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Premier LeagueSaturday 22 August 2026 ·

Everton vs Crystal Palace result and stats

40%
pre-match home win
2–0
full time
31%
draw
29%
pre-match away win
Win probability: home 40%, draw 31%, away 29%

Match report

GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbers

Everton beat Crystal Palace 2–0 at home in the Premier League on Saturday 22 August 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Everton 40%, the draw 31% and Crystal Palace 29%, so a home win had a 40% chance. GossipBall's favourite result came in.

On expected goals it finished Everton 1.12, Crystal Palace 1.96, so Crystal Palace created the better chances. Everton had 16 shots (5 on target) to Crystal Palace's 11 (4 on target).

GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC

Match stats

EVCP
1.12
Expected goals
1.96
16
Shots
11
5
On target
4
4
Corners
0
5
Fouls
15
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
1
Half-time goals
0

Referee: P Tierney

Recent form

Everton
L @ Tottenham0–1 · 24 May
L v Sunderland1–3 · 17 May
D @ Crystal Palace2–2 · 10 May
D v Manchester City3–3 · 4 May
L @ West Ham1–2 · 25 Apr
Crystal Palace
L v Arsenal1–2 · 24 May
D @ Brentford2–2 · 17 May
L @ Manchester City0–3 · 13 May
D v Everton2–2 · 10 May
L @ Bournemouth0–3 · 3 May

Head to head

In 10 league meetings since 2021, Everton won 6, Crystal Palace won 1 and 3 were drawn; the most recent, on 10 May 2026, was a 2–2 draw.

Crystal Palace 2–2 Everton10 May 2026
Everton 2–1 Crystal Palace5 Oct 2025
Crystal Palace 1–2 Everton15 Feb 2025
Everton 2–1 Crystal Palace28 Sep 2024
Everton 1–1 Crystal Palace19 Feb 2024
Crystal Palace 2–3 Everton11 Nov 2023

Season averages per game

EVCP
1.00
Goals
1.12
1.12
Conceded
2.38
1.26
xG
1.38
1.46
xG against
1.97
13.6
Shots
11.0
4.8
On target
3.8
4.9
Corners
3.6
1.88
Yellow cards
1.50
38%
Clean sheets
12%
38%
Both score
50%
25%
3+ goals
62%

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