Defeat Crystal Palace In Rematch, Everton Qualify For FA Cup Fourth Round

Midfielder Andre Gomes is the determinant of Everton's victory over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup. (X/@Everton)

Everton were forced to work hard to beat Crystal Palace 1-0 in the FA Cup third round replay. The victory in the duel d Goodison Park, Liverpool, Thursday, January 18 in the morning WIB brought Everton to the fourth round.

Everton escaped Palace's threat. Both Premier League Ingris teams drew 0-0 in the third round so they had to be replayed.

The rematch was held at Everton home. Because in the first match, Palace had acted as the host.

The result was not disappointing for the hosts. Despite narrowly winning one goal, The Toffees managed to win a ticket to the next round.

The win raised at least the confidence of players who were slumped in the Premier League.

Yes, Everton is subject to a point deduction for financial rule violations. As a result, they were stranded in the relegation zone.

Everton did get out of the red zone after winning several victories. But in the last few weeks, they met tough opponents such as Totenham Hotspur, Manchester City to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Everyone beat Everton who put them back at the bottom and was only one point ahead with Luton Town who was in the relegation zone.

In that match, Everton was under pressure from Palace. Manager Sean Dyche did not field the best team because several players suffered injuries such as Seamus Coleman and Abdoulaye Doucoure.

Meanwhile, England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is being backed up. His position was replaced by Portugal goalkeeper Joao Virginia who had to work hard to block Palace's attack.

Virginia showed his best performance by thwarting several opportunities from the visitors. In fact, this was his best sign for five seasons at Goodison Park. Virginia recorded a threat from Eberechi Eze and Tyrick Mitchell who had the opportunity to score goals.

When under pressure, Everton actually managed to take advantage of the situation and gaps of the Palace defense. Midfielder Andre Gomes successfully broke into Palace's goal via free kick in the 42nd minute.

The score changed 1-0 for Everton and lasted until the end of the match. Everton appeared victorious and in the next round met fellow Premier League team, Luton. In this match, Everton returned to host.

In another match, the Norwich City Championship team defeated the third division team of Bristol Rovers 3-1. In the fourth round Norwich met the strong Premier League Liverpool team. In that match, Liverool acted as the host.