Everton had Mason Holgate despatched off as they dropped into the Premier League relegation zone regardless of a battling goalless draw at Crystal Palace.
Sean Dyche’s facet have been pressured to hold on for the ultimate 10 minutes at Selhurst Park after Holgate was proven a second yellow card when he tripped Jordan Ayew, incomes a degree that did little for his or her survival hopes.
Leicester’s victory in opposition to Wolves meant that Everton slipped again into the underside three after as their winless run within the league prolonged to 5 video games.
The end result ended Palace’s excellent profitable streak below Roy Hodgson who changed the sacked Patrick Vieira in March, however their top-flight standing now seems all however safe.
It was the house workforce that had one of the best of the primary half. Ayew had a sight of objective after eight minutes, rising to satisfy Michael Olise’s whipped cross earlier than thumping his header over the bar.
Olise then injected pleasure right into a tepid first half when he burst previous Vitalii Mykolenko with muscle and pace down the best, claiming a penalty as he went to floor below the Everton defender’s problem, however referee John Brooks waved it away.
When Palace did muster a shot on the right track within the twenty second minute, Olise’s effort flew straight into Jordan Pickford’s grasp.
Palace have been in management however it was Everton who had one of the best second of the half. Tyrick Mitchell swung a careless leg at Dwight McNeil’s cross and the ball dropped onto the best foot of Alex Iwobi, who lashed it again goalwards on the volley. Sam Johnstone dived low and beat it away with two palms because it sped in the direction of the nook.
McNeil had a closing stab at giving the primary half a objective, he reduce in from the left and tried his luck however his drilled effort discovered solely the goalkeeper’s gloves.
When Eberechi Eze darted in behind Everton and lifted the ball over Pickford simply earlier than the hour mark, Palace thought they’d the lead, earlier than celebrations have been reduce quick by the offside flag. VAR checked it, however Eze had made his run fractionally early.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin was inches away from marking his first begin since February with a objective. Pickford’s big punt upfield was simply barely handled by Palace, however nobody had picked up Iwobi whose ball into the returning striker was so practically completed off after an clever contact and spin.
Palace’s excellent run since Hodgson’s return as supervisor was below menace, although to not practically the identical extent as Everton’s Premier League future. It was they who turned up the depth as the sport entered its closing quarter, penning the house facet in their very own half, seeking out the objective that may give their survival bid again its carry.
It was in opposition to the run of play then that Palace nearly took the lead on the break quarter-hour from time. Ayew skipped into the field and reduce the ball again to Eze who took a contact, opened up his physique and bent a shot in the direction of the underside nook that Pickford did effectively to show behind.
Then got here a second to sprint Everton’s ambitions. Holgate had already been booked when he lunged at Ayew because the pair raced collectively down the left. A second yellow was inevitable, and Holgate was dismissed.
Mitchell and Luka Milivojevic had efforts blocked as Everton sat again and clung to their level. Pickford hung gratefully after diving to seize Eze’s pushed low cross.
Dyche’s facet noticed the sport out, however their future seems more and more unsure.
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