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Chris Bevan
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesPaul Robinson, who played 41 times for England between 2003 and 2007 and came close to equalling Gordon Banks' record when he kept six consecutive clean sheets in 2006, feels Jordan Pickford's ability to deal with criticism is another reason why he has remained England's first choice for so long.
"Jordan has worked extremely hard on his game, but I also think he has worked extremely hard on himself, and the mentality of being England's number one as well," Robinson added.
"When you play for England, you come under huge scrutiny whenever a goal goes in and you have to deal with the noise - but Jordan has done more than that, he has silenced it. The criticism that he had in the past is just not there anymore.
"And while clean sheets are a collective effort, if you actually look at the way he controls his defence with Everton, and for them to be that strong and stable in a struggling team, then a lot of that is down to him."
Pickford, who joined Everton from Sunderland in June 2017 for £30m - then a British record fee for a keeper - made his 300th Premier League appearance for them in Sunday's win over Crystal Palace. He started talks over a new contract last month to extend a deal that ends in 2027.
The last time his contract was close to running out, in 2023, he was linked with moves to Manchester United and Tottenham before committing to the Toffees.
"It has surprised me that he has been at Everton for so long," said ex-Blues and England winger Theo Walcott.
"There have been times when I have thought Jordan is going to go now, for Champions League football somewhere, but it shows his character that he has stayed.
"He has always been happy being Everton's number one - which I can understand, it's an incredible football club - knowing that if he did move it could affect his England career. So he hasn't."
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Pat Nevin
Former Everton and Scotland winger
Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace may be the surprise package of the season so far and Bournemouth fans will also argue their case. It is early to make a judgement, but it might be that Everton will shock everyone just as much.
Jack Grealish grabbed the headlines with his late winner against Palace, but Iliman Ndiaye should not be forgotten. He is not as big a name but is making as big an impact as the on-loan Manchester City man on the other wing.
With the new Hill Dickinson Stadium still roaring from start to finish for every game and the players reflecting all the spirit of their manager, this has been a brilliant start for a team most expected to struggle.
As a former Evertonian, it would be nice to have a full season with no fears of relegation for a change - and I think that is going to happen.
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Image source, Getty ImagesEverton's decent start to the season has raised many talking points, from Jack Grealish's renaissance to the lack of goals from the two forwards and life at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Later this week, BBC Radio Merseyside's Giulia Bould will answer a selection of your questions on anything to do with the Toffees, so over to you...
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Matthew Hobbs
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesJames Tarkowski's new Everton deal is just reward for a player of model consistency - both in terms of availability and performance.
Before sustaining a hamstring injury that caused him to miss the final five games of last season, the centre-back had made 111 consecutive Premier League appearances - the longest run of any outfield player at that time and the fourth-longest such run in the competition's history.
When Tarkowski began this campaign in the heart of Everton's defence, he had perhaps not quite fully recovered from injury and his early outings were not quite as dominant as supporters had come to expect.
However, the 32-year-old has been a brilliant performer since joining the Toffees on a free transfer from Burnley in July 2022 and is someone who arguably does not get the same level of recognition as defenders at some of the more recently successful clubs - despite dominating most combative metrics since his move to Merseyside.
Tarkowksi leads all Premier League outfield players since the start of 2022-23 for clearances, headed clearances, blocks and aerial duels won - ranking ahead of the likes of Arsenal's Gabriel and Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk in those metrics.
While not being renowned for goals, Tarkowski has scored at least in once in the past seven Premier League seasons -and he saved his 2024-25 contribution for something special, equalising in the 98th minute in the final men's Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.
Image source, Getty ImagesJames Tarkowski says he wants to target European football with Everton after agreeing a new two-year contract extension to keep him at the club until the summer of 2028.
The 32-year-old defender has played every minute of the Toffees' campaign so far, captaining the side in the absence of Seamus Coleman.
"I'm super excited and proud to be an Everton player and to continue this journey," Tarkowski told club media., external
"I've loved every minute so far of working under the manager [David Moyes]. He has made it clear where we're going with this club. The results and performances have really improved in his time here and it does seem to be going in one direction.
"The reason I've signed is because I want to be a part of that."
Everton are still unbeaten at Hill Dickinson Stadium and Tarkowski wants to use the momentum of their new home to help drive the club forward.
"It's probably the best atmosphere I've ever experienced," the centre-back added.
"It's always been an ambition of mine to play European football. I had a brief spell with Burnley in the qualifiers but we didn't make it to the group stages.
"It's the manager's goal, it's our goal as a team.
"We're definitely striving to get into those European spots and bring European football to our new stadium."
Chris Bevan
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesWith no obvious weakness when it comes to keeping the ball out of the net, Jordan Pickford's temperament has sometimes been seen as his biggest issue.
Rooney once felt he was "too agitated", especially in comparison to his long-time keeper at Manchester United, Edwin van der Sar, who was always cool and composed.
But ex-Everton forward Theo Walcott feels Pickford has changed as he has grown older and reduced the histrionics that used to be his trademark.
