{"id":32975,"date":"2026-08-16T17:35:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T21:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=32975"},"modified":"2026-08-16T17:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T21:38:08","slug":"match-preview-everton-vs-crystal-palace-22-08-26-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/premier-league\/match-preview-everton-vs-crystal-palace-22-08-26-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton vs Crystal Palace: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everton<\/a> host Crystal Palace<\/a> at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday, August 22 (10:00 AM ET \/ 9:00 AM CT \/ 7:00 AM PT).<\/p>\n

The injured James Garner misses out for Everton, ruled out with a groin\/hip\/pelvic problem, while the doubtful Timothy Iroegbunam is another to monitor. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Beto, Thierno Barry and Iliman Ndiaye are the players expected to carry Everton’s attack, all among the club’s leading scorers last season. Crystal Palace check in without the sidelined Adam Wharton, out with an ankle\/foot injury, and carry fitness doubts over Dwight McNeil and Cheick Doucoure, though Jean-Philippe Mateta, Isma\u00efla Sarr and Daniel Mu\u00f1oz remain their central threats.<\/p>\n

Both sides open the new season with a blank sheet, zero points and zero games played, so this is as fresh a start as the calendar offers. Everton have Beto’s return in support of Dewsbury-Hall’s creativity to lean on, with Ndiaye providing another route to goal, while Palace will look to Mateta, who scored 12 last season from 63 shots, to keep doing what he does best. The market leans toward a home win but rates goals at both ends as likely, with both teams to score priced as the more probable outcome and the total edging toward three or more.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Everton vs Crystal Palace on NBC and Peacock.<\/p>\n\n\n