Everton are without Abdoulaye Doucouré this evening due to the midfielder’s suspension. Doucoure was sent off at the conclusion of Wednesday’s Merseyside derby after he celebrated in front of the visiting Liverpool fans, sparking a huge melee. Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones was also shown a red card, as were Arne Slot and his assistant Sipke Hulshoff. In addition, both clubs were charged with failing to ensure their players and/or occupants of their technical areas did not behave in an improper and/or provocative way following the final whistle.
Crystal Palace starting XI: Dean Henderson; Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi (C); Daniel Muñoz, Tyrick Mitchell; Will Hughes, Jefferson Lerma; Ismaïla Sarr, Justin Devenny; Jean-Philippe Mateta. Substitutes: Matt Turner, Eddie Nketiah, Eberechi Eze, Nathaniel Clyne, Daichi Kamada, Adam Wharton, Romain Esse, Ben Chilwell, Caleb Kporha. Everton starting XI: Jordan Pickford; Jake O’Brien, James Tarkowski (C), Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitaliy Myolenko; Idrissa Gueye, James Garner; Carlos Alcaraz, Jesper Lindstrøm, Jack Harrison; Beto. Substitutes: João Virgínia, Asmir Begović, Michael Keane, Ashley Young, Tim Iroegbunam, Martin Sherif, Roman Dixon, Isaac Heath, Coby Ebere.
Hello, good afternoon and welcome to coverage of Crystal Palace vs Everton in the Premier League. Both teams will be high in confidence going into this mid-table clash. Prior to their 2-0 FA Cup victory over Doncaster earlier this week, a Jean-Philippe Mateta brace inspired Palace to a 2-0 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Meanwhile, there is a good chance that David Moyes and Everton are still buzzing as a result of Wednesday’s thrilling 2-2 draw with Liverpool - more on that a bit later on.
