A hard fought draw on Monday night saw Everton and Palace
draw 1 – 1. In the first half Palace were under pressure as Lukaku hit the post
and Deulofeu hit the Crossbar. Palace went close when Conner Wickam drew a save
out of Tim Howard. Palace were set up defensively in order to frustrate
Everton, while Palace aimed to push forward on the counter attack. Yannick
Bolasie broke down the left to again force a marvellous save from Howard which
meant Bolasie was again denied on the break.
On 75 minutes Palace took the lead when Scott Dann headed
home from a corner. Five minutes later Romelu Lukaku scored an equaliser to
ensure Everton secured a point. This was Lukaku’s fiftieth goal in one hundred
matches for Everton and ensured the spoils were shared. Palace moved to the top
six as most of the action happened in the last quarter of the game.
Palace have drawn Southampton in the 3rd round of
the FA Cup and play Southampton again also at Selhurst Park next Saturday. With
Palace moving closer to the European places exciting times lay ahead off a good
return from a satisfactory evening.
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