This was all supposed to be about the return of Crystal Palace’s dynamic duo but Everton clearly hadn’t read the script. Sean Dyche’s side had been pegged back twice after taking the lead thanks to goals from Vitaliy Mykolenko and Abdoulaye Doucouré, with Eberechi Eze capping a virtuoso performance with Palace’s first before Odsonne Édouard finally took one of several chances that fell his way.
Yet 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 superiority against these opponents thanks to the substitute Idrissa Gueye’s late winner four minutes from time.
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