Burnham’s boys enjoy visit from Palace as Everton end opening day hoodoo

Andy Burnham was in the posh seats at Hill Dickinson Stadium to witness how his beloved Everton would fare without the key additions to David Moyes’s team that even the Prime Minister had voiced an opinion on.

No right-back, no new centre-forward, no problem: Everton capitalised on a wasteful Crystal Palace display to start their season with an ultimately convincing victory.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall swept away lingering resentment over last season’s finale with an outstanding finish before Thierno Barry, a man under pressure should a new striker arrive before the deadline, sealed the win with a second half header.

It was a brutal introduction to the Premier League for the new Palace manager, Pierre Sage, who also lost the defender Chadi Riad to a potentially serious injury late on.

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