Everton 1 – 1 C Palace

Oliver Glasner watched on from the stands as Crystal Palace have been held to a 1-1 draw with Everton at Goodison Park after Amadou Onana scored late to cancel out Jordan Ayew’s opener.

The new Palace boss, introduced forward of kick-off because it was confirmed that Roy Hodgson was stepping down, witnessed a nervy encounter between two relegation-threatened sides, which appeared near being settled by a second of solo high quality from Ayew.

Jean-Philippe Mateta held the ball up brilliantly for Ayew within the 66th minute, earlier than the Ghana worldwide rifled the ball throughout Jordan Pickford into the far nook.

The twist, in a comparatively nondescript encounter, got here late, however importantly for the hosts – winless in eight video games – it got here.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin missed a pair of respectable probabilities both facet of the break, earlier than substitute Onana made the breakthrough the Goodison crowd craved by heading Dwight McNeil’s nook residence on the again publish six minutes from time.

Everton climb out of the underside three in consequence, however stay degree on factors with 18th-positioned Luton Town, who’ve performed a recreation much less, whereas Palace are 5 factors higher off in fifteenth.

How Onana rescued draw for Everton

In per week that Everton predict to be taught their destiny, an unbiased panel deciding whether or not their 10-level deduction is simply punishment for breaching Profit and Sustainability guidelines, it was an unfamiliar scorer who rescued a beneficial level.

McNeil had been teasing the ball into the field all evening, lots of them touchdown on the top of wasteful Calvert-Lewin, who has amassed the best xG (2.16) of any participant who’s but to attain a league purpose in 2024.

The supply that counted got here from a nook, which was met by a towering Onana leap, and he squeezed the ball past Sam Johnstone to grab the purpose which lifted the Toffees out of the underside three – for now no less than.

Defeat would have been disastrous for Dyche’s facet however the draw no less than ensured Palace, with simply two league wins of their final 14 matches, have been denied a victory which might have pulled them eight factors away from the relegation zone.

Assistant managers Paddy McCarthy and Ray Lewington took cost of the sport for the guests, whereas Hodgson’s successor Glasner obtained his first style of what life might be like at Palace, and may take some encouragement from a spirited show with out the stardust of injured duo Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise.

The residence facet, nevertheless, may properly really feel this was a possibility missed. Dyche mentioned publish-match “we were constantly asking questions,” however his facet have been removed from their finest, and careless in entrance of purpose – that is their longest winless run since Frank Lampard was in cost.

Calvert-Lewin was culpable with headers in both half from McNeil crosses, which he would have buried on the peak of his powers however an apparent lack of assurance and perception stretches his goalless run to 19 video games.

Carra: 45 minutes of ‘Everton’ soccer not sufficient

Sky Sports’ Jamie Carragher on Monday Night Football:

“Yes, this puts Everton outside the bottom three but it will still feel like two points dropped and a disappointment.

“But Everton have been a lot better within the second half, and that is what I’d name Everton soccer. On the entrance foot, placing crosses in, and making Goodison Park an environment and fortress.

“They have to do that for 90 minutes, 45 is not enough.”

McCarthy: Glasner watched a group with spirit

Crystal Palace assistant supervisor Paddy McCarthy:

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