This was all supposed to be about the return of Crystal Palace’s dynamic duo but Everton clearly had not read the script.
They had been pegged back twice after taking the lead thanks to goals from Vitaliy Mykolenko and the hugely impressive Abdoulaye Doucouré, with Eberechi Eze’s virtuoso performance including Palace’s first before Odsonne Édouard finally took one of several chances that fell his way.
Even with Michael Olise making his first appearance of the season off the bench and the hosts sensing blood, it was Everton who maintained their recent superiority against Palace thanks…
