Match Thread Crystal Palace v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Neiler]

Penalty was so soft.

 

[GoldenToffee]

It's not a foul but they're mostly given as the referee can't determine if contact was actually made. You'd hope VAR with all the technology could immediately see there was no contact, alas we're my important enough for them to intervene.

 

[HTCHERO]

Nice dive

 

[andy4efc]

No idea where some of you are saying dive and whatnot.

Branthwaite sticks his leg out, catches him, he falls. One of hte easiest pens the ref could give, after them appealing 30 seconds earlier which ref didnt buy the dive.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Been a weirdly open start this

 

[matty1878]

VAR owes us now

 

[Joey66]

Soft, soft pen. The tiniest of touches from Branthwaite and Eze throws himself to the ground..

Those stuttered run ups for a pen need outlawing again -farcical

 

[BlueStevie35]

Branthwaite tucked his foot back before Eze goes down, wasn’t a pen for me

 

[BluePeadar]

You wait there will be an equally soft claim for us in due course which will of course be dismissed out of hand along with suggestions of diving (plus the reminder that it’s a contact sport)

Yep all true.
And dont forget Eze is English and English players never dive of course. Only foreigners

 

[DanEFC92]

Very soft. And does he not stop his run

 

[matty1878]

this commentator is a bell

 

[Bedfordblue]

Foul on Garner to allow them to break by current standards.

 

[LEONARD]

13 - Everton have scored more goals in the opening minute of Premier League games than any other side in the competition's history (13). Blocks. #CRYEVE

Do we get a trophy-parade for this?

 

[Neiler]

GTF Eze.

 

[daza_1973]

VAR owes us now

lol