Everton went to Crystal Palace’s atmospheric Selhurst Park on Saturday protecting a sound recent record at the ground.
They had not conceded on their past four visits to this corner of London but saw their clean sheet record at Palace wiped out by James McArthur inside the opening minute.
Immediately, then, the Toffees had it all on to maintain an unbeaten streak at the Eagles’ home, stretching back six matches and 23 years.
And David Unsworth’s side reacted to receiving an early bop on the nose in a fashion to which we are very steadily becoming accustomed.
Crystal Palace v Everton: Five Things We Learned
