Everton survives relegation beats Crystal Palace 3-2 

Everton secured their Premier League spot for the 69th consecutive season after making a dramatic comeback from 0-2 down before the halftime. Michael Keane in the 54th minute, Richarlison in the 75th minute, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the 85th minute were the goal scorers for Everton, while Jean-Philippe Mateta in the 21st minute and Jordan Ayew in the 36th minute scored for Crystal Palace. The second goal was a combination of lapses in concentration, panic, disorganisation, and bad luck. The lapse in concentration came from Coleman.

Crystal Palace had a great start in the first half as Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jordan Ayew scored to give the visitors a 2-0 lead. However, Everton turned the game around in the final 45 minutes to emerge as the victors. Michael Keane fired the ball into the far side of the net in the 54th minute after receiving a pass from Mason Holgate, narrowing the lead of Crystal Palace to 2-1.

Richarlison fired the ball into the back of the net past Crystal Palace goalkeeper Jack Butland in the 75th minute after an attempt to block sent the ball right at the feet of the Brazilian forward, equalising the score for Everton. With five minutes left on the clock, English midfielder Demarai Gray sent a brilliant delivery past Crystal Palace defenders into the penalty area. Dominic Calvert-Lewin rushed forward and sent the ball past Jack Butland with a diving header, giving Everton a 3-2 lead. Everton went on the defensive in the final five minutes for the all-important victory. 

For the 69th consecutive season, Everton, the Grand Old Team, will be a top-flight club. And while they’ve cut it finer than this before, the sense of relief when the final whistle will have felt just as satisfying.

On the last days of both the 1994 and 1998 seasons, Everton took to the Goodison Park turf on the last day of the season with the Premier League’s trapdoor starting to move beneath their feet. They had just about enough about them to get what they needed on both occasions. 

Everton is now four points ahead of Burnley with 39 points at the 16th spot with one match left to play. They will next face Arsenal in a Premier League match at Emirates Stadium on May 22.