Mateta strikes late as Crystal Palace hold Everton 2-2

mateta came off the bench and levelled it in the 77th minute. Crystal Palace drew 2-2 with Everton on 11 May, and Everton let a chance slip to move level on points with eighth-placed Brentford.

Tarkowski, Sarr and Beto

Everton led after six minutes when James Tarkowski scored from close range. Crystal Palace answered through Ismaila Sarr in the 34th minute, then Beto put Everton back in front early in the second half.

Mateta changed the match after entering from the bench. His equaliser turned a home lead into another shared result for Everton, who stayed 10th after the draw.

Palace After Shakhtar Donetsk

Oliver Glasner made two changes from the win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Thursday night, with Palace still carrying momentum from booking their place in the Conference League final. That left one side balancing European success on one front and league points on another, while Everton needed the result to keep pace in the chase around eighth.

Palace's point left them eight clear of the bottom three. Everton's missed opportunity is sharper because the table remained tight enough for eighth to have a route into Europe depending on other results, and this draw left them looking up instead of level with Brentford.

Everton at 10th

Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson, Tyrick Mitchell, Maxence Lacroix and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall all featured in a match that kept shifting with each goal. The final word belonged to Mateta, whose 77th-minute finish made sure Palace left with a point and Everton left with less room in the European race.