up front as Palace seek an equaliser.
85 min: Another change for Everton as Alcaraz, who may well have just scored the winner, is replaced by Tim Iroegbunam.
81 min: Crystal Palace fail to clear their lines as a shot is deflected out by Chilwell. Everton appeal for a handball as Young goes for goal. The ball deflects out again, but Alcaraz can eventually fire it into the bottom-right corner!
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GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton (Alcaraz, 80)
Alcaraz fires his team back into the lead!
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79 min: David Moyes makes his first substitution as Lindstrøm is replaced by Ashley Young.
77 min: Wharton loses possession to Gueye on the edge of his own penalty area and Beto pounces on the loose ball. He looks to shoot, but instead fires his effort across the six-yard box. The linesman eventually puts his flag up and Palace have a free kick.
75 min: Around 15 minutes left to play now and David Moyes is yet to make a change. We could see Everton begin to experience some tired legs soon, especially given the intensity of Wednesday’s derby.
73 min: Beto wins the ball from Hughes in a relatively dangerous position and looks to break forward, forcing a challenge from Guehi who puts the ball out for a throw-in.
71 min: Chilwell receives a diagonal ball on the left and goes for a low-driven shot. Pickford isn’t quite sure if it’s on target but makes the save anyway, pushing the effort behind for a corner.
69 min: The ball drops to Sarr in a defensive position and Gueye looks to get it off him, but the Everton midfielder instead gives away a free kick.
67 min: Eze breaks down the left with pace, leading the Crystal Palace counter attack. However, Garner clatters into the back of him. The Everton man receives the first yellow card of the match and the hosts have a free kick.
64 min: Eze does incredibly well to get himself out of a tricky position on the left, cutting inside before switching to Muńoz. The wing-back goes for goal, but fails to hit the target with his effort.
62 min: Alcaraz attempts to catch Guehi out in defence but instead fouls the defender and Palace have a free kick.
59 min: Another change for Palace as Mitchell makes way for January loan signing Ben Chilwell.
57 min: Another chance for Everton! Lindstrøm makes another run down the right before passing inside to Beto. The striker goes for goal first time but fires his effort straight at Henderson from close range.
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54 min: Huge chance for Everton! The ball is sent to Lindstrøm in the box, who cuts inside before going for goal, but Henderson stretches to make a great save.
54 min: Amid all the chaos I am yet to inform you that Palace made two changes at the break…
Devenny made way for Eberechi Eze, while Adam Wharton replaced Lerma.
52 min: After a VERY lengthy VAR check, Palace are officially level thanks to Mateta!
The striker passed it in after receiving a flick-on from Guehi in the box.
GAME ON!
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51 min: Still waiting for this decision to be made…
49 min: Mateta looks onside to me, but, of course, I’m not the one making the decisions here!
48 min: Hold on… VAR is getting involved.
GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-1 Everton (Mateta, 47)
Instant response from Mateta! Palace are level!
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Kick-off: Crystal Palace 0-1 Everton
We’re back under way!
There were just 61 seconds between Lerma’s shot that hit the crossbar and Beto’s opener for Everton…
It’s fair to say the mood changed pretty quickly among the home fans!
Elsewhere in the Premier League today…
Eric messaged in just before kick-off to say: “Hello from Pittsburgh! Such a shame that Our Beloved World Of Everton only had three days to enjoy Wednesday’s derby as the most recent memory of the Toffees on the pitch. At least this game is on the road - I think it’s a factor in Everton’s favor. Resetting the mind and playing a proper game of football after all that will be hard enough. Doing so in a different setting than Goodison, even with a hostile crowd, might help more than we realize.”
It certainly seems to be helping so far!
Half-time: Crystal Palace 0-1 Everton
An explosive end to a competitive first half.
45+4 min: Everton break forward again as we approach half-time. Beto looks to play the ball through a gap in the disjointed Palace defence, but Lindstrøm mis-times his run before the whistle blows.
45 min: Four minutes have been added on…
43 min: What a howler from Palace…
Mitchell takes a throw-in from Everton’s half. He throws it to Lerma, who just lets the ball run behind him, seemingly thinking a team-mate will take it. Instead, Alcaraz picks up possession and the visitors find themselves two-on-one. The midfielder plays a pass across to Beto in the middle, who slots home past a helpless Henderson.