"Jordan has calmed down a lot - I just think he has got a bit more mature," Walcott told BBC Sport.
"Earlier in his career there were times I played with him where it felt like if he was bored in the game he thought he had to do something, just to feel like he was involved.
"He is not really involved in any scuffles anymore and that is down to maturity."
For many years, people linked Pickford's on-pitch personality to his performances - in his first few seasons at Everton it felt like we saw as many errors from him as there were eruptions.
That has changed too - he has made much fewer mistakes leading to goals when playing for his club in recent seasons, and that increased focus has long been apparent for his country.
Peter Shilton, with a record 125 caps, is the only man to have played more times in goal for England than Pickford, but he has still kept clean sheets in exactly 50% of his appearances so far and has made only one error leading to a goal since his international debut in 2017 - a poor clearance against Belgium in March 2024.
"That stat about how only one mistake has led to a goal really shows the level of consistency he has achieved for England, because in terms of international games played, that equates to one error over more than two Premier League seasons," former England goalkeeper Rob Green said.
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Chris Bevan
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesThomas Tuchel says "the race is on" to be England's number one, but is Jordan Pickford's place really under any serious threat - and just how good is he?
"I remember having a talk with Marge [Martyn Margetson, England's former goalkeeping coach] about Pickford and asking him if, technically, he is that much better than everyone else?" former England goalkeepers Rob Green told BBC Sport.
"Possibly not, and he has his own flaws and his own idiosyncrasies, like every goalkeeper has.
"When he is facing a shot, he drops his hands wide and low behind himself, and puts one hand up slightly before the other. There are oddities in his set position, in that he is slightly out of sync, but you can unpick his style all you like because what matters is that he makes the save."
Pickford is rightly renowned for his fast reflexes when making stops but, like every modern keeper, he is no longer only judged by how good he is with his hands.
"He has definitely improved his all-round play with his feet," other former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson explained. "Where Jordan has always been strong is with his long distribution and his ability to start a counter-attack - there are not many better than him at that in the Premier League.
"He can kick it accurately for absolutely miles in a similar way I used to do, and as a goalkeeper you enjoy that. The game has changed now, but he is still able to play out with shorter passes from the back too.
"You would do very well to find the perfect keeper anyhow but, when I analyse his overall game, I feel like Jordan understands his own qualities and he has grown and developed into the keeper we see now.
"He knows what he is good at and what he has maybe needed to work at, and he is still working at it now."
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Image source, Getty ImagesChief football writer Phil McNulty has been answering your questions on all things Premier League.
Thomas asked: Do you think Everton have turned a corner and have a chance at breaking into the top half this season? I just can't see past the striker issue at the moment.
Phil answered: I do think Everton have a real chance of finishing in the top half this season. They look much better under David Moyes - although I still think he made a huge error picking a weakened team against Wolves in the Carabao Cup.
Everton fans are desperate for a trophy after 30 barren years. It was a needless waste of a chance to go far in a competition they should have targeted.
If there is anything that is going to hold them back, it is exactly what you have said. Beto is not good enough and I think we have to be kind and say Thierno Barry is a work in progress.
Either way, neither are up to it at the moment and you suspect Moyes also knows it from the way he is chopping and changing them, often during games and even at half-time.
Mike Richards
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesThere's a belief that moving house is one of the most stressful things you can do in life – and for a football club, it's no different.
David Moyes has been eager to stress that the move to Hill Dickinson Stadium would come with bumps in the road and take some time to truly feel like home for us all.
Despite being unbeaten since our move, I always felt the new stadium needed to be officially christened – a moment that all Evertonians could emphatically declare "we're home". Thanks to Jack Grealish, it's safe to say that we have got it.
You think back to the stoppage time winners that we witnessed at Goodison Park over the years and we were all transported back when the ball hit the roof of the net in the 93rd minute on Sunday.
A cacophony of noise - that had been building since David Moyes was booked prior to our equaliser – threatened to open up cracks in the dock walls underneath the stadium.
That moment was precisely what we needed. Whether deserved or not, it was the stamp that authenticated Hill Dickinson Stadium as the home of Everton Football Club.
It was almost written in the stars that it would be Grealish who had the honour of creating that first "limbs" moment at our new home.
He's become somewhat of the poster boy for our new era. He is the marquee signing that The Friedkin Group were so eager to make, so it was incredibly fitting that he scored his first Everton goal in such dramatic circumstances.
All that's left to say is welcome home, Everton Football Club. Welcome home.
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Neil Johnston
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesReferee Michael Salisbury had only just blown the full-time whistle to confirm Everton's dramatic late win over Crystal Palace when the Toffees updated the bio on their X account.
Underneath the club's famous badge appeared three words: Grealish for England., external
It is almost a year since Jack Grealish last wore a Three Lions shirt in a 3-1 Nations League win over Finland in Helsinki under interim manager Lee Carsley.
There are 249 days before the start of the World Cup. Will Grealish be on board the England plane?
"You know what? I don't think it's as deep as everyone says," he told BBC Radio 5 Live after the Palace game.
