Match report

Crystal Palace Defeats Everton 4-0 in FA Cup

Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
4–0
FT
Everton
Everton
Mar 20, 2022

Crystal Palace stunned Everton with a dominant display, securing a 4-0 victory in their FA Cup match. The Eagles took control early on through goals from Mamadou Sakho and Jordan Ayew, while Wilfried Zaha and Wesley Hughes sealed the win late on.

Key Facts

  • Crystal Palace scored 4 goals against Everton.
  • Mamadou Sakho opened the scoring in the 25th minute, assisted by Michael Olise.
  • Jordan Ayew added a second goal for Crystal Palace at the 41st minute, assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
  • Wilfried Zaha scored his team's third goal in the 79th minute.
  • Wesley Hughes netted the fourth and final goal of the match in the 87th minute.

Lineups

Crystal Palace

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 J. Butland (G)
  • 17 N. Clyne (D)
  • 16 J. Andersen (D)
  • 6 M. Guéhi (D)
  • 3 T. Mitchell (D)
  • 8 C. Kouyaté (M)
  • 23 C. Gallagher (M)
  • 10 E. Eze (M)
  • 7 M. Olise (F)
  • 11 W. Zaha (F)
  • 14 J. Mateta (F)

Substitutes

  • 4 L. Milivojević
  • 22 O. Édouard
  • 20 C. Benteke
  • 12 W. Hughes
  • 13 Guaita
  • 2 J. Ward
  • 44 J. Riedewald
  • 5 J. Tomkins
  • 34 M. Kelly

Everton

Formation: 3-4-3

Starting XI

  • 1 J. Pickford (G)
  • 23 S. Coleman (M)
  • 22 B. Godfrey (D)
  • 5 M. Keane (D)
  • 2 J. Kenny (M)
  • 4 M. Holgate (D)
  • 14 A. Townsend (F)
  • 16 A. Doucouré (M)
  • 21 André Gomes (M)
  • 7 Richarlison (F)
  • 24 A. Gordon (F)

Substitutes

  • 11 D. Gray
  • 9 D. Calvert-Lewin
  • 17 A. Iwobi
  • 53 H. Tyrer
  • 32 J. Branthwaite
  • 3 N. Patterson
  • 60 I. Price
  • 19 V. Mykolenko
  • 31 A. Lonergan

Timeline

  1. Everton
    17' Everton subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Townsend · On: D. Gray
  2. Crystal Palace
    25' Crystal Palace Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Guéhi · Assist: M. Olise
  3. Crystal Palace
    41' Crystal Palace Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Mateta · Assist: W. Zaha
  4. Everton
    46' Everton subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Jonjoe Kenny · On: D. Calvert-Lewin
  5. Everton
    62' Everton Card · Yellow Card
    Anthony Gordon

    Foul

  6. Everton
    64' Everton Card · Yellow Card
    André Gomes

    Persistent fouling

  7. Crystal Palace
    71' Crystal Palace subst · Substitution 1
    Off: E. Eze · On: L. Milivojević
  8. Crystal Palace
    71' Crystal Palace subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Mateta · On: O. Édouard
  9. Everton
    73' Everton subst · Substitution 3
    Off: S. Coleman · On: A. Iwobi
  10. Crystal Palace
    79' Crystal Palace Goal · Normal Goal
    W. Zaha
  11. Crystal Palace
    83' Crystal Palace subst · Substitution 3
    Off: M. Olise · On: C. Benteke
  12. Crystal Palace
    83' Crystal Palace subst · Substitution 4
    Off: C. Kouyaté · On: W. Hughes
  13. Crystal Palace
    87' Crystal Palace Goal · Normal Goal
    W. Hughes

Match Stats

Stat Crystal Palace Everton
Fouls 8 12
Pass Accuracy 71% 70%
Offsides 1 3
Red Cards
Total Shots 12 11
Corners 5 4
Total Passes 421 379
Yellow Cards 0 2
Blocked Shots 2 2
Shots on Target 6 2
Shots off Target 4 7
Possession 52% 48%
Accurate Passes 299 265
Shots Inside Box 11 8
Saves 2 2
Shots Outside Box 1 3

Key Match Notes

  • Crystal Palace took a crucial lead with Mamadou Sakho's goal, which gave them momentum early in the game.
  • The introduction of Wesley Hughes and Ebere Eze in the second half furthered Crystal Palace’s control, resulting in additional goals.