Everton 3-0 Crystal Palace: Blues beat Palace in strong display

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (46) moved outright 4th successful Everton's starring Premier League goalscorers with his opener

Everton ended a tally of 3 successive defeats with an awesome triumph implicit Crystal Palace astatine Goodison Park.

Anthony Gordon tapped successful a rebound to marque it 2-0 aft the interruption - though it was initially ruled retired for offside earlier being rightly overturned by VAR - and substitute Dwight McNeil added a 3rd precocious on.

Frank Lampard's hosts started powerfully and had plentifulness of chances throughout, portion Palace came adjacent successful the 2nd fractional done Michael Olise.

Palace, who person travel from down successful each 3 of their Premier League victories this season, ne'er truly got a beardown foothold connected the crippled contempt improving somewhat successful the 2nd half.

Everton were impressive, causing plentifulness of problems successful onslaught and showing the benignant of ruthlessness Lampard has called for successful caller weeks.

The important triumph moves the Blues up to 11th place, level connected 13 points with Palace, who driblet to 12th.

It was besides different affirmative measurement for Lampard arsenic helium continues the rebuild pursuing Everton's near-relegation past play - avoided with a 3-2 triumph implicit Palace successful May.

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Everton impressment arsenic Calvert-Lewin provides spark

Lampard called for his broadside to amusement much "bravery" and person much of a "clinical edge" successful the container successful his pre-match programme notes.

They were speedy to enactment their stamp connected things, pressing precocious and intensely, forcing Palace into mistakes astatine the backmost and pushing them heavy into their ain half.

Amadou Onana was peculiarly awesome successful midfield, breaking up play and switching possession effectively, portion Gordon was engaged down the right-hand broadside throughout.

It was that broadside of the transportation that Everton's opener came from erstwhile Calvert-Lewin enactment unit connected Luka Milivojevic.

The Palace skipper mislaid possession and erstwhile Alex Iwobi fizzed it into Calvert-Lewin's feet, helium did the remainder with a slick crook to bushed Marc Guehi and capped it disconnected with a composed decorativeness successful beforehand of watching England brag Gareth Southgate.

Calvert-Lewin's chill opener was conscionable the benignant of interaction Lampard had hoped for and helium was fixed a lasting ovation erstwhile helium came disconnected aboriginal successful the 2nd half.

Everton were successful power passim contempt being frustrated connected occasions and the 3rd extremity capped disconnected an awesome show - Iwobi's backheel mounting up substitute McNeil to occurrence successful from adjacent range.

Frustrating day for Palace

Crystal Palace led 2-0 astatine Goodison Park successful May earlier going connected to suffer 3-2

Palace were second-best for overmuch of the game, though they did turn into it somewhat successful the 2nd fractional and saw much of the ball.

Everton's Idrissa Gueye was astatine responsibility for losing possession connected a mates of occasions but Wilfried Zaha and Eberechi Eze were incapable to capitalise.

The visitors' champion accidental fell to Olise erstwhile helium was picked retired astatine the adjacent station by Jordan Ayew but his flick was deflected inches implicit the bar.

Olise and Zaha tested Everton's defence but they held firm, portion Joachim Andersen had his hands afloat astatine the different extremity dealing with Calvert-Lewin's astute runs successful behind.

Palace were carnal excessively but again Everton stood up to the challenge, adjacent erstwhile emotions spilled implicit pursuing a dense situation from Zaha connected Gordon which warranted a yellowish card.

It was a frustrating day for Patrick Vieira's side, who had gone 3 games unbeaten earlier heading to Goodison Park, but they lacked the prime and composure needed successful Merseyside.

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