Sensation Amadou Onana’s header denies Crystal Palace and salvages point for Everton just in …
Oliver Glasner’s first impression of Roy Hodgson’s former team at Goodison Park will have encouraged him despite the regrettable manner of his appointment as Crystal Palace manager. Against a declining Everton, who need all the support they can get from their appeal against a 10-point deduction to avoid another relegation nightmare, Palace deserved at least a point.
Sean Dyche thought the arrival of the new Palace manager gave the visitors a boost. They took the lead thanks to a fantastic shot from Jordan Ayew and looked set to win at Goodison for the first time in nearly a decade, but Everton was saved late on by replacement Amadou Onana. Everton’s goal differential allowed them to escape the relegation zone in the draw.
With eight Premier League games without a victory, Dyche’s club is still mostly dependent on set pieces for goals (Onana’s equalizer was their tenth goal from a corner this season). Everton put up a terrible show at home against a Palace team that has lost 11 of their last 18 games and gone through a managerial shakeup in the last few days. Another issue was the manager’s attempt to build it up. When questioned if this was a lost chance, Dyche responded, “Oh no.” “That’s an additional point on the board. We also recently emerged from the relegation zone. We are currently awaiting the 10 points [verdict], but nothing has been announced as of yet.
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