Everton vs Crystal Palace: Match Details and How to Watch
The Premier League is back, and Everton and Crystal Palace are among the first to step into the new season’s spotlight at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Here’s how the weekend shapes up for anyone planning their Saturday around this one.
Match details
Everton vs Crystal Palace is set for Saturday, August 22, with kick-off at 3pm (BST) at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
It’s only the second time the clubs have met at the new ground in the league. The first? October 2025, when Jack Grealish snatched a last‑minute winner for Everton. Palace have not forgotten.
How to watch in the UK
The timing is the problem for UK viewers.
With the traditional 3pm Saturday blackout still in force across English football, there will be no live TV broadcast of the full match in the UK. No official live video stream either, whether on TV, online, or via mobile apps.
Fans wanting to follow the action in real time will have to do it the old‑fashioned way: updates and reaction rather than pictures.
Sky Sports News will run its Soccer Saturday programme from 12pm, with live studio coverage, in‑game reports and score updates as the afternoon unfolds.
Live streaming and audio options
There is no legal live video stream of the game for UK residents because of the blackout rules.
Crystal Palace supporters, though, do have one direct line into the match. Live audio commentary will be available via the Official Crystal Palace App for Palace TV+ subscribers, offering a minute‑by‑minute call of the action from Hill Dickinson.
How to watch in the United States
Fans in the US get a far easier ride.
The game will be shown live on USA Network, with kick-off at 10am ET. It will also be available to stream via NBC Sports platforms and the Peacock app for those watching on the move or without traditional cable.
Team news
Both managers head into the opener juggling early‑season problems.
Everton are already without two midfielders. James Garner (groin) and Tim Iroegbunam (abductor) have both been ruled out. Summer signing Christian Norgaard is a doubt after a recent knock, leaving a potential reshuffle in the middle of the pitch.
Crystal Palace have been handed a boost with Adam Wharton available again after an injury scare. The bigger concern is in goal. Dean Henderson twisted his ankle in a pre-season game against Freiburg, and Palace will leave it late before deciding whether he starts.
Head-to-head record
History leans heavily towards Everton in this fixture.
Across 26 previous Premier League meetings, Everton have taken 12 wins to Palace’s 3, with 11 draws between them. The Toffees also claimed that first league encounter at Hill Dickinson Stadium thanks to Grealish’s stoppage‑time strike in 2025.
Palace arrive knowing the numbers are against them. Everton know the standard they’ve set at their new home.
Now they both have to live up to it.
