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Booked.

Dom does the business after Silva takes the risks Hodgson was afraid of

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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

 ??  ?? CRYSTAL PALACE Hennessey WORTH THE WAIT Sub Calvert-Lewin had been on for five minutes when he headed home the opening goal on 87 minutes
CRYSTAL PALACE Hennessey WORTH THE WAIT Sub Calvert-Lewin had been on for five minutes when he headed home the opening goal on 87 minutes

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