Everton v Crystal Palace, 05 April 2021

Score1-1
RefereeKevin Friend
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGoodison Park
Kick-off: 6.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 24 Everton won: 11 Drawn: 8 Crystal Palace won: 5 Everton scored: 37 Crystal Palace scored: 22 Everton remained unbeaten in the last 13 meetings in the Premier League (won six).

1 Everton

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

James Rodríguez 56 G

Goals:

Michy Batshuayi 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Yerry Mina
Defender/Midfielder Seamus Coleman
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Mason Holgate
Midfielder André Gomes
Midfielder Tom Davies
Midfielder James Rodríguez
Midfielder/Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
Jaïro Riedewald Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Jordan Ayew Forward

Substitutions:

Gylfi Sigurdsson for André Gomes 31
Ben Godfrey for Seamus Coleman 76
Jean-Philippe Gbamin for James Rodríguez 79

Substitutions:

Jeffrey Schlupp for Jaïro Riedewald 68
Jean-Philippe Mateta for Christian Benteke 77
Michy Batshuayi for Jordan Ayew 84

Cards:

Yerry Mina 15 Y
Lucas Digne 33 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper João Virgínia
Goalkeeper Harry Tyrer
Defender Kyle John
Defender Niels Nkounkou
Defender/Midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Defender/Midfielder Ben Godfrey
Midfielder Nathan Broadhead
Midfielder/Forward Gylfi Sigurdsson
Forward Josh King

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder Reece Hannam
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 8th Everton had now won one of their last eight games at Goodison Park in the Premier League (lost five). They scored in the second-half of a home game in the Premier League for the first time since the visit of Liverpool on 17 October 2020. Tom Davies and Lucas Digne both made their 100th starting appearance for the Toffees in all competitions.

Comments:

League position: 12th This was the third time that Crystal Palace had avoided defeat in the 14 games that they had conceded the first goal so far in this Premier League season (won one). Palace had now kept a clean sheet in one of their last 19 away games in the Premier League. The Eagles had now scored more than one goal in one of their last eight games in the Premier League.

1 Everton

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

Goals:

James Rodríguez 56 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Yerry Mina
Defender/Midfielder Seamus Coleman
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Mason Holgate
Midfielder André Gomes
Midfielder Tom Davies
Midfielder James Rodríguez
Midfielder/Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison

Substitutions:

Gylfi Sigurdsson for André Gomes 31
Ben Godfrey for Seamus Coleman 76
Jean-Philippe Gbamin for James Rodríguez 79

Cards:

Yerry Mina 15 Y
Lucas Digne 33 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper João Virgínia
Goalkeeper Harry Tyrer
Defender Kyle John
Defender Niels Nkounkou
Defender/Midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Defender/Midfielder Ben Godfrey
Midfielder Nathan Broadhead
Midfielder/Forward Gylfi Sigurdsson
Forward Josh King

Comments:

League position: 8th Everton had now won one of their last eight games at Goodison Park in the Premier League (lost five). They scored in the second-half of a home game in the Premier League for the first time since the visit of Liverpool on 17 October 2020. Tom Davies and Lucas Digne both made their 100th starting appearance for the Toffees in all competitions.

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Michy Batshuayi 86 G

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
Jaïro Riedewald Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Jordan Ayew Forward

Substitutions:

Jeffrey Schlupp for Jaïro Riedewald 68
Jean-Philippe Mateta for Christian Benteke 77
Michy Batshuayi for Jordan Ayew 84

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder Reece Hannam
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 12th This was the third time that Crystal Palace had avoided defeat in the 14 games that they had conceded the first goal so far in this Premier League season (won one). Palace had now kept a clean sheet in one of their last 19 away games in the Premier League. The Eagles had now scored more than one goal in one of their last eight games in the Premier League.