The manner of his arrival as Crystal Palace manager was unfortunate, to put it mildly, but Oliver Glasner will have drawn encouragement from his first glimpse of Roy Hodgson’s old team at Goodison Park. Palace were worthy of at least a point against a regressing Everton, who need all the help they can get from their appeal against a 10-point deduction to stave off another relegation ordeal.
Sean Dyche believed the presence of the new Palace manager galvanised the visitors, who led through a superb Jordan Ayew shot and were on course for a first win at Goodison in almost 10 years only for the substitute Amadou Onana to rescue Everton late on. The draw took Everton out of the relegation zone on goal difference ahead of Luton, who have played a game fewer, but performance-wise they are going backwards.
