Jack Grealish brought Everton a sensational victory in added time.

Grealish's debut goal for Everton

According to The Sun: Jack Grealish scored an unexpected winning goal for Everton in the closing minutes of the match. He joked:

“You can’t even count this as a strike!”

The player, who cost the club 100 million pounds, netted his first goal for Everton after joining on loan from Manchester City, thus bringing three points to his team.

The goal came as a result of a failed clearance from the defender: Crystal Palace's goalkeeper Dean Henderson saved a close-range shot from Beto, after which Daniel Munoz's clearance hit Grealish and went into the net.

Grealish said:

“I made two real strikes. I don’t know if you can count the goal as a strike!”

“But I said I wanted to be in that position more, and the manager at the Valley told me to try to sneak in at the back post.”

The player also shared his feelings after the goal:

“I came to where my mom and dad were, it was really nice. I dedicate this goal to all the Everton fans who have made me feel very welcome here.”

Everton struggles to victory

Grealish brought Everton an unexpected win, scoring three minutes before the end of regulation time, despite Crystal Palace having gone 19 matches unbeaten.

David Moyes noted:

“When you need goals, you take whatever you can get; strikers will say it doesn’t matter how you get them.”

Grealish helped his team equalize after Illiman Ndiaye converted a penalty in the 76th minute, after Daniel Munoz opened the scoring in the first half.

After the game, Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner expressed his dissatisfaction:

“We are very disappointed with the result, as we played very well for 60-70 minutes.”

Grealish also commented on the game:

“The first half was terrible. Probably the worst game of the season, but after the break we were fantastic.”

This match highlights Grealish's importance to Everton and his ability to decide the fate of games in the most critical moments. Despite struggles in the first half, the team found the strength to recover, demonstrating their determination and desire to fight for victory.

The situation at Everton looks optimistic, as their new signing has already shown his ability on the pitch and contributed to such an important victory in the fight for points in the competition.