Everton and Hull Draw 1-1 in Premier League

Match Summary

Hull City retained their unbeaten home record since returning to the Premier League with a 1-1 draw against Everton at the MKM Stadium.

Brennan Johnson scored for Everton in the 34th minute, but his goal was later disallowed after a video assistant referee (VAR) check.

Joe Gelhardt scored for Hull in the 48th minute following an error by Ainsley Maitland-Niles, equalizing the score for the visitors.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall put Everton in front seven minutes later, and Thierno Barry made it 2-1 for Everton in the 74th minute.

Mohamed Belloumi pulled Hull back to a 2-2 draw in the 74th minute, securing a point for the home team.

Post-Match Comments

Everton manager David Moyes expressed disappointment with his team’s performance, stating, 'I'm really frustrated with the levels generally. Our level was way below where we've been recently. Disappointed that when we went 2-1 up I didn't think there'd be any way we would go on to not to win the game. But a couple of defensive mistakes didn't help and we also missed quite a lot of chances ourselves which would've made it easier.'

On Brennan Johnson’s disallowed goal, Moyes added, 'Look I think we have a shot and he could be offside with the shot that is blocked and he scored the rebound. I accept that well enough. But I just don't know if the goalkeeper's heel is playing him on. I hope they've put the lines on and done it correctly.'

Crystal Palace manager Pierre Sage, speaking to BBC Sport, commented, 'We are happy to win this game but we were aware of this one. We struggled a lot against a good team. They analysed us very well. In the end we won and that is the most important thing.'