Crystal Palace opened their Premier League campaign with a 2-0 defeat by Everton as Pierre Sage made a losing start to his career with the club.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall had made the breakthrough late in the first half as Everton celebrated season ticket-holder Andy Burnham’s first visit as Prime Minister with a morale-boosting victory after last term’s final seven games without a win cost them a chance of a return to European football.