Source: Sky Sports
Conor Gallagher scored a brace with two brilliant finishes to help Crystal Palace produce one of the high-scoring football scores of the weekend in the Premier League. Gallagher opened the scoring in the 41st minute before James Tomkins doubled their lead in the 62nd minute. Although Salomon Rondon pulled one back for the visitors in the 70th minute, Gallagher sealed the three points deep into stoppage time. The win snapped a seven-game winless run for Palace.
Player ratings
Crystal Palace: Guaita (6), Ward (6), Tomkins (7), Guehi (7), Mitchell (7), Hughes (7), Kouyate (7), Gallagher (9), Ayew (7), Edouard (7), Zaha (7).
Subs used: Schlupp (6), Benteke (6), Clyne (n/a).
Everton: Pickford (6), Coleman (7), Holgate (6), Keane (6), Godfrey (7), Delph (6), Doucoure (7), Gomes (6), Gray (7), Townsend (6), Richarlison (5).
Subs used: Gordon (7), Rondon (6).
Man of the match: Conor Gallagher.
Managers Reaction
Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira: “It was a really good team performance. We were under pressure for periods and we stuck together.” he added. “To win a game we needed to win took a lot of personality and courage. The players worked well and really hard. We need to improve. When you’re playing well and 2-0 up, you have to learn to manage the game. This is a step forward. During 90 minutes, you’ll go through a difficult period. It’s about how to manage that. This is how we will improve as a team.”
Everton manager Rafael Benitez: “Richarlison has a problem in his calf. We knew that at half-time. We were thinking about changing him, but we didn’t do it as we gave him five minutes to see how he was.” he added. “We didn’t want him to get injured with so many games and he was not affecting the game, so you make the substitution as you know what is going on. But you can’t explain that all the time.”
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