Palace vs Everton carried a direct table edge on Sunday, May 10, with Everton one win from moving level with Brentford on 48 points. Chelsea sat ninth on 49 and Everton were tenth on 48 before kickoff at Selhurst Park, so the margin for error was thin in Premier League Matchweek 36.
Selhurst Park Stakes
Everton went into the 2:00 p.m. BST match in London with a clear target: take the points and close the gap in the race around the top half of the table. The match was also set against Crystal Palace’s run to the final of UEFA’s Europa Conference League, and that schedule squeeze pointed to a weakened home side.
The earlier meeting gave Everton a useful marker. They beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Hill Dickinson Stadium earlier in the season, with Iliman Ndiaye scoring a penalty and Jack Grealish striking the winner.
Everton’s Previous Win
That 2-1 result showed Everton had already found a way through Palace once, and the same names decided it. Ndiaye handled the penalty, and Grealish finished the game with the decisive goal.
Selhurst Park offered a different setting, but the same stakes. Everton needed another result to match Brentford on 48 points, while Palace’s European run and expected rotation changed the shape of the contest before a ball was kicked.
Matchweek 36 Window
The fixture was scheduled for 6:00 a.m. PT, 9:00 a.m. ET and 2:00 p.m. BST, with Peacock carrying it in the United States. The forecast called for 57°F/14°C, light rain, a 20% chance of precipitation and 13 mph winds.
For Everton, the equation was simple: one away win could tighten the table again and keep them within reach of Brentford. For Palace, the final stretch came with European football already secured through the Europa Conference League final, which left the lineup picture leaning toward change rather than certainty.
