Premier League Gameweek 7 Sun, Oct 5 2025 · 14:00 Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside
Everton
2–1 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 2.03 – 1.53
Crystal Palace
  • I. Ndiaye 76’ (P)
  • J. Grealish 90’
  • 37’ D. Muñoz
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Everton come from behind to beat Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace entered as narrow favourites and led 1–0 at half-time through a Muñoz goal. But Ndiaye and Grealish scored to turn it around for Everton, who won 2–1. Everton finished with the higher xG (2.03 vs 1.53). On the chances created, Crystal Palace deserved more: 1.1 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Everton ✓34%
Draw27%
Crystal Palace39%

Model vs reality

Everton goals
2
Model 1.33 · xG 2.03
Crystal Palace goals
1
Model 1.45 · xG 1.53
Total goals
3
Model 2.78 · xG 3.56
Score 2–1
8%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 53%
Both scored
Yes
Model 57%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJ. TarkowskiEverton
8.5
  • RefereeMichael Salisbury
  • VenueHill Dickinson Stadium
  • Table before kick-offEverton 10th · Crystal Palace 5th

Timeline

  1. D. Muñoz 0–1Assist I. Sarr
    37’
  2. Half time · 0–1
  3. ⇄ BetoFor T. Barry
    46’
  4. ⇄ C. AlcarazFor T. Dibling
    46’
  5. ⇄ T. IroegbunamFor M. Keane
    65’
  6. J. GarnerYellow card · Argument
    68’
  7. Yeremy PinoYellow card
    68’
  8. ⇄ E. NketiahFor J. Mateta
    70’
  9. I. Ndiaye (pen) 1–1
    76’
  10. A. WhartonYellow card · Foul
    82’
  11. ⇄ J. LermaFor Daichi Kamada
    82’
  12. D. MuñozYellow card · Argument
    87’
  13. ⇄ J. DevennyFor Yeremy Pino
    88’
  14. ⇄ C. UcheFor I. Sarr
    89’
  15. J. Grealish 2–1
    90’
  16. I. NdiayeYellow card · Foul
    90+5’
  17. ⇄ S. ColemanFor I. Ndiaye
    90+10’
  18. Full time · 2–1

Team stats

Everton14 shots · 10 in box, 4 outside
Crystal Palace15 shots · 11 in box, 4 outside
EvertonCrystal Palace
50% Possession 50%
2.03 Expected goals (xG) 1.53
1.70 Expected points (xPts) 1.09
14 Shots 15
7 Shots on target 8
5 Shots off target 4
2 Blocked shots 3
10 Shots inside the box 11
4 Shots outside the box 4
433 Passes 432
81% Pass accuracy 81%
2 Corners 4
5 Goalkeeper saves 5
13 Fouls 16
0 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
7.23 Team rating 7.00

Line-ups

Everton 4-2-3-1

17.6 J. Pickford(G)
166.3 V. Mykolenko 56.9 M. Keane ↓65’ 68.5★ J. Tarkowski 157.6 J. O'Brien
277.0 I. Gueye 377.6 J. Garner
188.2 J. Grealish 107.3 I. Ndiaye ↓90’ 206.2 T. Dibling ↓46’
116.2 T. Barry ↓46’
  • 1J. Pickford (G)7.6
  • 16V. Mykolenko6.3
  • 5M. Keane↓65’6.9
  • 6J. Tarkowski ★8.5
  • 15J. O'Brien7.6
  • 27I. Gueye7.0
  • 37J. Garner7.6
  • 18J. Grealish8.2
  • 10I. Ndiaye↓90’7.3
  • 20T. Dibling↓46’6.2
  • 11T. Barry↓46’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 9Beto↑46’5.9
  • 24C. Alcaraz↑46’6.6
  • 23S. Coleman↑90’
  • 42T. Iroegbunam↑65’7.0

Unused: T. King, M. Travers, N. Patterson, A. Aznou, D. McNeil

Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1

17.3 D. Henderson(G)
67.6 A. Guéhi 56.0 M. Lacroix 267.3 Chris Richards
36.3 T. Mitchell 187.3 Daichi Kamada ↓82’ 207.3 A. Wharton 28.2 D. Muñoz
107.2 Yeremy Pino ↓88’ 76.3 I. Sarr A↓89’
146.3 J. Mateta ↓70’
  • 1D. Henderson (G)7.3
  • 6A. Guéhi7.6
  • 5M. Lacroix6.0
  • 26Chris Richards7.3
  • 3T. Mitchell6.3
  • 18Daichi Kamada↓82’7.3
  • 20A. Wharton7.3
  • 2D. Muñoz8.2
  • 10Yeremy Pino↓88’7.2
  • 7I. SarrA↓89’6.3
  • 14J. Mateta↓70’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 12C. Uche↑89’6.2
  • 8J. Lerma↑82’6.3
  • 9E. Nketiah↑70’6.2
  • 55J. Devenny↑88’6.2

Unused: W. Benítez, W. Hughes, B. Sosa, J. Canvot, Rio Cardines

Player stats

Top rated
J. TarkowskiEverton8.5
2nd
J. GrealishEverton8.2
3rd
D. MuñozCrystal Palace8.2

Everton

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. Pickford G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 63% 38 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.6
V. Mykolenko D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 74% 53 1 4 0/0 0/1 6.3
M. Keane D 65 0 0 1 (0) 0 89% 27 1 1 1/1 1/0 6.9
J. Tarkowski D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 54 2 1 0/0 0/0 8.5
J. O'Brien D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 70% 40 3 1 0/1 1/0 7.6
I. Gueye M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 52 1 0 0/1 2/2 7.0
J. Garner M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 96% 47 1 2 0/0 0/1 7.6
J. Grealish M 90 1 0 3 (3) 0 84% 45 1 0 2/3 2/4 8.2
I. Ndiaye F 90 1 0 1 (1) 2 74% 23 3 1 0/3 1/0 7.3
T. Dibling M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 1 0 0/3 2/2 6.2
T. Barry F 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 50% 8 0 0 0/2 1/0 6.2
Beto F 44 0 0 2 (1) 1 100% 6 2 0 2/4 1/0 5.9
C. Alcaraz M 44 0 0 2 (1) 1 78% 23 2 0 1/2 1/0 6.6
S. Coleman D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/1 —
T. Iroegbunam M 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 10 1 1 0/0 1/2 7.0

Crystal Palace

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Henderson G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 53% 32 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
A. Guéhi D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 87% 90 2 1 0/1 2/2 7.6
M. Lacroix D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 49 1 1 0/1 2/1 6.0
Chris Richards D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 35 1 2 0/0 1/0 7.3
T. Mitchell D 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 85% 33 3 2 0/3 0/2 6.3
Daichi Kamada M 82 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 39 8 0 0/1 2/1 7.3
A. Wharton M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 42 3 3 0/0 4/3 7.3
D. Muñoz D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 74% 31 7 5 0/1 3/1 8.2
Yeremy Pino M 88 0 0 1 (1) 2 80% 35 4 0 1/2 0/2 7.2
I. Sarr F 89 0 1 1 (1) 3 78% 23 2 0 1/3 0/0 6.3
J. Mateta F 70 0 0 3 (2) 0 45% 11 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
C. Uche M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
J. Lerma M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
E. Nketiah F 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
J. Devenny M 2 0 0 2 (1) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.