Everton — Crystal Palace 2:0

Everton

2:0

Crystal Palace

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Who deserved it

Crystal Palace created more (2.23 xG against 1.45) and left with nothing.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Everton	2	1.45	+0.6	0.94
Crystal Palace	0	2.23	−2.2	1.86

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
41'	Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	Everton	0.07	Harrison Armstrong
52'	Thierno Barry	Everton	0.56	Iliman Ndiaye

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
2'	Jean-Philippe Mateta	Crystal Palace	0.79	off target
52'	Thierno Barry	Everton	0.56	goal, header, from a set piece
37'	Jean-Philippe Mateta	Crystal Palace	0.52	hit the woodwork

Shots: Everton 16, Crystal Palace 11; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 3.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Everton 0.37, Crystal Palace 1.71: a clear edge for Crystal Palace. In the second half xG was Everton 1.11, Crystal Palace 0.51: a small edge for Everton. The edge in chances passed from Crystal Palace to Everton. Crystal Palace scored 0 from 2.23 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Everton: +1.4 for the season (6 in the table). Crystal Palace: −2.5 (20). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Hull City — Manchester United 2:0Ipswich Town — Sunderland 2:1Nottingham Forest — Leeds United 0:1Brentford — Tottenham Hotspur 3:0

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