Everton 1 Crystal Palace 1: Five things we learned as Damien Delaney has winning goal ruled out for offside

DAMIEN DELANEY had a winning goal disallowed as Crystal Palace earned a 1-1 draw against Everton at Goodison Park.

The defender was left stunned as his header was ruled out by officials, and the Toffees will be thanking their lucky stars.

Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring on the night with a fierce free-kick, but Everton were pegged back early by Palace in the second half thanks to Christian Benteke's equaliser.

Here, SunSport reveals five things we learned from the tense Premier League clash:

Romelu Lukaku is back on form

THE Belgian striker is definitely back in the groove following a long barren run.

Lukaku now has five goals in five games this season after breaking his 13-match drought with a hat-trick against Sunderland earlier this month.

The ex-Chelsea man looks more dangerous than ever, and Ronald Koeman will be keen to keep his confidence up as Everton prepare for a tough run of games.

Christian Benteke is a top-class old-school striker

BENTEKE might have failed to make the grade at Liverpool, but the Belgian is certainly a top-class Premier League hitman.

Benteke rose high to head home a fine goal for Palace at Goodison Park, proving he’s one of the deadliest in the air.

Alan Pardew has recognised the targetman needs a lot of service in the air, and if the crosses are accurate Benteke is sure to find the back of the net.

Ross Barkley loves freedom

Barkley endured a miserable summer when he failed to make an appearance for England at Euro 2016.

The playmaker didn’t start the new campaign convincingly either, but he has quickly shown he is a real livewire with the ball at his feet.

Barkley has a real natural touch when given freedom to roam, and Ronald Koeman seems happy to let him thrive thanks to strong support from Idrissa Gueye and Gareth Barry.

Palace need to work on defending free-kicks

LUKAKU'S opener for Everton was exquisite as he tucked home a sweet free-kick.

However, Steve Mandanda was furious with his wall – as they failed to jump!

Each and every man stood rooted to the spot as Lukaku’s strike went unchallenged, and Alan Pardew is sure to be putting them through intensive drills when they hit the training ground on Monday morning.

The ref really does need glasses

DAMIEN DELANEY was left gobsmacked when his header was ruled out for offside.

James McArthur was the man judged to be disrupting play, but replays showed he was not interfering at all.

Alan Pardew is sure to feel hard done by after winning his last three league games, but what can the next step be when there’s already extra officials on the sidelines and even cameras on the goal?

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