Premier League · Sat, 22 Aug 2026 ·
Everton vs Crystal Palace — 2 - 0
Hill Dickinson Stadium · Referee: Paul Tierney, England
Match report
Everton beat Crystal Palace 2-0
Everton beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in Premier League matchday 1 on Saturday, 22 August 2026 at Hill Dickinson Stadium. K. Dewsbury-Hall (42') and T. Barry (53') scored for Everton. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Everton had 42% of the ball and 16 shots (5 on target) against Crystal Palace’s 11 (4 on target). Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) was the top-rated player with 8.7. The result leaves Everton 7th in the Premier League table on 9 points and Crystal Palace 15th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Liverpool | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 8 | Hull City | 5 | +2 | 8 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 10 Apr 2027, Crystal Palace – Everton
Match events
- 30'yellow cardDaichi KamadaYellow Card
- 42'goalK. Dewsbury-HallAssist: H. Armstrong
- 53'goalT. BarryAssist: I. Ndiaye
- 55'substitutionE. NketiahOff: Y. Pino
- 55'substitutionD. MunozOff: A. Khalaili
- 63'substitutionJ. MatetaOff: J. Larsen
- 63'substitutionD. McNeilOff: E. Guessand
- 72'substitutionC. RiadOff: T. Tomiyasu
- 79'substitutionH. HackneyOff: J. Garner
- 79'substitutionT. BarryOff: Beto
- 84'substitutionT. GeorgeOff: B. Johnson
- 90+4'substitutionK. Dewsbury-HallOff: C. Alcaraz
Lineups
Everton
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Leighton Baines
Starting XI
- 1J. PickfordG
- 34M. RohlD
- 6J. TarkowskiD
- 4J. BranthwaiteD
- 16V. MykolenkoD
- 45H. ArmstrongM
- 30H. HackneyM
- 10I. NdiayeM
- 8K. Dewsbury-HallM
- 19T. GeorgeM
- 11T. BarryF
Substitutes
- 12M. TraversG
- 2N. PattersonD
- 15J. O'BrienD
- 5M. KeaneD
- 37J. GarnerM
- 24C. AlcarazM
- 22B. JohnsonF
- 9BetoF
- 20T. DiblingF
Crystal Palace
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Pierre Sage
Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 6J. CanvotD
- 26C. RichardsD
- 4C. RiadD
- 2D. MunozM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 18D. KamadaM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 11D. McNeilF
- 9E. NketiahF
- 14J. MatetaF
Substitutes
- 44W. BenitezG
- 24B. SosaD
- 17T. TomiyasuD
- 30O. MinguezaD
- 19W. HughesM
- 22J. LarsenF
- 29E. GuessandF
- 10Y. PinoM
- 25A. KhalailiF
Match statistics
- 42%Possession58%
- 1.12Expected goals (xG)1.96
- 16Total shots11
- 5Shots on target4
- 4Shots off target4
- 7Blocked shots3
- 11Shots inside the box8
- 5Shots outside the box3
- 4Corners0
- 2Offsides0
- 5Fouls15
- 0Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves3
- 417Passes581
- 343Accurate passes505
- 82%Pass accuracy87%
- -0.35Goals prevented-0.35
Player statistics
Everton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jordan PickfordG | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 4Jarrad BranthwaiteD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 6James TarkowskiD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 16Vitaliy MykolenkoD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 34Merlin RöhlD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 8Kiernan Dewsbury-HallMTop rated | 89 | 8.7 | 1 | |
| 10Iliman NdiayeM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 19Tyrique GeorgeM | 84 | 7.5 | ||
| 30Hayden HackneyM | 79 | 7.2 | ||
| 45Harrison ArmstrongM | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 11Thierno BarryF | 79 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 12Mark TraversG | – | – | ||
| 2Nathan PattersonD | – | – | ||
| 5Michael KeaneD | – | – | ||
| 15Jake O'BrienD | – | – | ||
| 24Carlos AlcarazM | 1 | – | ||
| 37James GarnerM | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| 9BetoF | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Tyler DiblingF | – | – | ||
| 22Brennan JohnsonF | 14 | 6.3 |
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dean HendersonG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Chadi RiadD | 72 | 6.5 | ||
| 6Jaydee CanvotD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Chris RichardsD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 2Daniel MuñozM | 55 | 5.9 | ||
| 3Tyrick MitchellM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 18Daichi KamadaM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Adam WhartonM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Eddie NketiahF | 55 | 7.0 | ||
| 11Dwight McNeilF | 63 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF | 63 | 5.9 | ||
| 44Walter BenítezG | – | – | ||
| 17Takehiro TomiyasuD | 18 | 6.7 | ||
| 24Borna SosaD | – | – | ||
| 30Óscar MinguezaD | – | – | ||
| 10Yéremy PinoM | 35 | 6.7 | ||
| 19Will HughesM | – | – | ||
| 22Jørgen Strand LarsenF | 27 | 6.2 | ||
| 25Anan KhalailiF | 35 | 7.3 | ||
| 29Evann GuessandF | 27 | 6.2 |
