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Matchday 1 · Saturday 22 August, 16:00 · Hill Dickinson Stadium

Everton vs Crystal Palace: line-ups and result

Everton 8 · 5 points
  • 42' Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
  • 53' Thierno Barry
2 - 0
Crystal Palace 13 · 3 points

Line-ups Everton vs Crystal Palace

Everton 4-2-3-1 · Leighton Baines
1 Pickford
16 Mykolenko
4 Branthwaite
6 Tarkowski
34 Röhl
30 Hackney
45 Armstrong
19 George
8 Dewsbury-Hall
10 Ndiaye
11 Barry
  • 79' James Garner Hayden Hackney
  • 79' Beto Thierno Barry
  • 84' Brennan Johnson Tyrique George
  • 90+4' Carlos Alcaraz Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

Line-up for Everton: Pickford, Mykolenko, Branthwaite, Tarkowski, Röhl, Hackney, Armstrong, George, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Barry

Bench
  • 12 M. Travers
  • 2 N. Patterson
  • 15 J. O'Brien
  • 5 M. Keane
  • 37 J. Garner 79'
  • 24 C. Alcaraz 94'
  • 22 B. Johnson 84'
  • 9 Beto 79'
  • 20 T. Dibling
Absentees Everton

Nørgaard (injured)

Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1 · Pierre Sage
1 Henderson
4 Riad
26 Richards
6 Canvot
3 Mitchell
18 Kamada
20 Wharton
2 Muñoz
9 Nketiah
11 McNeil
14 Mateta
  • 55' Yeremy Pino Eddie Nketiah
  • 55' Anan Khalaili Daniel Muñoz
  • 63' Jørgen Strand Larsen Jean-Philippe Mateta
  • 63' Evann Guessand Dwight McNeil
  • 72' Takehiro Tomiyasu Chadi Riad

Line-up for Crystal Palace: Henderson, Riad, Richards, Canvot, Mitchell, Kamada, Wharton, Muñoz, Nketiah, McNeil, Mateta

Bench
  • 44 W. Benitez
  • 24 B. Sosa
  • 17 T. Tomiyasu 72'
  • 30 O. Mingueza
  • 19 W. Hughes
  • 22 J. Larsen 63'
  • 29 E. Guessand 63'
  • 10 Y. Pino 55'
  • 25 A. Khalaili 55'
Absentees Crystal Palace

Riad, Sarr, Mateta (injured)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Everton

  1. James Tarkowski Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  2. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Thierno Barry Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Tyrique George Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Ainsley Maitland-Niles 1 goals 0 assists

Crystal Palace

  1. Tyrick Mitchell Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Ben Chilwell Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Daichi Kamada Midfielder 0 goals 1 assists
  4. Eddie Nketiah Forward 0 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Everton

Player Starts Min. Form
Jordan Pickford 3/3 270 strong
James Tarkowski 3/3 270 strong
Jarrad Branthwaite 3/3 270 solid
Vitalii Mykolenko 3/3 270 strong
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 3/3 269 strong
Harrison Armstrong 3/3 266 mixed
Merlin Röhl 3/3 251 solid
Thierno Barry 3/3 239 solid

Crystal Palace

Player Starts Min. Form
Dean Henderson 3/3 270 solid
Jaydee Canvot 3/3 270 mixed
Chris Richards 3/3 270 mixed
Adam Wharton 3/3 270 solid
Daichi Kamada 3/3 269 solid
Tyrick Mitchell 3/3 254 strong
Anan Khalaili 2/3 200 solid
Yeremy Pino 2/3 192 solid

Stats

Everton Match Crystal Palace
  • 1.12 xG 1.96
  • 42% Possession 58%
  • 16 Shots 11
  • 5 Shots on target 4
  • 4 Shots off target 4
  • 4 Corners 0
  • 5 Fouls 15
  • 2 Offsides 0
  • 0 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

EVE home Per match CRY away
2.00 Points 1.50
2.00 Goals for 1.50
1.00 Goals against 2.00
1.92 xG for 1.24
1.33 xG against 2.21
4.0 Corners 0.5
WD Home and away form LW

Head-to-head record Everton vs Crystal Palace

29 previous meetings
13 Everton 12 draws 4 Crystal Palace
  • Goals per match2.48
  • Both teams scored59%
  • Over 2.5 goals52%
  • May 2026 Crystal Palace 2 - 2 Everton
  • Oct 2025 Everton 2 - 1 Crystal Palace
  • Feb 2025 Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Everton
  • Sep 2024 Everton 2 - 1 Crystal Palace
  • Feb 2024 Everton 1 - 1 Crystal Palace
  • Jan 2024 Everton 1 - 0 Crystal Palace
  • Jan 2024 Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Everton
  • Nov 2023 Crystal Palace 2 - 3 Everton
  • Apr 2023 Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Everton
  • Oct 2022 Everton 3 - 0 Crystal Palace

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Everton vs Crystal Palace?

The referee for Everton vs Crystal Palace was Paul Tierney.

Who is unavailable for Everton against Crystal Palace?

Everton are without Christian Nørgaard (injury).

Who is unavailable for Crystal Palace against Everton?

Crystal Palace are without Chadi Riad (knee injury), Ismaïla Sarr (groin injury) and Jean-Philippe Mateta (hamstring injury).

What formation do Everton play?

Everton have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 3 matches under D. Moyes.

What formation do Crystal Palace play?

Crystal Palace have used a 3-4-2-1 formation in their last 3 matches under P. Sage.

How did the last meeting between Everton and Crystal Palace finish?

On 10 May 2026, Crystal Palace vs Everton finished 2-2.

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