Oliver Glasner watched on from the stands as Crystal Palace have been held to a 1-1 draw with Everton at Goodison Park after Amadou Onana scored late to cancel out Jordan Ayew’s opener.
The brand new Palace boss, introduced forward of kick-off because it was confirmed that Roy Hodgson was stepping down, witnessed a nervy encounter between two relegation-threatened sides, which appeared near being settled by a second of solo high quality from Ayew.
Jean-Philippe Mateta held the ball up brilliantly for Ayew within the 66th minute, earlier than the Ghana worldwide rifled the ball throughout Jordan Pickford into the far nook. The twist got here late, however importantly for the hosts, winless in eight video games, it got here.
Dominic Calvert-Lewis missed a pair of respectable probabilities both aspect of the break, earlier than substitute Onana made the breakthrough the Goodison crowd craved by heading Dwight McNeil’s nook house on the again put up six minutes from time.
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Ayew screamer opens the scoring for Palace
Everton climb out of the underside three consequently, however stay degree on factors with 18th-placed Luton City, who’ve performed a sport much less, whereas Palace are 5 factors higher off in fifteenth.
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Onana heads house equaliser for Everton
Extra to observe…
What’s subsequent?
Everton are again in Premier League motion on Saturday as they journey to Brighton; kick-off 3pm.
Crystal Palace additionally play once more on February 24 as they host Burnley; kick-off 3pm.
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