Michael Kenrick 10/05/2026 13comments  |  Jump to last

 

Everton are at Crystal Palace this afternoon in a Premier League contest that might well be their final effort to secure one of the increasingly distant European places. 

The irony being that the team they face have just won their way to the final of a European competition. And that of course feeds the disputed theory that their minds may be elsewhere this afternoon after such a heady night of success last Thursday. 

 

Team News 

No surprises as Idrissa Gana Gueye sits this one out, as expected. Grealish and Branthwaite are both out for the rest of the season.

Ismaila Sarr and Adam Wharton both start for what looks like a strong Crystal Palace side named by Oliver Glasner. He said he wasn't going to wave the white flag and he has certainly started a much stronger XI than that which began at Bournemouth last weekend.

 

Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Canvot, Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell, Johnson, Sarr, Larsen. 

Subs: Benitez, Lerma, Pino, Mateta, Clyne, Hughes, Riad, Devenny, Cardines.

Everton: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski (c), Keane, Mykolenko, Iroegbunam, Garner, Röhl, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Beto.

Subs: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Barry, George, Dibling, Coleman, Alcaraz, Armstrong.

 

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Ian Bennett
1 Posted 10/05/2026 at 12:50:39
Same team as we put out against Man City.
Darren Hind
2 Posted 10/05/2026 at 13:07:07
I just hope Mr Brightside sends out a team to win.

We are better than Palace.

Mike Hayes
3 Posted 10/05/2026 at 13:13:08
Good to see Tim Iroegbunam and Merlin Röhl keep their places. Both played well against Man City.

Fingers crossed for 3 points.

Is the Live Forum on and any links? 💙

Michael Kenrick
Editorial Team
4 Posted 10/05/2026 at 13:16:31
Ooops... Live Forum.

Needs to be flushed and a resarted from zero.
Liam Mogan
5 Posted 10/05/2026 at 13:17:03
Best way to get 9 points in 3 games is to keep it tight, sit behind the ball and slow the pace of the game. And try to get a chance in the last 10 minutes
Andy Meighan
6 Posted 10/05/2026 at 13:25:07
Ball hasn't been kicked and some can't wait to have a little dig at the manager.

Absolutely pathetic.
John Collins
7 Posted 10/05/2026 at 13:25:56
Ball hasn't been kicked and some people displaying the usual blind loyalty
Darren Hind
8 Posted 10/05/2026 at 13:41:40
The stick the manager is taking before a ball is kicked is absolutely brutal.

I just had to express my outrage !!!

Sigh
John Collins
9 Posted 10/05/2026 at 13:49:56
He has to go for it today.
No win,no Europe.
UTFT
Liam Mogan
10 Posted 10/05/2026 at 13:55:23
Get those guns a blazing Davey! UTFT!
Darren Hind
11 Posted 10/05/2026 at 13:57:35
Tim playing his 50th game ? Wow
Dave Abrahams
12 Posted 10/05/2026 at 13:57:38
Why is this thread your only input to today’s game Michael?

No disrespect to the other writers on this game but I’m used to you giving a column on Everton’s prematch game so where is it?
Dale Self
13 Posted 10/05/2026 at 14:04:17
Good move Dave. We need that extra stuff, as well as those veiled digs at the lesser Dave.

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