Premier League 2026-27 | Matchday 1 | 2026-08-22 23:00 JST
2 – 0
42' K. Dewsbury-Hall 53' T. Barry
Match summary Everton and Crystal Palace met in the Premier League 2026-27 Matchday 1 on August 22. Everton won 2-0 without conceding. Everton led 1-0 at half-time. They added 1 more after the break to pull clear.
Possession: Everton 42%, Crystal Palace 58%. Shots: Everton 16, Crystal Palace 11. Everton scored 2 from 5 shots on target.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Pickfor 16 Myko len 4 Bran thw 6 Tark ows 34 Rohl 30 Hackney 45 Armstro 19 George 8 Dewsbur 10 Ndiaye 11 Barry
3-4-2-1 1 Henders 4 Riad 26 Richard 6 Canvot 3 Mitc hel 18 Kamada 20 Whar ton 2 Muñoz 9 Nketiah 11 McNeil 14 Mateta
1.12 Expected goals (xG) 1.96
View as table Everton Stat Crystal Palace 4-2-3-1 Formation 3-4-2-1 42% Possession 58% 1.12 Expected goals (xG) 1.96 16 Shots 11 5 Shots on target 4 4 Shots off target 4 7 Blocked shots 3 11 Shots inside the box 8 5 Shots outside the box 3 4 Corner kicks 0 2 Offsides 0 5 Fouls 15 417 Passes 581 343 Accurate passes 505 4 Goalkeeper saves 3 0 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Paul Tierney, England
Player stats Everton Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Jordan Pickford 0 21(60%) 0 0 0 8.3 90 DF Merlin Röhl 0 2 31(74%) 0 0 0 7.5 90 1 7(5) DF James Tarkowski 1 0 1 1 25(78%) 0 0 0 2 7 90 3 8(6) DF Jarrad Branthwaite 0 2 1 35(92%) 0 0 0 7.3 90 1 6(6) DF Vitaliy Mykolenko 0 33(85%) 0 0 0 2 7.3 90 1 8(4) MF Harrison Armstrong 0 2 1 34(89%) 1 0 0 3 2 6.9 90 1 1 10(4) MF Hayden Hackney 0 2 38(88%) 0 0 0 1 3 7.2 79 1 1 10(5) MF I. Ndiaye 2 2 0 1(25%) 4 38(86%) 1 0 0 1 7.9 90 3 15(6) MF Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 2 1 1 1(33%) 2 32(86%) 0 0 0 2 8.7 89 2 9(5) MF Tyrique George 2 0 2(67%) 30(83%) 0 0 0 7.5 84 2 2 6(4) FW Thierno Barry 1 1 1 1 12(80%) 0 0 0 1 7 79 1 12(4) MF James Garner 0 1 9(100%) 0 0 0 6.6 11 1 2(1) FW Beto 0 2(50%) 0 0 0 6.3 11 1(1) FW Brennan Johnson 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 14 3(1) MF Carlos Alcaraz 1 1 0 1 1(50%) 0 0 0 1 2(1) GK Mark Travers 0 0 0 0 DF N. Patterson 0 0 0 0 DF Michael Keane 0 0 0 0 DF Jake O'Brien 0 0 0 0 FW Tyler Dibling 0 0 0 0
Crystal Palace Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Dean Henderson 0 24(77%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 DF J. Canvot 0 4 2 77(90%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 9(6) DF C. Richards 0 1(100%) 2 3 62(93%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 2 8(4) DF Chadi Riad 0 1 46(94%) 0 0 0 2 6.5 72 1 6(3) MF D. Muñoz 2 1 0 1 25(81%) 0 0 0 1 5.9 55 1 6(3) MF A. Wharton 0 1(100%) 2 60(81%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 90 2 3 10(5) MF D. Kamada 0 3 67(93%) 0 1 0 1 2 7.2 90 2 1 10(6) MF T. Mitchell 0 2 27(90%) 0 0 0 2 6.5 90 1 6(2) FW D. McNeil 0 1 26(84%) 0 0 0 6.3 63 2(None) FW E. Nketiah 1 1 0 1 9(64%) 0 0 0 7 55 2 9(4) FW J. Mateta 2 0 2 9(75%) 0 0 0 2 5.9 63 1 8(3) FW A. Khalaili 0 1(100%) 4 1 21(91%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 35 2 1 7(5) MF Yeremy Pino 1 0 2 17(89%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 35 4(2) FW J. Strand Larsen 1 1 0 3(75%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 27 4(None) FW E. Guessand 1 1 0 1 12(92%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 27 5(1) DF T. Tomiyasu 0 20(80%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 18 1 5(2) GK W. Benítez 0 0 0 0 DF B. Sosa 0 0 0 0 DF Óscar Mingueza 0 0 0 0 MF W. Hughes 0 0 0 0
Lineups Everton Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 J. Pickford Starter DF 34 M. Rohl Starter DF 6 J. Tarkowski Starter DF 4 J. Branthwaite Starter DF 16 V. Mykolenko Starter MF 45 H. Armstrong Starter MF 30 H. Hackney Starter MF 10 I. Ndiaye Starter MF 8 K. Dewsbury-Hall Starter MF 19 T. George Starter FW 11 T. Barry Bench MF 37 J. Garner Bench MF 24 C. Alcaraz Bench FW 22 B. Johnson Bench FW 9 Beto
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 M. Travers Bench DF 2 N. Patterson Bench DF 15 J. O'Brien Bench DF 5 M. Keane Bench FW 20 T. Dibling
Crystal Palace Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 D. Henderson Starter DF 6 J. Canvot Starter DF 26 C. Richards Starter DF 4 C. Riad Starter MF 2 D. Muñoz Starter MF 20 A. Wharton Starter MF 18 D. Kamada Starter MF 3 T. Mitchell Starter FW 11 D. McNeil Starter FW 9 E. Nketiah Starter FW 14 J. Mateta Bench DF 17 T. Tomiyasu Bench FW 22 J. Strand Larsen Bench FW 29 E. Guessand Bench MF 10 Yeremy Pino Bench FW 25 A. Khalaili
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 44 W. Benítez Bench DF 24 B. Sosa Bench DF 30 Óscar Mingueza Bench MF 19 W. Hughes
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 30' Crystal Palace 🟨 Yellow card D. Kamada 1H 42' Everton ⚽ Goal K. Dewsbury-Hall 1-0 2H 8' Everton ⚽ Goal T. Barry 2-0 2H 10' Crystal Palace 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Nketiah → IN Yeremy Pino 2H 10' Crystal Palace 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Muñoz → IN A. Khalaili 2H 18' Crystal Palace 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Mateta → IN J. Strand Larsen 2H 18' Crystal Palace 🔄 Substitution OUT D. McNeil → IN E. Guessand 2H 27' Crystal Palace 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Riad → IN T. Tomiyasu 2H 34' Everton 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Hackney → IN J. Garner 2H 34' Everton 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Barry → IN Beto 2H 39' Everton 🔄 Substitution OUT T. George → IN B. Johnson 2H 45+4' Everton 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Dewsbury-Hall → IN C. Alcaraz
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