Crystal Palace vs Everton

26 September 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Kevin Friend

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Cheikhou Kouyaté 26’
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin 10’
  • Richarlison 40’ (pen)

Match summary

Everton beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on the road. Everton led 2-1 at half-time.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin put Everton ahead in the 10th minute, set up by Seamus Coleman, Cheikhou Kouyaté equalised with a header in the 26th minute, set up by Andros Townsend, and Richarlison won it from the penalty spot in the 40th minute.

The chances backed that up: Everton created 2.27 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Crystal Palace's 0.44 from 8.

Match stats

Crystal Palace Everton
8 Shots 10
1 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.44 xG 2.27
0.44 Non-penalty xG 1.51
4 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Crystal Palace Everton
Kick-off
10’
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Assist: Seamus Coleman
0-1 (Everton)
Cheikhou Kouyaté
Assist: Andros Townsend
1-1 (Crystal Palace)
26’
40’
Richarlison
Penalty
1-2 (Everton)
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Crystal Palace
  • Joel Ward
  • James McArthur
  • Wilfried Zaha
Everton
  • Richarlison

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.44 2.27 10’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), 0-1 10’ 26’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), 1-1 26’ 40’ Richarlison (Everton), 1-2 40’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.44 2.27 10’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), 0-1 Calvert-Lewin 10’ 26’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), 1-1 Kouyaté 26’ 40’ Richarlison (Everton), 1-2 Richarlison 40’
Crystal Palace 0.44 xGEverton 2.27 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Everton attacking Crystal Palace attacking 
40’ Richarlison (Everton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 10’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 51’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), from a corner, 0.44 xG, off target 26’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.21 xG, goal 8’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 55’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 49’ James Rodríguez (Everton), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 18’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 67’ James Rodríguez (Everton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Lucas Digne (Everton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Allan (Everton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ James McCarthy (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 65’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 40’ Richarlison (Everton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 10’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 51’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), from a corner, 0.44 xG, off target 26’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.21 xG, goal 8’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 55’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 49’ James Rodríguez (Everton), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 18’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 67’ James Rodríguez (Everton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Lucas Digne (Everton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Allan (Everton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ James McCarthy (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 65’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Vicente Guaita GK900 0.000.000
Joel Ward DEF900 0.000.000
Mamadou Sakho DEF900 0.000.000
Cheikhou Kouyaté DEF9012 0.220.000
Tyrick Mitchell DEF900 0.000.000
Andros Townsend MID9010 0.000.222
James McCarthy MID901 0.010.021
James McArthur MID900 0.000.081
Eberechi Eze MID793 0.080.041
Wilfried Zaha FWD902 0.130.000
Jordan Ayew FWD860 0.000.000
Michy Batshuayi Sub110 0.000.000
Christian Benteke Sub40 0.000.000
Jairo Riedewald Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Crystal Palace win 27% Avg odds 3.49
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.31
Everton win 44% Avg odds 2.20

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.