Beto frustrated after Everton held at Crystal Palace: 'You can say it was a missed opportunity'

"“It is a little bit disappointing to get one point - but the game was really difficult,” said Guinea-Bissau international Beto to Sky Sports. “They had a really good system. They have good players and a good manager. It is always difficult to come down here to play. We are still fighting. We need to keep going and try to win the next two games.”"

"“You can say it was a missed opportunity but we are still in it, so we just need to focus on the next game.” Everton boss Davis Moyes added: “We did okay. We gave up some chances - the game could have been 4-4 or 5-5 at one point. We are trying to win at the moment but we missed some big chances to make it 2-0.”"

"“They did as well - but we had a chance to go 2-0 and we didn't take it. Maybe if we had got that after midweek it might have been a different game. Credit to Crystal Palace, they stuck in.” “It's amazing that we are actually talking about Everton possibly being in Europe with two games to go - and we're not out of it yet. It's getting tougher every game we're not winning.”"

Everton drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park after leading twice through James Tarkowski and Beto. Ismaila Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta scored for Palace to salvage a point. Everton remain 10th and still in contention for a Europa League spot, but weekend results for Bournemouth and Brighton reduced their chances of finishing in the top seven. Beto described the result as disappointing and emphasized the need to keep fighting and focus on the next two matches. Moyes said Everton missed major chances to make the game 2-0 and noted the match could have ended with a higher score. Palace, now 14th, remain focused on their European final against Rayo Vallecano.

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