Jack Grealish struck in stoppage time as Everton came from behind to beat Crystal Palace
Jack Grealish scored his first goal for Everton in the dying stages(Image: Paul Currie/Shutterstock)
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Everton were quick to reference Jack Grealish's England snub after the on-loan star scored his first goal for the club to beat Crystal Palace.
Grealish struck three minutes into stoppage time to see off the previously unbeaten Eagles, who had been leading at Hill Dickinson Stadium after Daniel Munoz's first half goal.
The Blues rallied though, and after Iliman Ndiaye levelled from the penalty spot, Grealish - who had been told to shoot more by manager David Moyes before the match - popped up with the winner to send the home fans wild.
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Grealish was widely expected to be recalled to Thomas Tuchel's England squad for the forthcoming matches against Wales and Latvia, but he was a surprise omission from the upcoming Three Lions camp along with Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden.
Taking aim at the snub after the Palace win, Everton cheekily posted 'Updated the bio' on their X account, and when fans headed to the Blues' profile page they were met with the words 'Grealish for England'.
Speaking after the match, Grealish said: "It's brilliant. It's so nice to score here. Do you know what's mad? The last games we've played here we've been drawing and I keep saying to myself in the 85th minute, 'Come on Jack, go and score. Imagine if you scored now'.
"I did it against Villa, I did it against West Ham and I didn't score, so today I actually said the same thing again and I scored and I ran to where my mum and dad were, so it was nice. That goal goes to all the Evertonians for making me feel so welcome here."
"That's what you want to do as a winger, I have one goal and four assists that's what I want to do. It was difficult to do that today against such a good team. They have some unbelievable players. I think Adam Wharton today, I can see the Man of the Match award there, I think it's coming to me but I think it should go to Adam Wharton because, in my opinion, he was the best player on the pitch today."