Everton vs Crystal Palace Summary: Score, Stats, Goals & Highlights | Premier League 2026/27
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Thierno Barry scored as Everton capitalized on Crystal Palace misses and a VAR overturn to start the season with a clean sheet.
- Everton defeated Crystal Palace 2-0 at Hill Dickinson Stadium in their opening Premier League fixture, giving manager David Moyes a morale-boosting season start after last term's struggles.
- Early pressure from Palace saw Jordan Pickford deny Eddie Nketiah and Jean-Philippe Mateta close-range chances, but the visitors failed to convert their early dominance before the Blues seized control.
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall opened the scoring on 42 minutes from Harrison Armstrong's cross, then Thierno Barry headed in Iliman Ndiaye's lofted pass in the 53rd minute to secure the win.
- Crystal Palace manager Pierre Sage suffered defeat in his debut, while defender Chadi Riad was stretchered off with an apparent knee injury, leaving the Eagles without points.
- Despite the victory, Moyes remains "less than happy with the club's transfer business" as Everton faces pressure to bolster a strikeforce that netted only 18 goals last season.
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Everton’s bright start eases pressure on Moyes in crucial season
Liverpool, Aug. 22 (SANA) Everton launched their campaign with an encouraging 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace Saturday, easing pressure on manager David Moyes as he enters the final year of his contract. Chief Executive Angus Kinnear said Everton’s American owners considered last season’s failure to qualify for European competition a disappointment. No talks are currently planned over extending Moyes’ contract. Goals from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall a…
David Moes's team scored a goal in each half against Vitaly Mykolenko's Everton started the 2026/27 Premier League season with a home victory over Crystal Pelas. Liverpool scored one goal in each half and scored three points. This is reported by Sport RBC.UA, citing the result of the match. Everton beat the Crystal Stars twice David Moes's team played more actively in the first half and managed to open the scoring before the break. In the 42nd m…
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