Key events
Some weeks are bigger than others.
He loses the appeal…and not only does the 10-point penalty stand, but the threat of a second point deduction before the end of the season increases. The second charge, after all, covers two thirds of the period so Everton have already been found guilty of a £19.5m breach.
Meet the new manager. He is not the same as the old manager.
Glasner's vision in the field dates back to his time working for Red Bull. He spent two years as an assistant coach at Salzburg under Roger Schmidt, who later managed Bayer Leverkusen, PSV and Benfica. Although formation is important to Glasner, his style is based more on player behavior when it comes to understanding high pressing and counterpressing.
Ed Aarons on the sad end to Roy Hodgson's managerial career
Team news: Doucoure starts for Everton
Very good news for Everton: their top scorer Abdoulaye Doucoure Returns to the starting eleven after an injury. He replaces Jack Harrison in the only change since last weekend's defeat to Manchester City.
Crystal Palace brings in Sam Johnstone, Joel Ward and Odsonne Edouard for Dean Henderson, Will Hughes and Matheus Franca. That could mean a switch to a back five, which is how Palace played at Goodison in the FA Cup last month; Either that or Chris Richards will move to midfield.
Everton (4-2-3-1) Pickford; Godfrey, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Gueye, Garner; Young, Doucoure, McNeil; Calvert-Lewin.
Substitutes: Virginia, Lonergan, Patterson, Keane, Onana, Harrison, Beto, Chermiti, Dobbin.
Crystal Palace (possible 5-4-1) Johnstone; Muñoz, Ward, Andersen, Richards Mitchell; Ayew, Wharton, Lerma, Edouard; Mateta.
Substitutes: Henderson, Tomkins, Franca, Clyne, Ahamada, Riedewald, Ozoh, Umeh, Raymond.
Referee Paul Tierney.
Preamble
Don't you hate it when a football game interrupts the news cycle? Everton and crystal Palace They compete for both headlines and points, and there has never been a Premier League match with a build-up like this. A team is about to hear whether its appeal against a 10-point deduction has been successful; the other named a new coach a few hours before kickoff.
The news cycle can wait a few hours. This is a really important match: it is not a six-point match, but it is one of the most important matches in the relegation mini-league that has formed at the bottom of the standings. first division. Everton will move out of the bottom three and move to within two points of Palace if they win tonight. That would put things tight in spandex between 14th and 18th. A win for Palace, on the other hand, would leave them eight points clear of Everton and seven points clear of Luton. Not entirely safe, but with less compulsion to look over your shoulder every few minutes.
In a sense, it is a battle of the besieged. Everton They have had a siege mentality since they were deducted 10 points in November; The outcome of his appeal will reportedly be announced in the next 48 hours. They haven't won a Premier League game in over two months, although their fixture list in that time has been devilishly difficult.
Palace have conceded nine goals in their last two away games and tonight will be without their two best players, Michael Olise and Ebere Eze. With Roy Hodgson's excellent career coming to a sad end, Paddy McCarthy and Ray Lewington will look after the team tonight.
Glasner, who won the Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022, is expected to watch the match from the stands. A win for Palace would make his inbox feel a lot lighter.
Kick off 8 p.m.
