Everton entertained Crystal Palace at Goodison Park earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a good result in front of their home fans. The Toffees made a decent start to the game and scored the opener in the 11th minute when Dominic Calvert-Lewin got his name on the scoresheet. The Merseyside club went into the half-time interval 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Anthony Gordon doubled Everton’s advantage in the 63rd minute before Dwight McNeil made the points secure in the 84th minute when he found the back of the net as well. The contest finished with the Toffees earning an impressive 3-0 win at Merseyside.
Let’s take a look at how each Everton player performed during this contest against the Eagles.
GK: Jordan Pickford – 7/10
The English keeper made two good saves in the game and secured an important clean sheet at home.
RB: Seamus Coleman – 7.5/10
He got stuck in with a lot of solid tackles and made one good run with the ball.
CB: Conor Coady – 7/10
The English defender didn’t do much wrong at the back and was accurate with his passing.
CB: James Tarkowski – 7.5/10
Tarkowski was a rock at the back and gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field.
LB: Vitaliy Mykolenko – 7/10
Mykolenko looked sharp at both ends of the field and was a bit sloppy at times with his passing.
CM: Idrissa Gueye – 7/10
Gueye anchored the midfield really well and engineered one good chance in the final third.
CM: Amadou Onana – 7/10
He made a few solid tackles at the centre of the park and created one decent opportunity going forward.
RW: Anthony Gordon – 8/10
Gordon was a threat in the Palace and did well to double his team’s lead just after the hour mark.
CAM: Alex Iwobi – 7.5/10
He ran the show in the opponent’s half and has got a couple of assists to show for his efforts.
LW: Demarai Gray – 6.5/10
Gray showed a few flashes of what he is capable of but never threatened the Palace goal.
ST: Dominic Calvert-Lewin – 8/10
Calvert-Lewin made two good runs with the ball and gave Everton an early lead by scoring in the 11th minute.
Substitutes:
RW: Dwight McNeil – 7/10
Gayle was a constant menace after coming off the bench and scored a great goal in the 84th minute.
CM: James Garner – 6/10
He added more energy to Frank Lampard’s midfield.
ST: Neal Maupay – 6/10
The French talent made one decent run with the ball.
CM: Abdoulaye Doucoure – N/A
Doucoure didn’t get enough time to influence the game.
CM: Tom Davies – N/A
The English sensation came on for the final few minutes of the game.