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GOAL! Crystal Palace 0-1 Everton (Beto, 42)
And just like that, Everton head straight to the other end of the pitch and Beto breaks the deadlock!
41 min: Wow…
Richards somehow squeezes his way through at least three Everton defenders before tapping the ball to Mateta in the box. The striker plays a pass to Lerma right in front of goal, but the midfielder somehow rattles the crossbar with his shot! How did he not score?!
39 min: It’s been a tightly contested game so far with both teams having some good opportunities. Palace have had 59% possession so far as opposed to Everton’s 41%.
36 min: Sarr receives the ball on the right and plays it into the box. Devenny attempts to get a touch on it but can’t and instead the ball runs through to Mateta. The striker can’t seem to get it out of his feet and Tarkowski eventually comes across to steer it away. The centre-back goes to ground following an apparent trip from Mateta and Everton have a free kick.
34 min: Alcaraz goes for another shot from outside the box, but this time his effort flies over the crossbar and into the crowd.
32 min: Just as Henderson looks to get back into the game following treatment from the physios, Alcaraz attempts to catch him out with an audacious shot, but the goalkeeper gets down to claim it relatively comfortably.
29 min: Another chance for Everton as Harrison crosses the ball to Lindstrøm in the box. The winger plays a first-time pass across the six-yard box to Beto, but Henderson gets a crucial touch on it.
In doing so, the goalkeeper collides with Lacroix and takes a big knock to the head. Luckily, it is not serious and he is able to get back up.
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27 min: Gueye wins the ball from Hughes in midfield before playing it forward to Harrison on the left, but nothing comes of the attack and Crystal Palace can regain possession.
25 min: Lerma launches a long throw into the box as Palace desperately attempt to get something on it. It’s a bit scrappy, but Everton can eventually clear the danger.
23 min: Chance for Everton now as Harrison sends a low-driven cross into the box. It runs through to Lindstrøm on the other side and the threat eventually fizzles out.
21 min: Confirmed – no goal.
20 min: Lerma has the ball in the net… But it won’t count!
A slightly bizarre one – a corner is sent into the box for the Palace midfielder to head in, but it appears to go out of play before it reaches him. VAR is double checking…
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19 min: Another chance for Palace! A cross is sent into the Everton box and Guehi is there to head it towards goal. Pickford gets down to make a great save.
18 min: Crystal Palace break forward as Hughes makes a run through the middle with the ball. The midfielder is eventually brought down by Harrison, who is perhaps lucky to avoid a yellow card.
15 min: Guehi finds Muñoz on the right with that long pass once again. This time, the wing-back looks to cross but can’t find Mitchell.
12 min: The long, diagonal ball has been a key feature in this match so far. We’ve probably seen at least five or six in these opening stages, with Guehi’s attempt the latest.
9 min: O’Brien looks to play Lindstrøm down the right hand side, but his pass rolls out for a throw-in, much to the joy of the home supporters.
7 min: Big chance for Crystal Palace as defensive errors from Tarkowski and Branthwaite allow Mateta a clear shot at goal, but Pickford makes a fantastic save to keep the Frenchman’s shot at bay.
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6 min: Palace attempt the long ball now as Guehi plays a pass across field to Muñoz, who looks to go short to Sarr. However, the forward is offside.
3 min: Another long pass is launched forward by the visitors, this time to Beto. The striker looks to cross the ball into the box but it flies out for another Palace goal kick.
1 min: Everton look for an early spark as a long ball is sent over to Lindstrøm on the right, but it runs just out of reach and behind for a goal kick.
Kick-off
We’re under way at Selhurst Park! Everton kick off proceedings.
The teams are out under the lights at Selhurst Park. Kick-off is just moments away!
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During his pre-match press conference, Everton manager David Moyes said: “Over recent years, everybody’s brought Everton back down to Earth. So, why don’t we try to keep Everton high for a wee while? Isn’t it good there’s positive talk about Everton for a change. We’re getting great support, people behind us.
“I’m going to try to keep things upbeat as much as I can.”
