Crystal Palace were undone by an in-form Everton this afternoon at Goodison Park as Roy Hodgson's men showed periods of attacking promise only to fall to a harsh 3-1 scoreline.
Summary
- Hodgson names the same starting XI which faced Sheffield United as Wilfried Zaha plays his 350th Palace game
- Patrick van Aanholt smacks the ball off the post
- Bernard hands Everton the lead within 20 minutes
- Palace create a number of small half-chances, but nothing to trouble Jordan Pickford
- Half-time: Everton 1-0 Palace
- The second-half starts far better for the Eagles
- Palace pull level through Christian Benteke on his 100th Premier League game for the club
- The Toffees regain their lead shortly afterwards as Richarlison strikes from the edge of the box
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin adds a third
- Full-time: Everton 3-1 Palace
This afternoon’s clash began at a surprisingly high tempo for an early kick-off between two mid-table sides, and after a Lucas Digne free-kick which Vicente Guaita pushed to safety after five minutes, Crystal Palace and Everton settled in to the style the game’s first-half would maintain.