§ Premier League · 2026-27 · Matchday 1

Everton 2–0 Crystal Palace

  • Dewsbury-Hall 42'
  • Barry 53'

22 August 2026

The match in data

Everton beat Crystal Palace 2–0 on 22 August 2026, on matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Premier League.

Player of the match: Jordan Pickford (Everton), rated 62, thanks above all to 0.91 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 0.98; conceded 0) and 12 recoveries. Pickford produced 2.2 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.

For Crystal Palace, the highest-rated player was Anan Khalaili, with 70.

62
Player of the match

Jordan Pickford

Everton · 90'

Produced 2.17× and cost 0.00× their position's average

Added
  • 0.91 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 0.98; conceded 0) 2.8×
  • 12 recoveries 1.3×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Everton
PlayerPositionMinRating
Jarrad Branthwaite Defender 90 69
Jordan Pickford ★ Goalkeeper 90 62
James Tarkowski Defender 90 53
Tyrique George Forward 84 53
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Midfielder 90 51
Iliman Ndiaye Forward 90 49
Thierno Barry Forward 79 47
Harrison Armstrong Midfielder 90 45
Merlin Röhl Midfielder 90 44
Hayden Hackney Midfielder 79 42
Vitaliy Mykolenko Defender 90 32
Beto Forward 11 no rating
James Garner Midfielder 11 no rating
Brennan Johnson Forward 6 no rating
Carlos Alcaraz Midfielder 1 no rating
Crystal Palace
PlayerPositionMinRating
Anan Khalaili Midfielder 35 70
Daichi Kamada Midfielder 90 55
Chadi Riad Defender 72 50
Eddie Nketiah Forward 55 50
Adam Wharton Midfielder 90 48
Chris Richards Defender 90 43
Yéremy Pino Forward 35 43
Jean-Philippe Mateta Forward 63 42
Evann Guessand Forward 27 42
Jørgen Strand Larsen Forward 27 41
Dean Henderson Goalkeeper 90 40
Jaydee Canvot Defender 90 39
Tyrick Mitchell Defender 90 39
Dwight McNeil Forward 63 37
Daniel Muñoz Defender 55 35
Takehiro Tomiyasu Defender 18 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Everton player made the most tackles?

Iliman Ndiaye, with 4 tackles. Next: Jarrad Branthwaite 2, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 2.

Iliman Ndiaye led Everton's defensive work with 4 tackles in the 2–0 win. That doubled the output of Jarrad Branthwaite and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who finished with 2 each.

Which Crystal Palace player played the most passes into the final third?

Adam Wharton, with 15 final-third passes. Next: Daichi Kamada 10, Jaydee Canvot 7.

Despite a 2–0 defeat against Everton, Crystal Palace directed their attacks through Adam Wharton, who delivered 15 passes into the final third. He paced the team ahead of Daichi Kamada's 10.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Everton 2–0 Crystal Palace, Premier League 2026-27. Player of the match: Jordan Pickford, 62
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.