Everton defeats Crystal Palace 2-0 in Premier League opener
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 22, 2026, 4:49 PM
Last updated Aug 22, 2026
Everton secured a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace in their Premier League opening match on August 22. The team managed to capitalize on their pressing strategies, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scoring one of the goals. David Moyes remarked on the team's improved performance in the second half, where they effectively contained Palace after taking the lead. Hayden Hackney expressed satisfaction with their first-half challenges and noted the importance of converting chances. This win marks Everton's first Premier League season opener victory since August 2021.
- •Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored one of Everton's goals.
- •Everton managed to contain Palace after taking the lead.
- •This victory is Everton's first season-opening win since 2021.
- •Moyes highlighted the importance of pressing from the front.
- 4:55 PMYahoo Sports — Everton 2-0 Crystal Palace: What Sage and Richards said
- 4:49 PMYahoo Sports — Everton 2-0 Crystal Palace: What Moyes and Hackney said
"Crystal Palace have lost seven of their last 10 Premier League games against Everton (D3), their joint-most defeats against any side in the competition since 2021-22 (also 7 against Arsenal & Chelsea). Crystal Palace recorded an expected goals tally of 2.04, their highest in a Premier League game without scoring since December 2018 against Cardiff (2.1).
""Tyrique George looked a threat from the start, hopefully he continues to do that, we want more deliveries from his as well." "We knew they [Palace] wanted to play out, we worked on pressing form the front and managed to get a goal from it."
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External links- Yahoo SportsAug 22, 2026, 4:55 PMEverton 2-0 Crystal Palace: What Sage and Richards said
Crystal Palace have lost seven of their last 10 Premier League games against Everton (D3), their joint-most defeats against any side in the competition since 2021-22 (also 7 against Arsenal & Chelsea). Crystal Palace recorded an expected goals tally of 2.04, their highest in a Premier League game without scoring since December 2018 against Cardiff (2.1).
- Yahoo SportsAug 22, 2026, 4:49 PMEverton 2-0 Crystal Palace: What Moyes and Hackney said
"Tyrique George looked a threat from the start, hopefully he continues to do that, we want more deliveries from his as well." "We knew they [Palace] wanted to play out, we worked on pressing form the front and managed to get a goal from it."
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