Posted: 1:56 PM EDT September 26, 2020 | Updated: 3:26 p.m. EDT September 26, 2020
Crystal Palace and Everton, two teams that set the tone for the Premier League at Selhurst Park
Roy Hodgson’s men look to save impressive 3-1 win over Manchester United but face top-flight Everton
Carlo Ancelotti’s side look full of confidence and James Rodriguez has taken over for the Toffees
Objective for Palace! The hosts earn a corner at the break and Townsend is on the verge of taking His ball is magnificent and Cheikhou Kouyate climbs highest to the back post to propel a header past Jordan Pickford
The header was in the middle, but the power over it left the England goalkeeper with little chance of pushing him back
24 mins: Everton now probe Palace’s final third, but Palace gain possession and look to break visitors
The game is interrupted, however, as Kevin Friend sees Zaha getting out of Yerry Mina’s doorstep in the palace captain for it, despite his protests of innocence
21 min: Rodriguez picks up the ball on the edge of the host’s penalty area, passes a cross and Sakho is there to hit him behind for a corner
Rodriguez and Digne play short but Palace enters and the danger is avoided
19 minutes: An ample pass from Doucoure in midfield is recovered by Townsend Palace works the ball towards Zaha who turns and shoots but his shot is blocked
17 mins: Palace has a chance to fight back now as Zaha wins a corner on the near side Townsend takes but his corner is crushed and no palace man can get in
13 mins: Well they had a slow start last week at West Brom but Everton got off on a flyer this afternoon
The Toffees have been defensively fragile in recent years and it will now be up to Palace to ask questions alongside Ancelotti
Everton takes the lead! And that’s a nice, fluid team goal from the visitors.They are so patient with their passing and choose their moment to pounce as Seamus Coleman is released behind, the full back shoots the ball back and it’s this man Dominic Calvert-Lewin who is there to bury the house
9 mins: Midfielder battle could be key this afternoon, Everton showing rotational ability with James Rodriguez descending further for the ball
Michael Keane bursts in forward and deflects a ball to Coleman The Irishman puts a ball into the box and Doucoure spins and hits the ball directly on Guaita who saves
7 mins: Both sides look to get into the game here as Andros Townsend whips a teasing ball into the box and Zaha crosses his man to touch him but he can’t and Pickford collects
3 minutes: Palace skipper Wilfried Zaha has the ball at his feet and he runs to Yerry Mina, the Colombian kicks the ball behind for a corner for the hosts
Everton cooks a meal to clean it up but Kevin Friend lends a hand as he believes Sakho fouled a Toffee man and the visitors win a free kick
Players take the knee in favor of anti-racism and Kevin Whistle whistles to get that going Richarlison gets the ball rolling for the visitors, who wear a bright yellow kit this afternoon
A minute’s silence is observed before kick-off in tribute to Sergeant Matt Ratana, shot dead in an incident at Croydon Police Station
It isn’t much longer until the second Premier League game of the day starts here at Selhurst Park
Crystal Palace was superb last time around at Old Trafford, picking up a surprising, albeit well-deserved 3-1 victory over Manchester United
Everton, meanwhile, watched a team transformed under Carlo Ancelotti, with new boy James Rodriguez bonding beautifully with young striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin
In which direction is it going to take place this afternoon? We’ll kick off very soon as both sides emerge on the turf
We already had a game full of drama this afternoon, with Manchester United snatching a final winner against Brighton thanks to a penalty from Bruno Fernandes
Hopefully we get more of the same this afternoon with two teams looking to stretch their league record to 100%
I will never get used to this nonsense behind closed doors It should still be a very good quality game this afternoon
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It was a dream start to the season for Crystal Palace and for today’s visitors Everton, but one of their perfect records set to drop this afternoon Can Carlo Ancelotti’s men support their victory in free scoring against West Brom or will the Eagles climb to three wins at the trot? Upcoming team news
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