Everton hosted Crystal Palace on Saturday, 22 August 2026, during the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend. The fixture was one of three matches scheduled for the standard 15:00 BST Saturday slot.
Everton therefore began the campaign at home, while Crystal Palace opened their season away from Selhurst Park. Both clubs were established Premier League members rather than newly promoted sides in this season's lineup.
The match is sometimes mixed up with Ipswich Town v Sunderland or Nottingham Forest v Leeds United because all three were listed together at 15:00 on the same day. The fixture list also included earlier Hull City v Manchester United and later Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur.