Everton 2-0 Crystal Palace: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Everton

2 : 0

Crystal Palace

K. Dewsbury-Hall42'
T. Barry53'

Hill Dickinson StadiumPaul TierneySat, 22 Aug 202616:00

Everton4-2-3-1

Line ups

3-4-2-1Crystal Palace Crystal Palace crest

Assistant

Patrick McCarthy

Substitutions

79'
307.2
H. Hackney
376.6
J. Garner
79'
117.0
T. Barry
96.3
Beto
84'
197.5
T. George
226.3
B. Johnson
90'
88.7
K. Dewsbury-Hall
24
C. Alcaraz

Unused

Assistant

Patrick McCarthy

Substitutions

55'
97.0
E. Nketiah
106.7
Y. Pino
55'
25.9
D. Munoz
257.3
A. Khalaili
63'
145.9
J. Mateta
226.2
J. Larsen
63'
116.3
D. McNeil
296.2
E. Guessand
72'
46.5
C. Riad
176.7
T. Tomiyasu

Unused

Home

T. Iroegbunam
Muscle Injury
Out
C. Norgaard
Injury
Out

Away

No reported injuries.

Player of the match

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

Midfielder · Everton

8.7

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy50%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes37

Key passes2

Pass accuracy86%

Defending

Tackles2

Duels won5 · 56%

Fouls won/made2 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

Player
Jordan PickfordG	4	0	0,91	+0,91	21/35	11/25
Dean HendersonG	3	2	1,86	-0,14	24/31	3/10

Live stats

Possession & Passing

42%Possession58%

417Total passes581

82%Pass accuracy87%

4Corners0

Attack

16Shots11

5On target4

4Off target4

7Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

11Shots in box8

5Shots out box3

1.2xG2.0

-0.3Goals prevented-0.3

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves3

2Offsides0

5Fouls15

0Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,31xG1,65

6Shots6

2On target2

0Big chances4

19Touches in box8

46%Possession54%

2Corners0

Second half

0,85xG0,39

10Shots5

3On target2

1Big chances0

16Touches in box6

38%Possession62%

2Corners0

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Everton

1.16161242%

59% open play41% set piece

Crystal Palace

2.0411758%

100% open play0% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

27 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Everton1,16 xG · 2 scored

Crystal Palace2,04 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Everton27

Open play 22Set piece 3Dribble 1Foul won 1

Crystal Palace21

Open play 20Defensive 1

Momentum

17 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Everton62% pressure

Crystal Palace38% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-0

100%Draw 0%0%

1.16xG2.04

16Shots11

12On target7

Momentum

90' Off target Yéremi Pino 0.04 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

16 v 11

Everton shoot right, Crystal Palace left. Bigger dot = better chance.

EVEEvertonCPCrystal Palacegoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

19 on target · 2 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

EvertonCrystal Palacegoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

EvertonDefensive line 39%

Crystal PalaceDefensive line 40%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

EvertonUntil 79'

Most-connected pair: Ndiaye and Röhl, 19 passes between them.

Crystal PalaceUntil 55'

Most-connected pairs: Canvot and Richards; Riad and Richards. 21 passes each.

Tactical battle

48control52

Iliman Ndiaye

9 touches in box

In possession

51,2%Field tilt48,8%

11Passes into box7

19Progressive passes34

10Carries into final third9

13Chances created10

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

13,70Press intensity (PPDA)6,33

11High turnovers14

7Regains within 5s11

22,2sBall recovery time25,6s

28Interceptions23

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

107Carries161

1454mCarry distance1808m

22Progressive carries19

800mProgressive carry distance1113m

3Carries into the box1

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

5Take-ons won3

21Take-ons attempted9

282mProgressive pass distance553m

0Through balls4

4Switches of play1

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,01Expected threat (xT)1,28

2,75Action value (VAEP)0,39

27Shot-creating actions21

3Goal-creating actions0

1,03Expected assisted goals1,96

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,5Passes per attack4,8

15,1sAttack duration15,7s

1,90 m/sAttack directness1,93 m/s

1Build-up attacks5

12Direct attacks10

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

35Touches in box14

46Final third entries56

1Big chances4

1,65xG on target0,94

0Big chances missed4

Passing

2/14 (14%)Crosses2/12 (17%)

27/55 (49%)Long balls12/32 (38%)

23Throw-ins16

15Free kicks5

6Goal kicks11

Duels

54Total46

35/68 (51%)Ground33/68 (49%)

18/31 (58%)Aerial13/31 (42%)

4/19 (21%)Dribbles3/8 (38%)

10Dispossessed13

Defending

63Recoveries53

8Interceptions10

18Tackles25

56%Tackles won64%

19Clearances34

1Big chances scored0

0Errors led to goal1

1Errors led to shot2

2Fouled in final third0

8,17Average rating6,72

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

EvertonThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 46-60

Crystal PalaceThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

83%1+ goal67%

50%2+ goals50%

They concede

50%1+ goal83%

33%2+ goals67%

Heaviest results

best 2-0 (H)

best 3-1 (H)·worst 1-4 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

EvertonshootallowCrystal Palace

10.4%+2.0Six-yard box9.4%

60.3%Penalty area+1.962.3%

22.2%-2.5Edge of the box-2.122.6%

7.1%Long range5.6%

423 shots taken · 446 faced

Crystal PalaceshootallowEverton

9.7%Six-yard box8.1%

64.0%+3.6Penalty area59.4%

20.0%-4.7Edge of the box25.7%

6.3%Long range6.9%

444 shots taken · 534 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Everton beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Hill Dickinson Stadium in the Premier League. Everton led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: K. Dewsbury-Hall (42'), T. Barry (53') for Everton. In their last 30 meetings, Everton have won 14, Crystal Palace 4, with 12 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.