English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 22, 2026
Crystal Palace WWLWW 0
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Everton LLLWD 2
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CRY000
EVE112
Hill Dickinson Stadium · 51,820 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Everton start Premier League campaign with 2-0 win over Crystal Palace as Prime Minister attends

Thierno Barry scored in Everton's comfortable 2-0 Premier League victory over Crystal Palace to give manager David Moyes one less thing to worry about -- for now.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
4
57.9
Possession
42.1
11
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
494
Accurate Passes
338
570
Passes
413
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.1
31
Long Balls
58
11
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
7
16
Effective Tackles
10
25
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
10
34
Effective Clearances
19
34
Clearances
19

Head to Head

EVE leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

EVE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 4Jarrad BranthwaiteCD-L
  3. 6James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 16Vitaliy MykolenkoLB
  5. 34Merlin RöhlRB
  6. 8Kiernan Dewsbury-HallAM
  7. 30Hayden HackneyLM
  8. 45Harrison ArmstrongRM
  9. 11Thierno BarryF
  10. 19Tyrique GeorgeAM-L
  11. 10Iliman NdiayeAM-R

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 26Chris RichardsCD
  3. 4Chadi RiadCD-L
  4. 6Jaydee CanvotCD-R
  5. 18Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 2Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 9Eddie NketiahCF-L
  11. 11Dwight McNeilCF-R

Timeline

  1. 24'
  2. 27'
  3. 30' Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Goal! Everton 1, Crystal Palace 0. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Harrison Armstrong.
  5. 53' Goal! Everton 2, Crystal Palace 0. Thierno Barry (Everton) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye with a cross following a set piece situation.
  6. 55' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Anan Khalaili replaces Daniel Muñoz.
  7. 55' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Yéremy Pino replaces Eddie Nketiah.
  8. 63' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  9. 63' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Evann Guessand replaces Dwight McNeil.
  10. 68' Delay in match because of an injury Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace).
  11. 68'
  12. 72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  13. 72'
  14. 72' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Chadi Riad because of an injury.
  15. 78' Delay in match because of an injury Thierno Barry (Everton).
  16. 78'
  17. 79' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  18. 79'
  19. 79' Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Thierno Barry.
  20. 79' Substitution, Everton. James Garner replaces Hayden Hackney.
  21. 84' Substitution, Everton. Brennan Johnson replaces Tyrique George.
  22. 90'+4' Substitution, Everton. Charly Alcaraz replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

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