Everton guaranteed Premier League survival as fans storm field to celebrate comeback win over Crystal Palace
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The Toffees stormed back from a two-goal deficit in the second half to secure three points and Premier League safety
Goodison Park delivered one of the biggest moments of the Premier League season on Thursday when Everton fans stormed the field to celebrate an come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace to guarantee three points Premier League safety ahead of the final matchday of the season.
Only needing a victory to escape the relegation zone, Dominic Calvert-Lewin capped a second half that saw the Toffees rattle off three unanswered goals to storm back into Premier League survival in improbable fashion. You could see how much that goal meant to the Everton fans as they stormed the field in the 85th minute -- before the game even ended -- to celebrate the go-ahead goal.
The PA announcer had to advise fans to leave the pitch and return to their seats as it caused seven minutes of extra time to be added. But the elation could be felt around the entire stadium as safety was secured Thursday. It would have been a massive disappointment to see a club as proud as Everton to fall out of the Premier League for the first time in 68 years. And blue side of Merseyside were 35 minutes away from it, had it not been for Michael Keane's savvy strike in the 54th minute, Richarlison's scrappy finish in the 75th and Dominic Calvert-Lewin's thumping header 10 minutes later.
