Oliver Glasner suffered his first defeat since April. “It hurts,” he said. “We played fantastically but didn’t finish the job.”
Crystal Palace’s 19-game unbeaten run ended cruelly in stoppage time. Jack Grealish grabbed his first Everton goal to seal victory.
“It’s painful,” Glasner admitted. “Maybe we need this to grow. But I’m a terrible loser.”
Palace dominated early. “They should have been 3-0 up,” said Everton manager David Moyes. “We got lucky in the end.”
Jordan Pickford kept Everton alive with key saves from Pino, Mitchell, and Mateta. Palace finally broke through via Daniel Muñoz.
Ismaïla Sarr set him up perfectly. Muñoz finished with ease. “We’re gonna win the league,” sang Palace fans in full voice.
At half-time, Moyes changed everything. “We needed energy,” he said. Beto and Alcaraz turned the game around.
Mateta missed two big chances. “That was the turning point,” Moyes admitted. Everton began to push hard.
A mix-up between Lacroix and Iroegbunam gifted Everton a penalty. Iliman Ndiaye scored coolly to level it at 1-1.
Then came drama. In the 93rd minute, Grealish pounced on a loose ball and smashed it home. The crowd erupted.
“It feels incredible,” said Grealish. Palace’s unbeaten run was over. Everton celebrated a comeback that few saw coming.
