Raw emotion
You cannot buy what happened at the final whistle. Goodison Park has seldom seen scenes quite like it.
In fact, in the football world in general, you might not find a better example of the full spectrum of raw emotions being released by so many passionate supporters. Fans who live and breathe their club, who have been dragged to pits of despair throughout this sorry campaign - finally getting something to celebrate.
There was debate beforehand on whether a pitch invasion would be appropriate for a club the size of Everton. For a side who have been so successful in terms of trophies in the past, reacting in such a manner just to survive in the Premier League was seen by some to be beneath them.
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But that's not really what it was about, was it? You've got to think of this season in isolation, because it has been so unique.
The next few weeks will be spent dissecting why this can absolutely never be allowed to happen again. There will be home truths directed at those in charge by the thousands who took to the pitch at the end of this emotional match - and it's time for them to sit back and listen.
This was all about this season. Those fans have been on a huge rollercoaster, they have been dragged through the mire and recently brought themselves back up to a delightful cacophony both inside and outside this famous stadium.
They took it upon themselves to pull this squad, almost kicking and screaming, over the line in a fashion that realistically they didn't deserve. But this club belongs to the fans, and nobody should ever be allowed to forget that.
So many people inside the stadium on Thursday evening truly dedicate their lives to this club. The thought of it being relegated to the second division for the first time since the 1950s was truly unthinkable. They would not allow it to happen.
And so, you get what happened outside the stadium before the match. The coach marching down the Goodison Road, all the windows certainly not open wide save for the players inhaling about 500 smoke bombs before a crucial Premier League game.
The fans created a huge atmosphere then and they were not about to let Crystal Palace taking a 2-0 lead get them down. When the team came back out after the interval, instead of being met with trepidation the players were greeted by huge cheers from the stands.
From the point of Michael Keane slamming home a delightful left-footed strike, there was no chance the visitors were getting out of Goodison with three points. The fans wouldn't have it.
What was it Howard Kendall said? Oh yeah, it was: "Get the ball into the box, the Gwladys Street will suck the ball into the net."
The great man was proven right once again. That was one of Goodison Park's great atmospheres in recent years, from a selection of fantastic choices recently.
After such a dismal season, Evertonians are allowed to celebrate exactly how they want to. They have deserved that.
Game-changing
As previously said, the atmosphere at the start of the second half was strong. It could have been a little toxic and nervous in other circumstances, but it certainly was not this time.
Perhaps some of that was down to the sight of Dele standing on the touchline, waiting to be introduced into the match. At the end of the first half Frank Lampard switched things around with his formation, bringing Alex Iwobi from right wing-back into midfield.
That certainly helped swing the match in Everton's favour, but huge credit must go to the substitute as well. It's not been easy for him in gaining full fitness and match-sharpness since his January move from Spurs.
He's been restricted primarily to cameo appearances from the bench for much of that time. Lampard has remained convinced that there's an important player there for the Blues, though - and perhaps Thursday evening proved that more than any other moment.
Dele instantly brought something different into the centre of the pitch. His maturity and calm nature on the ball was exactly what the Blues needed after being completely overrun in that areas throughout the first half.
Andre Gomes and Abdoulaye Doucoure just couldn't get up to the speed of the game on their own and it was clear they needed more bodies in there to help. Not only that, but they were desperate for someone to be able to, quite simply, keep hold of possession for a sustained period of time.
Not only that, but Dele was spraying long passes out to the flanks, he was winning the ball back in his own half before driving forward with the ball - and he played crucial roles in both of Everton's first two goals.
These were the hints of the player Lampard wanted to see, and the star Evertonians have been desperate to get behind. Perhaps, given a full pre-season behind him, he could fill a crucial position for the Blues if he performs in that manner.
He, along with Alex Iwobi, completely changed this game for the Blues. And the fans will love him for that.
VAR still confuses
You didn't think we'd go through an analysis without talking about VAR? Oh no, why would we stop the tradition of a season just for this game?
At half time you'd have been forgiven for thinking that the officials might just have made their last debilitating impact on Everton's campaign. After a term absolutely full of shocking decisions.
Jordan Ayew can count himself very lucky to have stayed on the pitch. Anthony Gordon similarly, but only because he somehow managed to escape without serious injury.
The Palace man's tackle on the Everton winger was truly shocking. It was high, it looked out-of-control, it seemed to be a scissor motion - and it instantly earned him a yellow from Anthony Taylor on the pitch.
Those in the stands were absolutely convinced that it would go to VAR, but there was no sign that took place in the stadium. Once again, the communication was absolutely shocking.
The message that came back was that the challenge was seen as "reckless", but that is deemed to be a yellow card offence in the rules of the game. But, let's be honest, that's a silly rule isn't it?
How can a challenge like that, one admittedly "reckless" not be deemed to have endangered an opponent? It's laughable.
And then, of course, Ayew went up the other end a minute later and scored one of the most scrappy goals of his career. Even in this ridiculous Everton season, you couldn't have scripted that.
Thank goodness it didn't mean all that much in the end.
And relax...
Everyone wanted it done before Arsenal. Of course, as is the Everton way, they didn't make it easy at all - but they achieved that.
Now, for the next couple of days at least, there's finally a time for relaxation. Along with the release of emotion at the full time whistle on Thursday night was the huge amount of stress that had been pent up for far too long.
That pain that you've had in your neck for the last few months? That feeling in the pit of your stomach that you've been carrying around for almost as long as you remember?
I bet that feels a lot better now that you're reading this, doesn't it? Even if your head might be a little bit sore from those post-match celebrations depending on where you were...
And if you're on your way to Arsenal on Sunday, you can fully enjoy it. And you absolutely deserve it.
In a similar way the players can travel to the Emirates Stadium with a certain amount of freedom about them. In different circumstances it might be a chance for them to express themselves like they haven't been able to recently.
However, you do wonder if it's just a little bit too close to these celebrations to really produce anything different. In the history of "nothing" games for the Blues, this Arsenal game might be right up there.
Give any Evertonian that at the start of the week and they'll snap your hand off. They wouldn't have had it any other way in these circumstances.
