Sam Allardyce hails Everton star Richarlison after Crystal Palace win

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Sam Allardyce raved about forward Richarlison after his performance at the weekend helped Everton beat Crystal Palace 3-1 in the Premier League.

Carlo Ancelottii’s side moved up to seventh in the league table with a victory at Goodison Park, as they continued their turnaround under the Italian boss.

Bernard struck a brilliant volley in the first-half to open the scoring for the the Merseyside club, but Palace did draw level early in the second period when a Christian Benteke strike somehow was under goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

The Toffees did restore their lead thanks to a fine individual goal from Richarlison, as he terrorised defender Gary Cahill one-on-one and fired it into the bottom corner.

Richarlison was then decided his second when his header hit the crossbar, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin was on hand from close-range to tap in the rebound.

Ex-Everton manager Allardyce singled out Richarlison following his latest display on Saturday.

“Richarlison is turning into one of the best players up front I think in the Premier League we saw that by the goal he scored and the header he got for [Calvert-Lewin’s] goal,” Allardyce told BT Sport 1 (9:40pm, 8 February).

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Richarlison now has 11 goals in 29 games across all competition this season and is the outstanding talent on the books at Everton.

The Brazilian has been moved into a more central role since Ancelotti took charge and is thriving as part of a two-man strike attack alongside teammate Calvert-Lewin.

They have a great combination of pace and power that compliment each other, which is playing a major role in the club’s climb up the table.

Richarliosn, 22, is still a young player that keeps improving and Everton are extremely fortunate to have him.