Everton v Crystal Palace, 22 August 2026
| Score | 2-0 to Everton |
| Referee | Paul Tierney |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool |
| Attendance | 51,820 |
View Everton v Crystal Palace head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm
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Premier League Head to Head
Played: 35
Everton won: 18
Drawn: 11
Crystal Palace won: 6
Everton scored: 58
Crystal Palace scored: 35
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This was the third time that Everton and Crystal Palace had met in their opening game of a season in the Premier League: Palace won at Goodison Park in 1997-98 and drew at Selhurst Park in 2019-20.
2 Everton
Manager: David Moyes
Goals:
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | 42 |
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| Thierno Barry | 53 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Jordan Pickford
Defender
Jarrad Branthwaite
Defender
Vitaliy Mykolenko
Defender
James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Merlin Röhl
Midfielder
Harrison Armstrong
Midfielder
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder
Hayden Hackney
Midfielder/Forward
Tyrique George
Midfielder/Forward
Iliman N'Diaye
Forward
Thierno Barry
Substitutions:
| Beto for Thierno Barry | 79 |
| James Garner for Hayden Hackney | 79 |
| Brennan Johnson for Tyrique George | 84 |
| Carlos Alcaraz for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | 90+4 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mark Travers
Defender
Michael Keane
Defender
Jake O'Brien
Defender
Nathan Patterson
Defender/Midfielder
James Garner
Midfielder
Carlos Alcaraz
Midfielder/Forward
Tyler Dibling
Midfielder/Forward
Brennan Johnson
Forward
Beto
Comments:
This was Everton’s first league win since a 3-0 home win over Chelsea on 21 March 2026: a run longer than any other team currently in the Premier League. . The Toffees avoided losing their opening league game in five consecutive seasons for the first time. . They had now won three of their last 15 games in the Premier League played in August (lost nine).0 Crystal Palace
Manager: Pierre Sage
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Dean Henderson
Goalkeeper
Jaydee Canvot
Defender
Chadi Riad
Defender
Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder
Daniel Muñoz
Defender/Midfielder
Chris Richards
Defender/Midfielder
Daichi Kamada
Midfielder
Adam Wharton
Midfielder
Dwight McNeil
Midfielder/Forward
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Forward
Eddie Nketiah
Forward
Substitutions:
| Anan Khalaili for Daniel Muñoz | 55 |
| Yeremy Pino for Eddie Nketiah | 55 |
| Evann Guessand for Dwight McNeil | 63 |
| Jørgen Strand Larsen for Jean-Philippe Mateta | 63 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu for Chadi Riad | 72 |
Cards:
| Daichi Kamada | 30 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Walter Benítez
Defender
Oscar Mingueza
Defender/Midfielder
Borna Sosa
Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder
Will Hughes
Midfielder/Forward
Anan Khalaili
Midfielder/Forward
Yeremy Pino
Forward
Evann Guessand
Forward
Jørgen Strand Larsen