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Matchweek 1Saturday, 22 August 2026 · 15:00 BSTReferee: Paul Tierney
Story of the match
Everton beat Crystal Palace 2–0. Everton made their chances count, scoring beyond their 1.1 xG while Crystal Palace's 2.0 xG went largely unrewarded.
Auto-generated from the match's xG, biggest chance and result — no editorial spin.
Post-Match Review
Post-Match Review
EvertonxGCrystal Palace
1.12–1.97
Actual2–0
Everton got more than the xG deserved
Finishing (G − xG)+0.88·-1.97
Match Preview
Recent form
Everton—Form 00-0
Crystal Palace—Form 00-0
Head-to-head
No recent meetings
Rest & congestion
EvertonFirst match · 0 in 14 days
Crystal PalaceFirst match · 0 in 14 days
Market Verdict
De-vigged bookmaker closing odds — the market's pre-match view.
41%
28%
31%
Everton41%✓Draw28%Crystal Palace31%
Match Events
HOME
90'
🟨30'
⚽42'
⚽53'
🔄55'
🔄55'
🔄55'
🔄55'
🔄63'
🔄63'
🔄63'
🔄63'
🔄72'
🔄72'
🔄79'
🔄79'
🔄79'
🔄79'
🔄84'
🔄84'
🔄90+4'
🔄90+4'
AWAY
▾ All Events
30'🟨
Kamada
Dewsbury-HallArmstrong
42'⚽
BarryNdiaye
53'⚽
55'🔄
Khalaili
55'🔄
Muñoz
55'🔄
Yeremy
55'🔄
Nketiah
63'🔄
Guessand
63'🔄
McNeil
63'🔄
Strand Larsen
63'🔄
Mateta
72'🔄
Tomiyasu
72'🔄
Chadi Riad
Beto
79'🔄
Barry
79'🔄
Garner
79'🔄
Hackney
79'🔄
Johnson
84'🔄
George
84'🔄
Alcaraz
90+4'🔄
Dewsbury-Hall
90+4'🔄
Lineups
Everton
4-2-3-1
GJordan Pickford
DMerlin Röhl
DJames Tarkowski
DJarrad Branthwaite
DVitalii Mykolenko
MHarrison Armstrong
MHayden Hackney↓
MIliman Ndiaye
MKiernan Dewsbury-Hall↓
MTyrique George↓
FThierno Barry↓
Bench
DJake O'Brien
DNathan Patterson
MJames Garner
MCharly Alcaraz
DMichael Keane
FTyler Dibling
GMark Travers
FBrennan Johnson
FBeto
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1
GDean Henderson
DJaydee Canvot
DChris Richards
DChadi Riad↓
MDaniel Muñoz↓
MAdam Wharton
MDaichi Kamada
MTyrick Mitchell
FDwight McNeil↓
FEddie Nketiah↓
FJean-Philippe Mateta↓
Bench
DBorna Sosa
FJørgen Strand Larsen
FAnan Khalaili
FEvann Guessand
DÓscar Mingueza
DTakehiro Tomiyasu
MWill Hughes
GWalter Benítez
MYéremy Pino
Statistics
EvertonCrystal Palace
0%
Possession
0%
0
Total Shots
0
0
On Target
0
1.12
xG
1.97
0
Corners
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Saves
0
0%
Pass Accuracy
0%