Minute-by-Minute Review: Everton 2 - 3 Palace

(Rescheduled from February 12th.)

Pre-match- Nice tribute to the Hillsborough 96, as both teams and kids face the main stand and applaud the families in attendance.

2'- Barry's header off the corner is headed over.
11'- Through ball for Jerome is just too far; scooped by Howard.
13'- McGeady misses just over the top right corner.
16'- 71%-29% possession for Everton.
20'- Jerome heads over after good possession and passing movement, but flagged offside.
23'- Punch scores! Tight cross from Yala after a nice run, rebounds to Chamakh, who tees up Punch, putting it in from 15 yards.
31'- Mirallas' header falls easily to Jules.
34'- Mirallas fires just wide from an acute angle.
35'- Bolasie's long strike from 30 yards comes off the near post, rebound is wide from Jerome.
38'- McGeady curls it wide right and over from 20 yards.
40'- Lukaku's close, tight-angled shot is palmed away by Jules.
43'- Bolasie twirls and fires a rocket; just over from 20 yards.
44'- Delaney booked for fouling Mirallas late.
45'- One added minute.
45'+1- McGeady chips one onto the roof of the net after beating Mariappa. Inches away there.

Half- Naismith in for Deulofeu.

48'- Ledley's shot palmed away by Howard. Ward went down in the box moments before.
49'- Dann heads in off the corner from 10 yards out. Free header and into the roof off the bounce!
52'- McGeady fires inches wide from 25 yards.
56'- Lukaku heads the free kick over.
59'- McCarthy for McGeady. Osman for Barry.
61'- Naismith knocks it in after Mirallas crosses it, headed down by Baines, and tapped in by Naismith from two yards out. Jules down injured, but back up.
65'- Baines booked for knocking into Mariappa.
67'- Mirallas knocks it high over the bar off a deep cross.
68'- Parr in for the injured Mariappa.
70'- 66%-34% possession in the second half for Everton.
71'- Osman fires over after Jules gets a touch onto the bar, and over for a corner.
73'- Jerome curls it into the lower right corner after Punch dipsy-doos around the defenders. Great move.
76'- O'Keefe replaces Jerome.
80'- Murray in for Chamakh.
81'- Barkley shoots, but Jules kicks his leg out to deny it.
83'- Osman fires wide after a quick free kick. Blocked and rebounded wide.
86'- Mirallas puts it home from close range after he just stays onside. Speroni can't get to it quickly enough.
87'- Barkley well high and wide from distance.
90'- SIX added minutes!
90'+3- Punch booked for arguing.
90'+4- Deep cross just held on to by Jules.
90'+5- Mirallas miskicks in the box. No penalty and no reason to give one, really. Good tackle.

FINAL: EVERTON 2 - 3 PALACE

My "Man of the Match":

Bolasie. Gets better by the week. Great movement and set up the first goal brilliantly. Almost had one of his own that would have been a Goal of the Week contender, for sure.

Pinch me, I'm dreaming! 40 points with four to play! Four wins in a row! Surely we're safe now. Trip to West Ham in three days' time.