Early arrivals
Ahead of team news on Sunday, there were a few early arrivals who took a bit of time to take in their surroundings at Selhurst Park.
For some, it would be the closest they would get to the pitch on Sunday afternoon.
Tyler Onyango was included in a Premier League squad once more, likely filling in as Allan was taken out of the side through injury.
Ellis Simms and Jarrad Branthwaite, who are both now considered fully-fledged first team players, were two other youngsters out onto the pitch before first heading down into the dressing room.
However, all three only made the bench against Crystal Palace, and weren't ever brought into proceedings by Rafa Benitez.
Presumably it's good experience for them to be involved in the squad at this level, but they will be itching for their opportunities to show what they can really do.
Singing support
The first half of Sunday's match was largely lacking in quality from both sides on the pitch.
However, in the stands, the fans of both clubs were desperate to inspire something from their players.
Crystal Palace are often lauded for their home support and they were, to be fair, in top form throughout - going through a litany of songs to make a consistent amount of noise.
But the Everton away fans were similarly attempting to motivate their own squad.
Midway through the half, a particularly loud rendition of "Spirit Of The Blues" lit up a quiet portion of proceedings, quickly followed by "Grand Old Team".
Those supporters were doing all they could, even if it unfortunately didn't prove to be effective in the end.
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First half fireworks
It seems that even those outside the ground were attempting to spark something on the pitch as well.
Pardon the pun.
At one stage of the first half, aside from all of the fans chanting and urging for at least something to to happen on the pitch, the distinct noise of fireworks could be heard from outside Selhurst.
It's not as if there was anything particularly to celebrate at that point of the match.
In fact, Evertonians hardly had that throughout the 90 minutes.
Zaha battle
In terms of his usual threat, Wilfried Zaha actually had something of a quiet match against Everton on Sunday afternoon.
He wasn't constantly beating his man, getting crosses into the box or peppering Jordan Pickford's goal with a huge amount of shots - but he was certainly having an effect on the game.
The winger was in the ear of the referee at one stage of the first half right before getting into a tussle with Fabian Delph, in which the Crystal Palace man seemed to raise his hand and push the Everton midfielder in the face.
Perhaps he was lucky to stay on the pitch there.
But his battle with Everton's players continued throughout the match, particularly with Seamus Coleman.
In the build-up to Palace's second goal, for example, Zaha could be seen pulling back the defender off the ball and leaving him on the floor, before the hosts won the corner which would ultimately give them an unassailable lead.
Again, he was probably lucky there.
Gordon apology
Once again, at the end of the game, it was up to those players on the pitch to go over and address the away support.
Those fans had travelled a long way to watch their side, and were ultimately about to head back to Merseyside filled with disappointment.
Those who did go over to applaud the away end kept a fair few yards away, although from the press box it was difficult to see if there were similar angry scenes that were displayed against Brentford.
One of the last players to head to the corner of the pitch was Anthony Gordon, as he had been occupied with giving opponents handshakes in the centre circle first.
The winger, who had nearly bagged his first Premier League goal just a few minutes before, not only clapped the travelling support but seemed to raise his hands in apology as well.
It was not a necessary gesture from the 20-year-old, he had impressed on a personal level after his introduction.