Elsewhere in the Premier League today
Leicester 0-2 Arsenal
West Ham 0-1 Brentford
Southampton 1-3 Bournemouth
Aston Villa 1-1 Ipswich
Manchester City 4-0 Newcastle
Fulham 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Discussing today’s match, Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner said: “Not just against Liverpool, Everton are doing really well, especially under David Moyes. Also before the Merseyside derby, in the last 16 Premier League games, they conceded just 13 goals, so even before, they’re very well organised, very physical, very direct in their play, dangerous in set plays and this is what we will face, so I expect a very physical game, many duels.
“Then it’s a similar game that we played against Brentford. The teams maybe neutralised each other for many parts of the game, but then I’m pretty sure we will get our two, three, four, five moments where we can score, and then it’s take these moments, take these chances, and then I think we have a good chance to win.
“We want to win more and we didn’t win so much at home, and the next chance is tomorrow to get the turnaround.”
Today’s 3pm games are coming to an end across the EFL and Premier League. Recap all the action with Barry Glendenning’s clockwatch here:
Next Wednesday will mark exactly one year since Oliver Glasner took over from Roy Hodgson at Selhurst Park. Reflecting on his first year with Crystal Palace, Glasner said: “First of all, it feels like it was four to five months! Time rushes and it’s been quite busy, but I enjoyed it from the first day. I’ve always had great support from the club, from the players, from everyone, and that’s made it really easy. It’s football life, and I think it’s life in general, that there are some moments where they are challenging.
“We had this especially at the beginning when we arrived and we it had a second time at the beginning of this season, due to different reasons, but there was always a great togetherness and a great support, everybody supported each other, we always stayed together, and I think now we have good times again, and we enjoy it!”
Speaking of the Merseyside Derby, some fans were quick to criticise Everton for over-celebrating their last-gasp equaliser. I personally think it was great to see. All too often nowadays we see so many people looking down on others who are simply enjoying themselves, especially in football. If you can’t celebrate a moment like that, what can you celebrate?
Anyway, that’s enough from me on the topic, here’s what Max Rushden had to say…
Let me know what you think!
Everton are without Abdoulaye Doucouré this evening due to the midfielder’s suspension. Doucoure was sent off at the conclusion of Wednesday’s Merseyside derby after he celebrated in front of the visiting Liverpool fans, sparking a huge melee.
Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones was also shown a red card, as were Arne Slot and his assistant Sipke Hulshoff.
In addition, both clubs were charged with failing to ensure their players and/or occupants of their technical areas did not behave in an improper and/or provocative way following the final whistle.
Team news
Crystal Palace starting XI: Dean Henderson; Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi (C); Daniel Muñoz, Tyrick Mitchell; Will Hughes, Jefferson Lerma; Ismaïla Sarr, Justin Devenny; Jean-Philippe Mateta. Substitutes: Matt Turner, Eddie Nketiah, Eberechi Eze, Nathaniel Clyne, Daichi Kamada, Adam Wharton, Romain Esse, Ben Chilwell, Caleb Kporha.
Everton starting XI: Jordan Pickford; Jake O’Brien, James Tarkowski (C), Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitaliy Myolenko; Idrissa Gueye, James Garner; Carlos Alcaraz, Jesper Lindstrøm, Jack Harrison; Beto. Substitutes: João Virgínia, Asmir Begović, Michael Keane, Ashley Young, Tim Iroegbunam, Martin Sherif, Roman Dixon, Isaac Heath, Coby Ebere.
Preamble
Hello, good afternoon and welcome to coverage of Crystal Palace vs Everton in the Premier League.
Both teams will be high in confidence going into this mid-table clash. Prior to their 2-0 FA Cup victory over Doncaster earlier this week, a Jean-Philippe Mateta brace inspired Palace to a 2-0 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Meanwhile, there is a good chance that David Moyes and Everton are still buzzing as a result of Wednesday’s thrilling 2-2 draw with Liverpool - more on that a bit later on.
Should Moyes and Co win today, they will knock both Tottenham and Manchester United down a position in the table, which could make tomorrow’s highly-anticipated match-up between the two clubs even more interesting.
For now though, we focus on Selhurst Park. Kick-off is at 5:30pm GMT - join me!
