By Hunter O. Lyle
On Feb. 28, Everton FC faced off against Crystal Palace in a Premiere League contest, eventually beating their English rivals 3-to-1 and pushing their win streak to six games straight.
The first goal came for Everton in the 18th minute of the game off a shot from 27-year-old Bernard. After that, the game remained scoreless, with both teams battling up and down the field without claiming any fruits to their labor.
In the second half, with Everton up 1-to-0, Crystal Palace answered with a goal in the 51st minute. Christian Benteke scored an easy goal that snuck by Jordan Pickford, British’s best goalie who also plays for the England national team. Besides tying the game, the goal marked the first for Benteke in the last 19 games.
With the match tied at 1-a-piece, Everton went on the attack. With its interior ironclad defense refusing to allow any drives towards the goal, including clearing two consecutive corner kicks, and seven minutes after Crystal Palace tied the game, Everton took back the lead with a breakaway goal in the 58th minute from the 22-year-old Brazilian, Richarlison.
In the 88th minute, Everton once again scored, sealing the victory. After a missed corner from Lucas Digne, Dominic Calvert-Levin collected the rebound and scored past Vicente Guaita. With only a few minutes left in the match, the two-goal lead was too much for Crystal Palace to recover from, giving Everton their tenth win on the year.