David Moyes says Crystal Palace ‘should have been 3-0 up’ before Everton winner
Everton manager David Moyes admitted his team were fortunate to still be in the game at home to Crystal Palace before their late turnaround culminated in Jack Grealish’s added-time winner.
The visitors looked comfortable at 1-0 but did not make the most of their chances after Daniel Munoz’s first-half goal and, when Iliman Ndiaye converted a 76th-minute penalty, the hosts sensed their chance.
On-loan Manchester City winger Grealish was then in the right place to block a Munoz clearance and see it rebound into the net in the third minute of stoppage time.
“I thought Crystal Palace should have been out of sight, they should have been 3-0 up, but we stuck at it,” said Moyes, whose side maintained their unbeaten start to life at Hill-Dickinson Stadium while also ending Palace’s 19-match run without defeat.
“Jack’s done great again; he had a couple of shots on target which were comfortable for the goalkeeper to save.
“I have been pushing him to get goals and assists – Johnny on the spot, that is the key.
“Ndiaye’s cross was incredible and really Beto should have buried it, the keeper saves it and Jack is in and around to get it.”
Grealish has been playing through the pain for the last two matches, having had a scan last week, but it was not enough to hamper him having a decisive impact.
“Jack has had a couple of minor injuries which we have had to nurse a bit and he has had to miss the odd day’s training, but I don’t think his performance is in question,” Moyes added.
“The team didn’t play particularly well in the first half and Jack was part of that as well.
“At half-time we needed to change the mentality because we started the game so poorly. We never got to grips with the game.
“The subs (Charly Alcaraz, Beto and Tim Iroegbunam) all made an incredible impact because we needed them to change it around.”
