By Cole Gallagher / August 18, 2026
Premier League · Aug 22, 2026 · Selhurst Park, London · 10:00 AM ET / 3:00 PM BST
⚽ Crystal Palace vs Everton ⚽
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Crystal Palace host Everton at Selhurst Park in a repeat of last season’s meeting at the same ground, which ended 2-2. Pierre Sage takes his first competitive game in charge of Palace after replacing Oliver Glasner, while David Moyes’ Everton arrive off an encouraging pre-season that included wins over Newcastle United and Hamburger SV. Both sides are retooling around new arrivals, and we cover the full slate as part of our ongoing look at the best sportsbooks for backing Matchweek 1.
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Team Analysis
Crystal Palace
Pierre Sage arrives from Ligue 1, where he was named Manager of the Year, to replace Oliver Glasner at Selhurst Park, and he inherits a squad reshaped by the sale of Maxence Lacroix to Chelsea for £52 million. New-manager syncing at the back combined with the loss of a key centre-back is a real question mark heading into the opener.
Key Storyline: New boss Pierre Sage’s first game in charge comes after Palace sold key defender Lacroix to Chelsea
Everton
David Moyes’ Everton head into the new season off a productive pre-season slate, including wins over Newcastle United and Hamburger SV plus a draw with Lille, and the addition of Tyrique George from Chelsea gives them more attacking spark going forward. Injuries to James Garner and Tim Iroegbunam are a blow in midfield, but Everton were a much-improved side under Moyes last season and look ready to build on a 13th-place finish.
Key Storyline: Everton bring positive pre-season momentum despite missing Garner and Iroegbunam in midfield
Key Betting Angles
Both sides are dealing with change — Palace with a new head coach and a big defensive sale, Everton with two midfield injuries — which makes this one of the harder Matchweek 1 fixtures to call with real conviction. The two sides drew 2-2 in their most recent meeting, and with both clubs still finding their identity this early in the season, the both-teams-to-score market looks like the safer angle over an outright result.
We are tracking the full Premier League Matchweek 1 slate, plus everything else on the board, over on worldcupbetting.ca.
Our Prediction
Cole’s Pick: a close one, lean the draw
Neither side looks fully settled this early in a new managerial cycle, and the recent head-to-head history backs up the idea that this is a tight, share-the-points type of fixture. We’ll take the draw over either side to win outright.
Confidence: low-to-medium, this is one of the harder Matchweek 1 games to call
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Cole Gallagher covers soccer betting for WorldCupBetting.ca, specialising in match predictions, odds analysis and tournament futures. Based in Toronto, he has followed the Canadian men’s national team since their 2022 qualifying campaign and brings a line-shopping, data-first approach to every pick.