Everton’s full-back woes continued at Crystal Palace with Mason Holgate putting them under pressure with a late sending off but they managed to escape from Selhurst Park with a point from a cagy goalless draw.
Whether that share of the spoils is another capital gain on the back of their 2-2 draw at Chelsea last month remains to be seen, as Leicester City’s 2-1 comeback win over Wolverhampton Wanderers plunged the Blues back into the bottom three despite defeats on the day for other relegation rivals Leeds United and Nottingham Forest.
With captain Seamus Coleman still injured and Ben Godfrey having endured a torrid time last time out against Fulham before going off with concussion, manager Sean Dyche chose to draft in Holgate at right-back rather than Scotland international of whom he said after the Cottagers’ visit was – along with fellow youngster James Garner – not yet a rounded Premier League bona fide player.
