LIVERPOOL. Everton was in the end too good for Crystal Palace with the goal of D. Calvert-Lewin (11′), A. Gordon (65′) and D. McNeil (85′).
The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper assisted by Adrian Holmes and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was John Brooks. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.3 degrees Celsius or 61.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 11 Total 8
- 6 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 110 Attack 75
- 45 Dangerous attack 30
- 96 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Everton was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Crystal Palace that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Everton had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Everton won the match.
Everton shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Crystal Palace shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Everton received 3 yellow cards (J. Tarkowski, D. Gray and J. Garner). On the other side, Crystal Palace received 4 yellow cards (W. Zaha, M. Guehi, J. Schlupp and J. Mateta).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Everton will have 13 points like Crystal Palace and AFC Bournemouth to sit in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Crystal Palace will stay with 13 points like Everton and AFC Bournemouth to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Everton will host Manchester City on the 13th of May with a 19-12 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (6 draws).
Crystal Palace will host AFC Bournemouth on the 13th of May with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).
Everton – Formation
Everton started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Frank Lampard decided to play with the following team: Jordan Pickford , Séamus Coleman , Conor Coady , James Tarkowski , Vitaliy Mykolenko , Idrissa Gueye , Amadou Onana , Anthony Gordon , Alex Iwobi , Demarai Gray and Dominic Calvert-Lewin .
The home team had on the bench: Neal Maupay , Tom Davies, Mason Holgate, Salomón Rondón, Abdoulaye Doucouré, James Garner , Asmir Begović, Dwight McNeil and Michael Keane.
Substitutions
Everton made 5 changes: D. Gray for D. McNeil (72′), A. Onana for J. Garner (80′), D. Calvert-Lewin for N. Maupay (78′), A. Gordon for A. Doucoure (88′) and I. Gueye for T. Davies (88′).
Best player: Alex Iwobi
The most impressive player for Everton was Alex Iwobi even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 35 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.
Crystal Palace – Formation
Crystal Palace started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Patrick Vieira played with: Vicente Guaita , Joel Ward , Joachim Andersen , Marc Guéhi , Tyrick Mitchell , Luka Milivojević , Michael Olise , Jordan Ayew , Eberechi Eze , Wilfried Zaha and Odsonne Édouard .
They had on the bench: Will Hughes, Jean-Philippe Mateta , Jeffrey Schlupp , Killian Phillips, James Tomkins, Kofi Balmer, Sam Johnstone, Jaïro Riedewald and Malcolm Ebiowei .
Substitutions
Crystal Palace made 3 changes: M. Olise for J. Mateta (62′), L. Milivojevic for J. Schlupp (63′) and J. Ayew for M. Ebiowei (75′).
Best player: Jordan Ayew
The most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Jordan Ayew.
His rating is with 13 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Nottingham Forest – Liverpool – 1-0
- Manchester City – Brighton & Hove Albion – 3-1
- Everton – Crystal Palace – 3-0
- Chelsea – Manchester United – 1-1