Booked.
Dom does the business after Silva takes the risks Hodgson was afraid of
Calvert-Lewin 87, Tosun 89 mirror.co.uk/sport/football Struggled a little in hold up play, but still a threat SUBS: Tosun (Bernard 67) 7 Calvert-Lewin (Gomes 82) Lookman (Walcott 82) Couple of smart saves early and fine stop from Walcott important Wan-Bissaka
Huge potential from this youngster, so much energy and athleticism Tomkins
Approaching veteran stage now, showed experience here
Sakho
Still as ungainly as ever, at least you can’t fault his commitment Van Aanholt Looks comfortable in role, offers something at both ends McArthur Worked as hard as ever to provide platform for Palace counters Kouyate Has so much energy in the middle, and a thorn in Everton all day Milivojevic
Ignore penalty miss if you can, still huge impact Townsend Usual pace and threat down flank, but needs more end product
Zaha
Such a latent threat all afternoon, big player now, needs platform Schlupp 7 Under-rated. Has key role in side’s system and works it well
SUBS: Wickham (McArthur 89)
MATCH STATS
REF: ATT: IT SEEMS harsh given how his team played for 85 minutes, but perhaps we saw here why Roy Hodgson has never won at Goodison.
The Crystal Palace manager will point to a pivotal penalty save from England keeper Jordan Pickford which certainly changed the narrative of a fascinating contest.
Yet he must look to himself too. Everton had visibly wilted at that decision and, as the game continued, looked tired and briefly there for the taking.
But it was home manager Marco Silva who gambled, who showed the courage to make attacking substitutions to try to win the game, while Hodgson seemed happy to settle for the point his side deserved at the very least.
It paid spectacular dividends for the Toffees boss. Introducing Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Ademola Lookman in the 82nd minute, the pair had combined superbly to produce the goal that won the game three minutes from time.
And just to rub it in, the third sub Cenk Tosun added a second for the visitors a minute from time, to give Everton the victory their instinct to keep attacking and keep trying to force the win deserved.
Hodgson didn’t make a change until the 89th minute, when the game was lost. He spoke of being unfortunate, of the matchdefining nature of Pickford’s heroics, and you could sympathise, but not much.
Palace are a good team. In fact, both sides look full of pace, threat, power and no little skill but, in the final 10 minutes of the contest, there was only one trying to apply that in a manner designed to win or bust.
Silva suggested his substitutions either worked or didn’t but, in bringing on three out-and-out forwards to create a four-man attacking line, his intent was obvious.
It worked joyously. Richarlison turned the ball to Lookman on the left and, as he looked up, there were