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 58, thanks above all to 0.93 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 0.98; conceded 0) and 12 recoveries. Pickford produced 2.1 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
For Crystal Palace, the highest-rated player was Anan Khalaili, with 70.
Jordan Pickford
Everton · 90'
Produced 2.07× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 0.93 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.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrad Branthwaite | Defender | 90 | 68 |
| Jordan Pickford ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 58 |
| Thierno Barry | Forward | 79 | 53 |
| Iliman Ndiaye | Forward | 90 | 52 |
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| James Tarkowski | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Harrison Armstrong | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Merlin Röhl | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Tyrique George | Midfielder | 84 | 41 |
| Hayden Hackney | Midfielder | 79 | 40 |
| Vitaliy Mykolenko | Defender | 90 | 31 |
| Beto | Forward | 11 | no rating |
| James Garner | Midfielder | 11 | no rating |
| Brennan Johnson | Forward | 6 | no rating |
| Carlos Alcaraz | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anan Khalaili | Midfielder | 35 | 70 |
| Daichi Kamada | Midfielder | 90 | 54 |
| Eddie Nketiah | Forward | 55 | 53 |
| Chadi Riad | Defender | 72 | 49 |
| Adam Wharton | Midfielder | 90 | 46 |
| Jørgen Strand Larsen | Forward | 27 | 45 |
| Evann Guessand | Forward | 27 | 44 |
| Chris Richards | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Yéremy Pino | Forward | 35 | 41 |
| Dean Henderson | Goalkeeper | 90 | 38 |
| Tyrick Mitchell | Defender | 90 | 38 |
| Dwight McNeil | Forward | 63 | 38 |
| Jaydee Canvot | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | Forward | 63 | 35 |
| Daniel Muñoz | Defender | 55 | 34 |
| 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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