At 0:30 Beijing time on December 13, the 16th round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace sat at home against Everton. Gallagher scored twice and killed the match in the 93rd minute, coupled with Tomkins' goal, Crystal Palace beat Everton 3-1 to end the embarrassment of a three-round winless win.
The 45-year-old Vieira is an Arsenal star, And Benitez was liverpool's meritorious manager, and the two are old acquaintances, having played each other as early as 16 years ago.
Prior to this match, Crystal Palace were in 15th place in the table with 16 points, just two points from Everton. So, it's also a 6-point qualifying battle.
In the 40th minute, Gray's back pass was wrong, Jordan Ayo crossed inside the penalty area, Gallagher rushed to push the goal, crystal palace broke the deadlock. In the first half, Crystal Palace had a one-goal advantage.
Yi Bian fought again, and the two teams set off an offensive frenzy. In the 60th minute, Crystal Palace's corner kick was crossed and Will Show death assisted Tomkins again, 2-0!
In the 70th minute, Everton created chaos in the penalty area, and Rondon scored in front of the goal to win back a city 1-2. The 32-year-old Rondon is arguably a descendant of Benitez, who followed Master Bei on his southern expedition to the north, working with the Dalian people in Newcastle and now in Everton. However, Rondon's performance was disappointing, scoring his debut goal 11 times in the Premier League.
Seeing hope of an equaliser, Everton launched an onslaught, but it backfired. In the 93rd minute, they again made a mistake at the back, Gallagher hit a world wave at the top of the arc of the penalty area, the ball hung straight into the dead corner, England international Pickford whiplash long, Crystal Palace locked up the win 3-1. On the sidelines, Vieira turned around and shook her fist and roared, breathing a long sigh of relief.
The 21-year-old Gallagher debuted in Chelsea's youth and joined Crystal Palace on loan this summer. In fact, the transfer was very wise, and the fully trusted Gallagher grew rapidly, contributing 6 goals and 3 assists in 15 Premier League appearances, raising his value to 15 million euros, and even obtained a call-up from Southgate to become an England international.
With Gallagher's excellent performance, Crystal Palace beat Everton 3-1, ending the embarrassment of three consecutive rounds of no wins. It's worth mentioning that this is the first time in 27 years that Crystal Palace has beaten Everton at home, the last time dating back to October 22, 1994, when they beat their opponents 1-0.
In the last round, Everton only reversed Arsenal 3-1, ending the embarrassment of an eight-round winless victory, and did not expect to be beaten back to its original form so quickly. Everton have won just one of their last 10 rounds and lost seven of them. It is reported that Everton has moved the idea of replacing Benitez, and Mourinho, who is far away from Rome, is also one of The everton's targets for the manager.