"At the end of the day, you want to play for the national team but people are doing well in my position. I'm doing well also, but the people picked last month did really well in the two games so that's fine with me.
"That's the manager's decision and I fully respect that."
Grealish added: "I'm focused on playing for Everton because that's who put their trust in me and believed in me, so I'm really enjoying it here."
But former England striker Wayne Rooney told BBC Sport that Grealish's form for Everton will be giving Tuchel a "headache".
"All Jack can do is keep doing what he is doing, obviously getting a goal today," said Rooney, who scored 53 goals in 120 appearances for England.
"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."
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We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Everton and Crystal Palace.
Here are some of your comments:
Everton fans
Alex: After a woeful first half in which we deserved to go 1-0 down, the second half was a huge improvement. Very shrewd substitutions and Carlos Alcaraz really injected some much-needed energy into the team. Great game in defence from James Tarkowski and Michael Keane. So good to see Jack Grealish on the scoresheet. COYB. We've shown we can win ugly. Superb result.
Steve: A good win, three valuable points. Sloppy play in the first half. Picked up in the second half. Pleased to see Grealish score. Will have to play more consistent though if we are to maintain this good run of success.
Ken: Poor in the first half but showed resilience and determination. Palace deserved a draw but football doesn't work like that. Good to see Jack get his first Blue goal and full credit to Iliman Ndiaye for a cool penalty. Onwards and upwards. A really good result if not a 100% performance. The international break gives us a chance to work on a few things.
Graham: Alcaraz changed the game. Got a touch lucky today but glad we showed some bottle to go until the end. The ref however was as dreadful as can be!
Crystal Palace fans
Vic: The first half we all but dominated proceedings with only one goal to show. The football was as good as the travelling support could have hoped for after the win against Dynamo Kiev on Thursday. Sadly, missed chances was again our downfall that resulted in a spirited fightback by the Toffees. In the end, it seemed a game too far as we ran out of steam.
Al: Three points lost. The first half was one of wasted chances and then more wasted. Disappointing from Jean-Philippe Mateta, who is struggling in front of goal. Perhaps a wake up call for the team. The bonus is that we are still sitting in top six.
Dave: Palace played well overall, but a mistake and a poor performance from the ref have cost us today. How many times the ref unfairly penalised Adam Wharton was ridiculous.
Paul: Great start and first half. Everton much more physical in second half. Mateta should have scored a sitter, then there was a certain inevitability about it. Everton are a bit of a bogey team for us. Had forgotten what it felt like to lose (April)!!
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Neil Johnston
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace fans have already enjoyed Conference League trips to Norway and Poland this season, but it is eight years since Everton last competed in Europe.
The Toffees remain a work in progress under David Moyes but there is compelling evidence they are moving in the right direction under the Scot with this comeback win greeted with huge celebration among the home support.
They were poor for long periods against a Palace side who should have had the game won before Ndiaye equalised from the spot after Lacroix's needless challenge.
That goal lifted the home side who won it through Grealish in the most dramatic fashion.
Grealish, playing his final game for three weeks as he is ineligible to face parent club Manchester City in Everton's first game back after the international break, has already proved his worth with four Premier League assists since arriving.
Moyes mentioned in his pre-match news conference that he wanted to see his number 18 score more, and Grealish answered with his first Premier League goal since 2 April to seal Everton's first league win since August.
Everton boss David Moyes speaking to BBC Match of the Day after the win over Crystal Palace: "I've been waiting for one of these for quite a few games. I was looking for a late goal against Aston Villa and even Leeds United earlier in the season but we got one today, thankfully, against a side who've been on a brilliant run, so it was great to get.
"Look, I maybe was expecting them to come a little bit fatigued after their game on Thursday but they played really, really well. But that doesn't take anything away from how poor we were in the first half at times. We made changes at half time. I thought all the subs that came on made a brilliant impact, they really did and probably helped us win the game.
"We could've been three down in the second half before we go on to win the game. They'll be disappointed they didn't get that chance. We hung in. We kept defending it even though we weren't great but we played much better in the second half and we were worthy of maybe getting it. But if you look at it, they could've had a couple more goals."
On the atmosphere: "What we want is to create is Goodison Park again, the noise and atmosphere. And I think people are still getting used to it. It's going to take us time.
"When the crowd are behind the team here it's great and they're desperate for something special here. Look, we have to try and build it. It took me 11 years, I won't be here 11 years this time but hopefully we can build it and get it in the right order again."
On Jack Grealish's goal: "I think when you need goals you'll take anything, centre forwards will tell you, it doesn't really matter how you get them.
"I'm pleased for Jack because he's helped us an awful lot since he came in."
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Everton have won just three of their last 31 home Premier League matches when they've conceded first, but all three have come against Crystal Palace - 3-2 in May 2022, 2-1 in September 2024 and 2-1 today.
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Everton XI: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Ndiaye, Dibling, Grealish, Barry.
Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Guehi, Richards, Lacroix, Munoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell, Sarr, Pino, Mateta.
