Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored 12 goals in all competitions since the start of last season, more than any other Everton player
Everton scored twice in the last three minutes to snatch a dramatic victory over Crystal Palace in a tight Premier League game at Goodison Park.
Tactical changes by Toffees boss Marco Silva decided the game, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin heading in fellow substitute Ademola Lookman's cross.
Moments later, substitute Cenk Tosun fired in the second.
Earlier in the second half, Everton keeper Jordan Pickford saved Luka Milivojevic's penalty with his feet.
Everton's third victory in a row lifted them to eighth in the table, while Palace stay in 15th, two points above the relegation zone with only two wins this season.
Silva strikes gold with substitutes
For most of the afternoon a rather drab encounter looked destined to finish goalless as both sides struggled to create clear chances.
What swung the game in Everton's favour was Silva's decision to make a bold attacking double change, bringing on forwards Calvert-Lewin and Lookman with eight minutes left.
The home side effectively switched to a 4-2-4 formation, having earlier introduced striker Tosun for attacking midfielder Bernard.
Lookman clipped in a precise, curling ball from the left which was met by a Calvert-Lewin header from close range.
As Palace belatedly tried to respond, Tosun latched on to a long punt clear by defender Michael Keane to fire through Palace keeper Wayne Hennessey's legs one minute 44 seconds later.
"It came down to which manager was brave enough to make the big changes - and it was Marco Silva," former Scotland winger Pat Nevin said on BBC Radio 5 live.
"Luck favoured the brave. I don't think you will see too many better substitutions this season."
This was the first time since August 2017 that three substitutes were directly involved in goals in a Premier League game.
Pickford lets his feet do the talking... again
Jordan Pickford saved his second penalty in the Premier League, having also stopped one against West Ham in November 2017
England international Pickford, 24, attracted plaudits during the international break after his distribution helped set up two goals in the surprise 3-2 Nations League win over Spain on Monday.
Again he produced a moment of quality with his feet, albeit in a rather different manner after Seamus Coleman tripped Wilfried Zaha to concede the penalty.
Diving to his left, Pickford stuck out his right boot to stop Milivojevic's spot-kick down the middle and prevent Palace from taking the lead with only their second shot on target.
It was only Milivojevic's second penalty miss in his past 11 attempts.
"It was a good save from the goalkeeper," Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson said. "If Luka had scored it might have been a different story."
Hodgson must hate going to Goodison - the stats
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Everton have won three straight Premier League matches for the first time since January 2017
Crystal Palace are now without a win in four league matches, drawing one and losing three
Palace manager Roy Hodgson has not won on his past eight Premier League visits to Goodison Park, losing seven and drawing one
Everton have scored more headed goals in the Premier League this season than any other side
Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Cenk Tosun are the first two Everton substitutes to score in the same Premier League game since March 2014, when Kevin Mirallas and Steven Naismith netted against Fulham
Since the beginning of last season, only Manchester City's Raheem Sterling (six), has won more Premier League penalties than Crystal Palace's Wifried Zaha (five)
More to follow.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Everton
1Pickford
23ColemanBooked at 80mins
4Keane
5Zouma
12Digne
8André GomesSubstituted forCalvert-Lewinat 82'minutes
17GueyeBooked at 29mins
11WalcottSubstituted forLookmanat 82'minutes
10G Sigurdsson
20BernardSubstituted forTosunat 67'minutes
30Richarlison
Substitutes
3Baines
13Mina
14Tosun
22Stekelenburg
26Davies
29Calvert-Lewin
31Lookman
Crystal Palace
13Hennessey
29Wan-Bissaka
5Tomkins
12Sakho
3van Aanholt
18McArthurSubstituted forWickhamat 89'minutes
4MilivojevicBooked at 51mins
8Kouyaté
15Schlupp
10Townsend
11Zaha
Substitutes
14J Ayew
21Wickham
25Kaikai
31Guaita
34Kelly
42Puncheon
44Riedewald
Referee:
Anthony Taylor
Attendance:
38,668
Match Stats
Home TeamEvertonAway TeamCrystal Palace
Possession
Home60%
Away40%
Shots
Home20
Away7
Shots on Target
Home4
Away3
Corners
Home10
Away5
Fouls
Home13
Away17
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Match ends, Everton 2, Crystal Palace 0.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5'
Second Half ends, Everton 2, Crystal Palace 0.
Posted at 90'+4'
Attempt blocked. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cenk Tosun.
Posted at 90'+2'
Attempt missed. Cenk Tosun (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
Posted at 90'+1'
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 90'+1'
Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
SubstitutionPosted at 89'
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Connor Wickham replaces James McArthur.
Goal!Posted at 89'
Goal! Everton 2, Crystal Palace 0. Cenk Tosun (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Keane following a fast break.
Goal!Posted at 87'
Goal! Everton 1, Crystal Palace 0. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross.
Posted at 86'
Attempt blocked. Cenk Tosun (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Posted at 86'
Ademola Lookman (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 86'
Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
Posted at 85'
Lucas Digne (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 85'
Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
Posted at 84'
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
SubstitutionPosted at 82'
Substitution, Everton. Ademola Lookman replaces Theo Walcott.
SubstitutionPosted at 82'
Substitution, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces André Gomes.
BookingPosted at 80'
Seamus Coleman (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 80'
Foul by Seamus Coleman (Everton).
Posted at 80'
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 80'
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Posted at 79'
Corner, Everton. Conceded by James Tomkins.
Posted at 79'
Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
Posted at 77'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Posted at 76'
Delay in match James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) because of an injury.
Posted at 74'
Attempt missed. André Gomes (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
Posted at 73'
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
Posted at 70'
Attempt missed. Michael Keane (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 70'
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Posted at 69'
Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 69'
Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
Posted at 69'
Lucas Digne (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 69'
Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
SubstitutionPosted at 67'
Substitution, Everton. Cenk Tosun replaces Bernard.
Posted at 63'
Attempt saved. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Posted at 62'
Attempt saved. Theo Walcott (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Posted at 61'
Offside, Everton. Gylfi Sigurdsson tries a through ball, but Richarlison is caught offside.
Posted at 60'
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Michael Keane.
Posted at 60'
Penalty saved! Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
Posted at 59'
Penalty conceded by Seamus Coleman (Everton) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Source: bbc.com