Everton beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Sunday afternoon as Jack Grealish scored the winning goal in a stirring turnaround.
The Toffees trailed 1-0 at half-time against Palace as Daniel Munoz opened the scoring for Oliver Glasner’s side.
David Moyes made changes at the break, but had to wait until the 76th minute for the turnaround to truly begin.
Iliman Ndiaye scored from the penalty spot before Jack Grealish won it in injury time with a rather fortuitous winner.
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Munoz attempted to clear the ball away from danger after Dean Henderson brilliantly denied Beto’s header.
The clearance smashed into Grealish and ricocheted into the back of the net, sending Hill Dickinson Stadium absolutely wild.
That was Grealish’s first goal for Everton, and there are hopefully many more to come after a strong start to his loan spell.
David Moyes encouraged Grealish to attack the back post against Palace, and Everton certainly benefited in the final stages against Palace.
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Grealish has now been hailed by former Everton star Wayne Rooney, who offered praise while speaking to BBC Sport.
Rooney believes that Grealish will be in contention for the England squad at the World Cup in the United States next summer.
Rooney feels that Grealish just needs to keep playing regularly for Everton, and he will force himself into Thomas Tuchel’s plans as he just has so much talent.
Grealish certainly appears to have impressed Rooney in the opening stages of his Everton career, and he hopes there is more to come.
“All Jack can do is keep doing what he is doing, obviously getting a goal today,” said Rooney.
“I’m sure if he keeps doing that, he will be there or thereabouts come the summer. If Jack plays, his talent will show, so I’m sure he’ll be giving the England manager a headache,” he added.
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The second international break of the season is now here, and Grealish will look to recharge his batteries over the next couple of weeks.
Everton return with a trip to face Manchester City, but that means Grealish will not be available.
The terms of Grealish’s loan move from City mean that he cannot face his parent club.
Grealish will watch from the stands, and we could see Iliman Ndiaye return to the left flank to fill in.
Carlos Alcaraz impressed from the bench against Palace and could take the number 10 slot, though he may be forced out to the right side as Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall returns.
Grealish will be missed against City, but this is also a chance for other Everton players to step up and make a big impact against Pep Guardiola’s side.