Everton faced off against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park earlier this afternoon as they looked to pick up a win on the road. The Toffees made a poor start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 25th minute when Marc Guehi scored with a good header. Jean-Philippe Mateta doubled the home team’s advantage just 16 minutes later with a tidy finish as the Merseyside outfit trailed 2-0 at the half-time break.
Frank Lampard’s men were hopeless in the second half as they conceded their third goal in the 79th minute when Wilfried Zaha found the back of the net from close range. Will Hughes put the icing on the cake for Palace just eight minutes later as Everton crashed to a dismal 4-0 defeat away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Everton player performed during the match against the Eagles.
GK: Jordan Pickford – 5.5/10
The Toffees keeper made a couple of decent saves during the game and still ended up conceding four goals today.
CB: Ben Godfrey – 6/10
He made himself big and cleared the danger a few times but offered very little in the final third.
CB: Michael Keane – 5.5/10
Keane earned the ball back a couple of times but couldn’t stop the Eagles from wreaking havoc inside his penalty box.
CB: Mason Holgate – 5.5/10
The English centre-back made one important interception but struggled to keep the opposition attackers quiet.
RM: Seamus Coleman – 6/10
Coleman worked hard inside his half and created a couple of decent chances in the final third.
CM: Andre Gomes – 6.5/10
He got stuck in with some solid tackles and made two promising runs going forward.
CM: Abdoulaye Doucoure – 6/10
Doucoure struggled to get a foothold in the game at the centre of the park.
LM: Jonjoe Kenny – 6/10
He made two important tackles but could only last 45 minutes.
RW: Andros Townsend – 6.5/10
The English winger began the game brightly but got replaced in the 16th minute.
ST: Richarlison – 5.5/10
The Brazilian striker squandered some good chances to score and was quite disappointing in the attacking end of the field.
LW: Anthony Gordon – 5.5/10
He produced a tireless shift in the opponent’s half but didn’t get a sniff at goal.
Substitutes:
RW: Demarai Gray – 6.5/10
He was a threat in the final third but failed to register a goal.
ST: Dominic Calvert-Lewin – 5.5/10
The English striker made one key chance in the opposition half but didn’t do enough to score.
LW: Alex Iwobi – 5.5/10
Iwobi was mostly ineffective after coming off the bench.
