Great life DRAMA

GOODISON HAD ITS MOMENTS - AND NOW ITS SUCCESSOR FINALLY COMES TO THE PARTY

- By CHRIS BEESLEY

HERE was late drama at Hill Dickinson Stadium as Everton came from behind to defeat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Sunday - but here are some moments you potentially missed from the thrilling encounter.

Palace fans’ own goal

Yeremy Pino's petulant refusal to retreat when Everton had a free-kick by the halfway line was not the only cheeky Crystal Palace gesture that backfired as the visitors surrendered their lead on the Mersey waterfront.

The Spaniard's actions earned him a booking, but more importantly the riled those of a royal blue persuasion both on and off the pitch.

James Garner, who shoved Pino for not getting out of the way was also shown a yellow card by referee Michael Salisbury, as was a furious David Moyes and the incident turned up a simmering atmosphere among home supporters to boiling point which helped them roar their team to their comeback.

However, earlier on, visiting supporters from south London were quickly silenced by a chant that came back to haunt them.

Riding the crest of a wave of a 19-game unbeaten run, nobody among the home faithful could begrudge them their rendition of “We're gonna win the league,” that was certainly more palatable for many Hill Dickinson Stadium patrons than their neighbours retaining the title after a record-breaking spending spree this summer, but another ditty just ended in embarrassment.

Like many at Palace, it's been a good year for goalkeeper Dean Henderson, who saved from Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott in their penalty shootout success to lift the Community Shield on the back of his Wembley heroics against Manchester City in the FA Cup final where he also denied Omar Marmoush from 12 yards out - even though by the letter of the law he should have already been sent off for handling outside his area.