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Everton hit two late goals to beat Crystal Palace at Goodison Park.
The Toffees endured a frustrating afternoon and had Jordan Pickford to thank for saving Luka Milivojević’s second-half penalty.
Substitutes Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Cenk Tosun then scored late goals to seal all three points. Relive the match below.
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Preview
What time does it start?
Everton vs Crystal Palace kicks off at 4pm.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports’ Premier League and Main Event channels from 3:30pm, while Sky Sports subscribers can also stream the match online via the SkyGo app.
The match is also available on Now TV by grabbing a Sky Sports Day Pass for just £7.99. Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.
It’s a big game for…
Patrick van Aanholt: The Dutchman delivered a poor performance against Wolves, giving the ball away cheaply at times and he was beaten far too easily by Matt Doherty’s movement for the goal. With the likes of Theo Walcott, Bernard and Richarlison providing both pace and excellent movement up front, Roy Hodgson will hope his limited exertions with the Netherlands have given him sufficient time to come back refreshed.
Best stat…
7: Gylfi Sigurdsson has contributed to seven goals in his last six Premier League starts against Crystal Palace. The 29-year-old Icelandic midfielder has scored three goals and registered four assists in that time against the London club.
Player to watch…
Bernard: The Brazilian has had to bide his time at Goodison Park, making just one substitute appearance in his first month on Merseyside. However, the former Shakhtar Donetsk winger was superb against Leicester, setting up Richarlison for Everton’s opener after jinking past two defenders, while showing similar skill on various other occasions. Bernard did not shy away from his defensive duties either, and those are ominous signs for Palace as the summer signing’s confidence increases.
Past three meetings…
Everton 3 (Sigurdsson, Niasse, Davies) Crystal Palace 1 (Milivojevic pen), Premier League, February 2018
Crystal Palace 2 (McArthur, Zaha) Everton 2 (Baines pen, Niasse), Premier League, November 2017
Crystal Palace 0 Everton 1 (Coleman), Premier League, January 2017
Form guide…
Everton: DLLWLW
Crystal Palace: LWDWLL
Odds…
Everton to win: 17/20
Crystal Palace to win: 7/2
Draw: 13/5
No goals at the break. Everton looked to break again in the dying seconds of that half but were shut out by the Palace backline. Everton 0-0 Crystal Palace.
Roy Hodgson will be fairly content with his side's efforts in the first half. They've gone closest to breaking the deadlock, after Cheikhou Kouyate saw his header come back off the bar. Wilfried Zaha has looked lively at times and wasn't happy with some of the treatment he was getting from Everton's defenders. No change there.
At the other end, Gylfi Sigurdsson has had a couple of chances, but Marco Silva will want to see an improvement from his side in the second half. Palace have dealt well with everything Everton have thrown at them. It's been a tough game for debutant Andre Gomes. Palace have made this game quite scrappy in the middle of the park.
Everton's options on the bench include Yerry Mina, Tom Davies, Cenk Tosun and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Will Connor Wickham have a part to play in this second half? Wilfried Zaha has done well so far and looks as if he could do with a target man to play off. Roy Hodgson was full of praise for the former Sunderland striker in the build-up to this match.
No changes from either side. The second half has kicked-off.
46 minutes
Seamus Coleman isn't best pleased after a one-two with Theo Walcott doesn't come off.
47 minutes
Everton have a corner early in the second half after Bernard gets in behind Wan-Bissaka again. The Brazilian looks to be in some pain after going flying into the advertising boards.
48 minutes
The corner comes to nothing as Everton are penalised for a foul.
49 minutes
It's another Everton corner as the ball comes off Schlupp in a battle with Coleman. Again in comes to nothing as Keane rises to flick his header wide.
51 minutes
Action. Richarlison tracks back and battles well with Zaha. He beats his man before Milivojevic comes flying in and hacks him down. He's booked. The home fans feel that could have been a red.
53 minutes
Everton have started this half the stronger of the two sides. Walcott makes a good run inside the Palace box but his cross is headed away.
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