Playing 10 People, Everton Forces Crystal Palace Replay In FA Cup

Everton who played 10 people drew 0-0 against Crystal Palace in the third round of the FA Cup at Selhurst Park Stadium, Friday, January 5 in the morning WIB. Kdua team also had to do a replay.

Palace was unable to take advantage of its advantages while playing at home in the duel of fellow English Premier League teams.

Meski Everton bermain dengan 10 orang sejak menit 79 menyusul dikartomernya striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, namun Palace tetap gagal memenangkan pertandingan.

The matches of the two bottom teams of the Premier League are indeed exciting and tight. Palace manager Roy Hodgson fielded the best squad in the match. Likewise Sean Dyche who wrote Everton.

The Toffees' poor performance after swallowing three consecutive defeats made Dyche not change the best composition of his team.

Dyche hopes that the victory in the FA Cup can boost players' confidence. Because three consecutive defeats resulted in Everton returning to the relegation zone.

The Merseyside club occupies the 17th or one strip above the relegation zone.

Only Everton failed to meet their target of winning the game. Palace also struggled to penetrate Everton's defense which was quite solid.

The real situation could change when Calvert-Lewin committed a tough foul on Palace defender Nathaniel Clyne in the 79th minute.

It's just that referee Chris Kavanagh did not immediately give a red card but reviewed the incident via VAR.

As a result, Calvert-Lewin clearly committed a serious offense so they got a direct red card. With that decision, he will miss three Everton matches.

Responding to the player's red card, Dyche criticized the review via VAR. The reason is, VAR displays events with slow motion. According to him, if everything is reviewed through the slow movement of VAR, there will be many violations.

"It's just minor contact. In real events, it's a normal thing. But when you put it in slow motion, then things look bad. Everyone knows that," Dyche said.

Fans also criticized the expulsion of Calvert-Lewin on social media. "There is no physical contact. Why did that happen," said a netizen.

Another wrote, "A embarrassing decision by the poor referee."

However, Dyche was satisfied with the draw which made the two teams have to play back. According to him, players show a good mentality when playing with 10 people.

"I'm satisfied because our performance has returned to its original state, especially when we played in away matches. When we played with 10 people, the players showed a good mentality," he said.

When Everton played with 10 people, Palace still couldn't break into the opponent's goal. Until the end of the match the score remained 0-0.